PocketKnife Tools vs Overlay One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketKnife Tools
A comprehensive suite of 18 essential tools for daily tasks, offering calculators, converters, a dictionary, flashlight, and more. This ad-free application provides a polished user experience with dark and light themes, designed for efficiency.
- 18 essential tools in one app
- Calculator (Standard, Scientific, Financial)
- Compass with GPS
- Currency and Unit Converters
- Dictionary with audio
- Flashlight with strobe and SOS
- Password generator
- Translator for 30 languages
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A collection of essential tools, designed and built for the way you actually work. PocketKnife Tools brings together everything you reach for daily — 18 powerful applications in one refined, ad-free app with no subscriptions and no compromises. THE TOOLS ================================= Calculator — Standard, Scientific, and Financial calculation modes for everything from quick math to complex equations. Compass — Precision heading, bearing, and signal strength with live GPS coordinates. Includes troubleshooting tips for accuracy. Currency Converter — Live exchange rates for 30+ global currencies, updated in real time. Dictionary — Full definitions, phonetic pronunciation with audio playback, synonyms and antonyms as tappable chips, Word of the Day, favorites, and search history. Powered by the Free Dictionary API. Flashlight — Instant torch access with strobe modes, Morse code messaging, and a built-in SOS signal. Formula Reference — Dozens of math, science, and financial formulas, always within reach. Level — Bubble level for flat surfaces and walls. Portrait and landscape modes with live degree readout and haptic feedback when perfectly level. Lists — Create custom checklists with due dates, drag-to-reorder, progress tracking, and one-tap sharing. Passwords — Generate strong, customizable passwords with a live strength meter. Save and manage your passwords with show/hide toggle. Metronome - Use the app to help keep time while practicing music. Stopwatch — Precise timing with lap tracking, best and worst lap indicators. Timer — Countdown timer with quick presets up to 3 hours, custom time input, and a visual progress ring. Translator — Instant translation across 30 languages, powered by Google Translate. Unit Converter — Distance, weight, volume, and temperature with instant results as you type. Weather — Live conditions and a 7-day forecast for your personal city watchlist. World Clock — Live times for 62 cities across every time zone. Day/night indicators, UTC offsets, and a searchable city list. Polished dark and light themes. Thoughtful UX throughout. Everything you need — nothing you don't. PocketKnife Tools. Sharp by design.
Overlay One
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Overlay is an AI assistant with a memory. Capture anything — a note, a task, a link, a half-formed idea — and Overlay's brain organizes it, connects it, and remembers it. Then you can chat with everything you know. Most apps make you file things away and dig them back out. Overlay does the filing for you and brings the right context back the moment you need it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Capture in one tap — Jot a quick note from anywhere. Overlay's brain decides whether it's a note, a task, or something worth remembering, so you never stop to choose. • Chat that actually knows you — Ask questions and get answers grounded in your own notes, tasks, and saved pages — not a blank-slate chatbot. • Tasks, automatically — Action items are pulled out of what you capture. No separate to-do ritual. • A brain that grows — Overlay builds a living memory from what you save: the people, projects, and topics you care about, and how they connect. • Your best prompts, saved — Keep the prompts you rely on a tap away. ONE BRAIN, EVERYWHERE Overlay works on iPhone, in your browser, and on the web — all synced. Save a page from your laptop and it's waiting in your pocket. Every capture is tagged with where it came from, so nothing gets lost. BUILT ON THE BEST MODELS Overlay runs on leading AI models, including Anthropic's Claude and Google Gemini, choosing the right one for the job. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your knowledge is yours. Everything is secured per-account, and you stay in control of what Overlay remembers. Stop losing your best thinking. Scale your brain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PocketKnife Tools at every 5 days against Overlay One's every 3 weeks. PocketKnife Tools also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PocketKnife Tools ships an update every 5 days, Overlay One every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | PocketKnife Tools | Overlay One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aurum Creative Technologies, LLC | 玉苏甫江 艾西热甫 |
In-app purchases
PocketKnife Tools
No in-app purchases
Overlay One
No in-app purchases
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