Comparison

PO!N vs InkCalc

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PO!N

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【 Write like you’re texting. Capture ideas in 1 second. 】 "I want to take a note, but opening an app feels like a chore." "I write things down, but never look at them again." PO!N solves these problems. It is a simple, chat-style memo app designed for speed and serendipity. Just open the app and start typing—no titles, no folders, just pure thought flow. ◇ Why Choose PO!N? 1. Chat-Style Interface: Write Instantly The moment you open the app, you are ready to type. It feels just like messaging a friend, but you are chatting with yourself. Capture your "brain dump" instantly before the idea fades away. 2. Zero Organization: Light automatic categorization Stop worrying about sorting. PO!N analyzes your text and automatically assigns tags like "Idea," "Insight," "Memo," "Record," or "Task." You focus on writing; we handle the rest. 3. Revisit Your Thoughts: The "PO!N" Notification This is the magic of PO!N. Your past notes will randomly "pop" back up as notifications. A thought from last week or a quote from last month might be exactly what you need to solve a problem today. 4. Visualize Your History View your thought trails in a clean Calendar or List view. Perfect for keeping a one-line diary, tracking your mood, or logging daily achievements. ◇ Perfect For: Brain Dumping: Clear your mind quickly. Idea Storage: Capture fleeting inspiration. Self-Talk: A private space for your honest thoughts. Minimalists: No complex features, just simple notes. "Your past words become future inspiration." Download PO!N today and start a new cycle of ideas.

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InkCalc

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Write "29 dollars an hour, 22 hours a week, for 4 weeks." Tap AI. Get 2,552. InkCalc is a calculator you write in sentences. No re-punching numbers into a keypad, no wondering what that figure was for. Units, live currency, dates and percentages all work inline, right in your notes. Write expressions line by line and results appear on the right, accumulating over time alongside written notes — a calculator built to be kept open as a long-running notebook, not a scratchpad. For iPhone, iPad and Mac. Universal Purchase means one subscription covers all three. Starts with a 1-month free trial (auto-renews after that — see SUBSCRIPTION below for details). — AI-NATIVE ACTIONS (subscription required) — AI — Natural language to expression Write "29 dollars an hour, 22 hours a week, for 4 weeks", tap the AI button in the toolbar, and AI converts it to `29 * 22 * 4`. Fix — AI fixes errors With one tap, AI replaces a parser-failed line with a corrected expression. Summary — One-to-three-line note summary AI reads your whole note and summarizes the intent and conclusion in plain natural language. Intent — Intent inference from comments Write a question comment like `# Monthly communications total?`, and AI analyzes the relevant lines and inserts a summing formula directly below the question. Backends: Apple Intelligence (default, on-device or via Apple Private Cloud Compute with end-to-end encryption — neither the developer nor any third party can read the data), or bring-your-own-key options. With a bring-your-own-key backend, the user supplies their own credentials and prompts are sent to the chosen provider. — CALCULATOR FEATURES — • Unit math: `5 km in miles`, `1 kg as lb`, `100 USD in JPY` • Real-time currency conversion (USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, and more) — subscription required • Percent: `20% of 100`, `1000 + 10%` • Hex / binary / octal literals + bitwise ops: `0xff & 0x0f`, `255 in hex` • Line references: `ans`, `line2`, `sum above`, `avg above`, `total` • Dates: `2025-04-25 + 7 days`, `today + 30 days`, date diff in days • Functions: sqrt, sin/cos/tan, ln/log, round/floor/ceil, sum/min/max/avg, and more • Constants: pi, e, tau • Variables: assign with `x = 5` and reuse on later lines — AS A CALCULATION NOTE — • Multiple notes + folder selection. Each note is a local `.inkcalc` file. • iCloud Drive sync keeps your notes up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Open `.inkcalc` files directly from the Files app. • Export to Markdown / CSV. — UI — • Designed for iPhone and iPad (two-pane list + editor layout on iPad) • Quick bar above the keyboard: comment toggle and one-tap calculator symbols • Dark, minimal UI with a light/dark appearance setting • Adjustable font size and decimal precision — PRIVACY — The developer collects nothing — no server, no telemetry, no analytics. With Apple Intelligence as the backend, requests stay on-device or are processed through Apple Private Cloud Compute with end-to-end encryption — neither the developer nor any third party can read the data. See the in-app privacy policy for details. — SUBSCRIPTION — • Title: InkCalc Monthly (auto-renewable subscription) • Length: 1 month, auto-renewing • Price: $1.99 / month (Apple displays your local price in-app) • Free trial: 1 month for new subscribers • Payment is charged to your Apple ID after the trial. The subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions, or right from the app's own settings screen. • Privacy Policy: https://inkcalc.app/privacy • Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — REQUIREMENTS — iPhone and iPad: iOS 17.0 or later Mac: macOS 13.0 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel) Universal Purchase — one subscription covers all three devices.

Screenshots

PO!N4 screens
InkCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PO!N at none against InkCalc's 1. PO!N also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). InkCalc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. InkCalc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. PO!N asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PO!N ships an update monthly, InkCalc fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
PO!N versus InkCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPO!NInkCalc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHibiki TamakiKENTARO SOGA

In-app purchases

None

PO!N

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

InkCalc

Subscriptions1
  • InkCalc Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is PO!N free?
PO!N is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InkCalc free?
InkCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PO!N or InkCalc have ads?
PO!N shows ads; InkCalc does not.
Which is updated more often, PO!N or InkCalc?
PO!N ships an update monthly, and InkCalc fortnightly. Most recently, PO!N was updated on October 11, 2026 and InkCalc on October 15, 2026.

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