Comparison

Pearcal vs Numy

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

Head to head
About

Pearcal

Features
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CALCULATOR Change a number or operator in a finished expression and the result updates. LIFE COST - Enter monthly take-home and essentials once, then type a price to see the working days of pay it costs and the leftover income it uses. - Prices on a webpage show the working days they cost. CURRENCY Convert with live rates. Enter large amounts without counting zeros. TIME AND DAY Count the days between two dates. Add or subtract days, weeks, or months, including repeating intervals. SAVE YOUR CALCULATION - Star a calculation in history and add a note to it. - Keep converted amounts, Life Cost receipts, and date calculations. ASK - Ask your calculator a question in words and get the answer with the calculation behind it. - Amounts and dates you saved can be used by name, in a question or on a line you type. - Apple Intelligence enhances the questions Ask understands. Available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. ICLOUD SYNC History, receipts, notepad, and conversions stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

About

Numy

Features
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Numy is a free notepad calculator for everyday numbers. Write calculations the way you would in a note: '$6 times 5', '20% off $50', '100km in miles', or '$45 plus 12.5% tip split 3'. Numy shows answers line by line as you type, so your math stays clear and easy to follow. Use Numy for quick math, percentages, discounts, tips, taxes, bill splitting, running totals, unit conversion, currency conversion, and calculation history. It works like a clean notepad for numbers, words, symbols, and conversions. What you can do: • Type natural calculations with words and symbols • Work out percentages, discounts, tips, and tax • Split bills and keep running totals • Convert distances, weights, temperatures, and more • Convert currencies using available rates • Use recently saved currency rates when offline • Return to previous calculations from history • Start instantly with no account required Numy is useful for shopping, travel, school, homework, budgeting, recipes, invoices, quick notes, and everyday decisions where numbers are part of the thought. Currency conversion may use saved recent rates when you are offline. Rates can change, so check important conversions before relying on them. Numy is built for everyday calculations and conversions, not investment advice, financial advice, or advanced scientific graphing. The app is free and includes ads. Ad privacy controls are available in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://moruk.link/numy/privacy?locale=en-US Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pearcal4 screens
Numy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pearcal at Free against Numy's $9.99. Pearcal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Pearcal is free to download; Numy costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Pearcal versus Numy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearcalNumy
PriceFree — better$9.99
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraveyo LLCMoruk LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pearcal

No in-app purchases

None

Numy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pearcal free?
Pearcal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numy free?
Numy costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pearcal or Numy have ads?
Numy shows ads; Pearcal does not.
Which is updated more often, Pearcal or Numy?
Pearcal ships an update fortnightly, and Numy fortnightly. Most recently, Pearcal was updated on November 9, 2026 and Numy on October 30, 2026.

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