Promptan vs InkCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Promptan
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Break your text into parts. Build anything. Promptan is a text assembly app that lets you manage sentences as individual items -- select, rearrange, and combine them to instantly create the exact output you need. Whether you're crafting AI prompts, managing templates, translating across languages, or organizing notes, Promptan turns complex text workflows into simple drag-and-drop operations. ------------------------ TEXT ASSEMBLY ------------------------ - Manage text as individual items ā drag & drop to reorder freely - Combine only selected items with customizable delimiters (newlines, commas, tabs, and more) - 7 color labels for organizing and filtering items - Dynamic placeholders: %d (item number), %T (datetime), and 12 other variables ------------------------ 7 TRANSLATION ENGINES ------------------------ Apple Translate, Google ML Kit (on-device), Google Translate (Cloud), ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and DeepL -- all accessible with a single tap. Compare translations side by side and pick the best result. Supports 20 languages. ------------------------ AI-POWERED ------------------------ - AI Text Generation: Works with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok - AI Title Suggestions: Auto-generate project titles from your content - Image-to-Text: Generate prompts, poems, stories, or custom text from photos - Flexible AI Model Assignment: Use different AI services for translation, titles, image analysis, and text generation ------------------------ ADVANCED TEXT-TO-SPEECH ------------------------ - Standard iOS voices plus Gemini AI high-quality voice synthesis - Background playback: Keep listening with the screen off ā control from Lock Screen & Control Center - Real-time text highlighting with auto-scroll - Tap anywhere to start reading from that point - Custom pronunciation dictionary (e.g., "AWS" -> custom reading) - Gemini TTS: 2-speaker dialogue, 18 voice options, natural style instructions, WAV/AAC export ------------------------ PREVIEW & MARKDOWN ------------------------ - Plain text and rendered Markdown modes - Pinch to zoom across 9 font sizes - 7 line spacing levels for comfortable reading - 9 Markdown themes (GitHub, VS Code, Sepia, Nord, Dracula, and more) - Fullscreen mode and A/B style switching ------------------------ iCLOUD SYNC ------------------------ Projects, items, images, dictionaries, and audio cache ā everything syncs automatically across your iPhone and iPad via iCloud. Auto-sync every 5 minutes, plus manual sync on demand. ------------------------ SECURITY ------------------------ Hide specific projects behind a 4-digit passcode with Face ID / Touch ID support. Keep sensitive data protected. ------------------------ AND MUCH MORE ------------------------ - Clipboard Warehouse: Auto-capture shared text and images from other apps - Import 16+ file formats (.txt, .md, .csv, .json, .html, .yaml, and more) - Full-text search across all projects - Customizable context menus - Up to 20 images per project - Full Dark Mode support ------------------------ PREMIUM ------------------------ Monthly and annual plans available. Unlock unlimited projects, unlimited copy & share, auto-copy, color filtering, text-to-speech, project hiding, and every premium feature. ------------------------ Terms of Use (EULA) ------------------------ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 ā 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 ā see SUBSCRIPTION below for details). ā AI-NATIVE ACTIONS (subscription required) ā AI ā 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 ā AI fixes errors With one tap, AI replaces a parser-failed line with a corrected expression. Summary ā One-to-three-line note summary AI reads your whole note and summarizes the intent and conclusion in plain natural language. Intent ā 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 ā 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. ā CALCULATOR FEATURES ā ⢠Unit math: `5 km in miles`, `1 kg as lb`, `100 USD in JPY` ⢠Real-time currency conversion (USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, and more) ā 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 ā AS A CALCULATION NOTE ā ⢠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. ā UI ā ⢠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 ā PRIVACY ā The developer collects nothing ā 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 ā neither the developer nor any third party can read the data. See the in-app privacy policy for details. ā SUBSCRIPTION ā ⢠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 ā [your name] ā 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/ ā REQUIREMENTS ā iPhone and iPad: iOS 17.0 or later Mac: macOS 13.0 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel) Universal Purchase ā one subscription covers all three devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Promptan at 15.5 against InkCalc's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Promptan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and InkCalc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Promptan | InkCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FANG Inc. | KENTARO SOGA |
In-app purchases
Promptan
- Premium Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
InkCalc
- InkCalc Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month









