Comparison

Daily Reflections vs f(x) Calc

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

Head to head
About

Daily Reflections

Explore timeless wisdom from great thinkers through short, easy-to-understand lessons. Discover practical techniques for managing anxiety, building resilience, and finding calm and purpose in daily life. This app offers guided learning paths and reflection questions to help you apply philosophical ideas to everyday challenges.

Highlights
  • 2-3 minute philosophy lessons
  • Practical techniques for anxiety and calm
  • Stoic and Buddhist insights
  • Guided learning paths
  • Reflection questions
  • New content added regularly
Features
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Feeling overwhelmed? Take 5 minutes. Roots brings you a daily lesson in calm, drawn from 2,500 years of philosophy, distilled for the racing modern mind. Modern life is loud. Notifications, deadlines, the inner critic that won't shut up. Most apps add to the noise. Roots was built to be the opposite: a small, slow, daily moment with the thinkers who've helped restless minds for centuries. A NEW LESSON EVERY MORNING Each day, you receive a 3 to 5 minute lesson, a single idea from a philosopher, written in plain language and built for someone who hasn't read philosophy since high school. No jargon. No 600-page books. Just one idea, one day, one calmer mind. THE THINKERS YOU'LL MEET - Marcus Aurelius on coping with anxious thoughts - Buddha on letting go of what you can't control - Seneca on dealing with stress - Lao Tzu on flowing with change - Plus Socrates, Confucius, Aristotle, Rumi, Zhuangzi, Epicurus, and more LEARNING PATHS WHEN YOU NEED MORE When a topic grabs you, follow a curated path: lessons grouped around a theme like inner peace, dealing with criticism, finding meaning, letting go. 5 to 8 lessons per path, at your own rhythm. WHO ROOTS IS FOR People who feel mentally overloaded. People curious about philosophy but intimidated by it. People who want a daily practice that grounds them, not another habit tracker that guilts them. NO STREAKS, NO PRESSURE We don't punish you for missing a day. No streak counter, no guilt notifications. Roots is a place to come back to, not a chore that competes with your inbox. WHAT'S INCLUDED Free: today's lesson, every day, forever. Plus the intro path to philosophy. Premium: full library access, all thinkers, all paths, all future content. One subscription, no ads ever. Take 5 minutes today. Your mind will thank you. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lmtdigitalcreations.com/Roots/privacy.html

About

f(x) Calc

A full-featured scientific calculator designed for math and science students. It offers natural math entry and includes built-in examples to aid learning. A simplified Junior mode is available for everyday use.

Highlights
  • Natural Maths entry
  • Built-in learning examples
  • Junior mode for everyday use
  • Ideal for math and science study
  • Full-featured scientific calculator
Features
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Full-featured Scientific Educational calculator with Natural Maths entry. Ideal for Maths and Science study with a built-in examples that will help you to learn how to use your calculator.   The perfect backup when you don't have your school calculator. Try the Junior mode for every-day use, with easy access to the most essential functions.

Screenshots

Daily Reflections4 screens
f(x) Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: f(x) Calc at none against Daily Reflections's shown. f(x) Calc also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Daily Reflections's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Daily Reflections sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and f(x) Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Daily Reflections against 5.0 for f(x) Calc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Reflections has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Reflections ships an update weekly, f(x) Calc every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Reflections versus f(x) Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Reflectionsf(x) Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLMT Digital CreationsDavid Russell

Customer experience

Daily Reflections

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

f(x) Calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Daily Reflections

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Access$9.991 Month
  • A Year of Clarity3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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  • A Year of Clarity$34.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Year trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$79.99
1 purchases

f(x) Calc

One-time1
  • Full AccessFree

Questions

Is Daily Reflections free?
Daily Reflections is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is f(x) Calc free?
f(x) Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Reflections or f(x) Calc?
f(x) Calc is rated higher. Daily Reflections averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while f(x) Calc averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Daily Reflections or f(x) Calc have ads?
Daily Reflections shows ads; f(x) Calc does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Reflections or f(x) Calc?
Daily Reflections ships an update weekly, and f(x) Calc every 10 days. Most recently, Daily Reflections was updated on October 30, 2026 and f(x) Calc on October 10, 2026.

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