CalcKit vs SMS Forwarder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalcKit
This app offers over 50 practical tools to solve everyday problems, from measuring distances with AR to scanning documents and performing complex calculations. It includes features for navigation, unit conversion, and even a scrolling text display.
- AR Distance Meter
- Document Scanning & OCR
- All-Purpose Calculator
- Unit Converter
- Floating Scrolling Text
- Decision Maker
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Have you ever had these awkward moments? You want to measure a table but can’t find a tape measure? You need to scan a document urgently but don’t have a scanner nearby? You see a foreign-language menu and have no idea how to read it? **CalcKit: Tip, Convert & Utils** puts more than 50 practical tools in your pocket. Whether for daily life, work, study, or outdoor travel, one phone is all it takes to solve all your troubles instantly. ### Core Features #### Smart Measurement & Location - **AR Distance Meter**: Uses augmented reality technology to accurately measure the length, height and area of objects, more convenient than a traditional tape measure. - **Level Meter**: A must-have for hanging pictures and installing furniture, with 0.1° high-precision calibration for a more refined life. - **Compass & Latitude-Longitude**: Identifies directions for outdoor adventures and locates your current position in real time. #### Document Scanning & OCR - **Text Extraction**: Recognizes text in images by taking a photo, supports Chinese, English and many other languages for easy copying. - **Network Speed Test**: Checks upload and download speeds to see if someone is stealing your network. #### Professional Calculation & Conversion - **All-Purpose Calculator**: Includes mortgage calculation, personal income tax calculation and salary calculation to meet various scenario needs. - **Unit Converter**: Covers exchange rates, length, area, weight, volume and more than 20 unit types, with fast conversion and clear results. #### Daily Life Assistant - **Floating Scrolling Text**: Turns your phone into a cool LED scrolling screen for airport pickups, fan support and events. - **Decision Maker**: Solves your indecision and takes the stress out of choosing. - **Image Conversion**: Converts photos to any format without restrictions. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Privacy Policy: https://aelaus.com/toolie/privacy.html Terms of User: https://aelaus.com/toolie/terms.html
SMS Forwarder
Automatically forward SMS and verification codes to other phone numbers or email addresses. Customize rules, filter messages, and maintain privacy with local processing. Ideal for remote access and business message collection.
- Automatic SMS forwarding
- Forward to phone numbers and email
- Customizable forwarding rules
- Keyword message filtering
- Allowlist setup
- Background operation
- Local data processing
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If you see this email in your inbox, congratulations! Your forwarder is working properly and you can start sending messages now. EasySMS Forward is a lightweight and high-stability professional SMS forwarding tool. It supports automatically forwarding local SMS and verification code messages to designated phone numbers and email addresses. You can customize forwarding rules, filter messages by keywords and set up allowlists. This app runs silently in the background with stable live retention. It can monitor messages in real time even when your phone screen is locked and complete message relay automatically. It is widely used in multi-device office, remote verification code reception, business message collection and cross-terminal message synchronization. You can activate the forwarding service with one simple configuration. We strictly protect user privacy. All forwarding tasks are executed locally, and no private SMS data will be uploaded to any server. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Privacy Policy: https://leadto5.com/sms/privacy Terms of User: https://leadto5.com/sms/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CalcKit at none against SMS Forwarder's shown. CalcKit also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 15). SMS Forwarder's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CalcKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 7 days and SMS Forwarder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for CalcKit against 4.7 for SMS Forwarder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalcKit has 102 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CalcKit ships an update every 3 weeks, SMS Forwarder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalcKit | SMS Forwarder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (102 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #37 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 麟浩 冯 | 航 郭 |
Customer experience
CalcKit
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In-app purchases
CalcKit
- WeekMember For Three Days Free3 Days trial$19.997 Days
- WeekMember$19.997 Days
- MonthMember$39.991 Month
SMS Forwarder
- Weekly Premium$6.997 Days
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$19.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$24.991 Month
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- Monthly Plan$39.991 Month









