SandyCal vs Menu Bar Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SandyCal
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Key Features -High-Precision Support: Handles up to 13 digits for accurate calculations. -Real-Time Expression Display: See your calculation formula as you type. -Clear Digit Grouping: Commas make large numbers easy to read at a glance. -Minimalist & Intuitive: A zero-friction interface for seamless operation. Core Functions -Memory Functions: Full support for M+ / M- / MR / MC. -History Management: Save and reuse your previous calculation results. -Design Themes: Switch between Dark, Pink, and Mercury to suit your style. -Basic Operations: Includes ±, %, ⌫ (Backspace), and AC. Perfect For: -Accurate Calculations: Those who need precision in their results. -Large Numbers: Professionals who handle high-value figures. -Visual Clarity: Users looking for a legible and clean layout. -Simplicity: Anyone who values straightforward, no-nonsense tools. -Experience stress-free computation with Sandy Cal. Privacy Policy Information Collection This application does not collect any personally identifiable information. Data Storage The following data is stored: -Calculation history -Theme preferences -Language settings All data remains exclusively on your device and is never transmitted to any external servers.
Menu Bar Notes
Quickly capture thoughts, edit them across devices, and organize with markdown blocks and tabs. Notes sync privately via iCloud, with a 30-day trash recovery option. No accounts or data collection required.
- Block editor with markdown shortcuts
- Collapsible toggle blocks
- Tabbed notes with keyboard navigation
- iCloud sync across devices
- Menu bar quick capture on Mac
- 30-day trash recovery
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Easily reach into your menubar to quickly jot down a thought or reference, edit it on your synced iPhone and iPad app with your private iCloud keeping every device in step. No accounts or signups are needed and no data is collected. I always wanted a simple tool like this and I hope someone else finds it useful. On Mac, it sits in your menu bar. Click the icon or press ⌥⌘N from any app to open your notes, and click the icon again or press Esc to put them away. On iPhone and iPad, it's a clean, touch-first editor that stays out of your way. Markdown Style Blocks Every note is built from blocks: text, headings, collapsible toggles, to-dos with checkboxes, and code. Type shortcuts like "# ", "> ", or "[] " at the start of a line and the block transforms as you write. Toggles nest without limit, so a quick list can grow into a real outline. Browser Style Tabs Notes are tabs. Switch with ⌘1–⌘9, open a new note with ⌘T, close one with ⌘W. Privately Sync over iCloud- No Account Needed iCloud sync keeps iPhone, iPad, and Mac in step automatically. No account to create, no subscription — your notes live in your personal, private iCloud. Forgiving By Design Deleted notes and blocks go to the Trash, where they can be restored for 30 days. FEATURES • Block editor: text, Heading 1 and 2, toggles, to-dos, and code • Markdown-style shortcuts for instant block transforms • Collapsible toggle blocks with unlimited nesting • Duplicate any block along with its children • Menu bar quick capture on Mac, with a global ⌥⌘N (Option-Command-N) hotkey • Tabbed notes with full keyboard navigation on Mac • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • 30-day Trash with restore • No accounts, no tracking, no data collection Menu Notes stores your notes on your device and syncs them through your own private iCloud database. We can't read them, and we wouldn't want to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SandyCal at every 2 days against Menu Bar Notes's every 2 weeks. Menu Bar Notes's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SandyCal ships an update every 2 days, Menu Bar Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SandyCal | Menu Bar Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Akaji | Olamide Ojumu |
In-app purchases
SandyCal
No in-app purchases
Menu Bar Notes
No in-app purchases









