Comparison

SumNote vs Easy Note Calc

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

Head to head
About

SumNote

This app simplifies expense tracking by automatically calculating totals as you type, eliminating the need for spreadsheets. It's ideal for managing budgets, projects, or any list with associated costs, offering a distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Built-in calculator for automatic totaling
  • Familiar note-taking interface
  • Ideal for budgets and project costs
  • Distraction-free design
  • Lightweight and easy to use
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SumNote makes it easy to keep track of life’s running costs, without wrangling spreadsheets or switching between apps. Christmas shopping? Kitchen makeover? Holiday planning? If it has a price tag, drop it into a SumNote and watch the total update as you type. Why you’ll love SumNote: • Feels just like your regular notes app, because it basically is • Built-in calculator does the adding for you • Great for budgets, projects, lists, and anything with a cost • Free, lightweight, and pleasantly distraction-free From festive spending to everyday “how did that add up so fast?” moments, SumNote keeps everything clear, calm, and neatly summed.

About

Easy Note Calc

Features
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Easy Note Calc is a notepad you can do maths in. Write a line the way you'd write it on paper — "Rent: 1,200" or "Tile: 61.50 × 32" — and the answer appears beside it. Nothing to set up, no cells, no formula bar. Write it like a note Put a label before a colon and it stays plain text. "Kitchen remodel — spring 2026:" is a heading, not a sum. Anything after the colon is the maths. Wrap an aside in double colons — ::quartz, installed:: — and it's a comment the calculator ignores. Your notes read like notes, and still add up. Point at other lines with @ • @1 — the result of line 1 • @rent — every line containing that word, added together • @s2 — the total of another saved note, pulled into this one Change one number and everything pointing at it follows. Use @rent for a running subtotal and it updates as you add lines, without you touching it. Months, filled in automatically Every line with a number lands in the Months tab, grouped by the month you wrote it. See a month's total and how it compares with the month before. Switch to "By name" and every repeated word becomes its own running total for the year — tap one for a 12-month chart. There is nothing to categorise or tag. If you type "Rent" every month, Rent starts tracking itself. A real calculator too A full keypad with a running tape, kept and grouped by day, so yesterday's sums are still there tomorrow. Tap any past result to carry on from it. The same @ references work here — pull in a line, or a whole saved note's total, then send the answer back into your note. Everything else • Multiple notes, each saved as you type • Scientific functions — sin, cos, tan, log, ln, sqrt, factorial, π and e • 10 themes, five dark and five light • Search across every note • Share or export as text or as an image • Undo and redo • A tap-friendly keypad, or just use your keyboard Your notes stay on your device No account. No sign-up. Works completely offline. Everything you write is stored on your phone and is never uploaded anywhere. Easy Note Calc is free, supported by ads. Good for budgets, quotes and invoices, shopping totals, homework, unit conversions, job costing, splitting bills, or any time you want a scratch pad that does the adding for you.

Screenshots

SumNote4 screens
Easy Note Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SumNote at none against Easy Note Calc's shown. SumNote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SumNote ships an update every 4 days, Easy Note Calc every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SumNote versus Easy Note Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumNoteEasy Note Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax BrooksDen Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

SumNote

No in-app purchases

None

Easy Note Calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SumNote free?
SumNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy Note Calc free?
Easy Note Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SumNote or Easy Note Calc have ads?
Easy Note Calc shows ads; SumNote does not.
Which is updated more often, SumNote or Easy Note Calc?
SumNote ships an update every 4 days, and Easy Note Calc every 2 weeks. Most recently, SumNote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Easy Note Calc on October 17, 2026.

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