Comparison

Calcula Keyboard vs Scrolly

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

Head to head
About

Calcula Keyboard

Features
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Calcula is a lightweight scientific math keyboard for iPhone. After you add the keyboard, you can type expressions in chats, notes, browser search bars, or any system text field, and insert the result at the current cursor position. Version 1.0 focuses on the core workflow: a basic keyboard, an f(x) scientific panel, DEG / RAD trigonometric input, in-keyboard history, and a companion app for setup guidance, basic settings, and About. It does not include accounts, cloud sync, or online computation. Settings stay on the device.

About

Scrolly

Features
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Scrolly turns your iPhone into a bright LED banner. Type a message, pick a look, and hold the screen up: at the airport, at a concert, in the stands, at a party. MAKE IT BIG • Type anything and see it fill the screen at once • Static or scrolling: left, right, up or down, at three speeds • Max size fits the whole message to the screen • Bold, blink, glow, border and mirror effects MAKE IT YOURS • Six fonts, any text colour, a custom colour picker • Backgrounds: solid colours, gradients or your own photo • Patterns: dots, stars, hearts, stripes, checks • Animated backgrounds: pulse, drift, twinkle, rainbow • Frames: line, double, dashed or chasing lights • Classic LED dot look, round or square READY-MADE TEMPLATES • 40+ banners for love, parties, concerts, sports and everyday • Airport pickup, welcome home, happy birthday, encore, go team and more • Tap to play, tap the pencil to make it your own LIGHT STICKS • A Flash tab with 12 glowing light sticks in any colour • Full brightness, screen stays awake, breathing glow SAVE AND SHARE • Save banners and find them first in Templates • Export as MP4 video or animated GIF and share anywhere • Save clips straight to Photos MADE FOR THE MOMENT • Portrait or landscape, or follow the phone • Brightness boost during playback, restored after • Reduce-flash setting and a 3 Hz blink cap for photosensitive safety • 20 languages, switchable inside the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scrolly works entirely on your iPhone. No account, no tracking, no network requests. Your messages stay on your device. Hold it up and say it big.

Screenshots

Calcula Keyboard3 screens
Scrolly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calcula Keyboard and Scrolly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Calcula Keyboard versus Scrolly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcula KeyboardScrolly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeré”¦ē 黄ADELINA RAILEAN

In-app purchases

None

Calcula Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Scrolly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calcula Keyboard free?
Calcula Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrolly free?
Scrolly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calcula Keyboard or Scrolly have ads?
Neither Calcula Keyboard nor Scrolly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcula Keyboard or Scrolly?
Calcula Keyboard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scrolly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calcula Keyboard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scrolly on October 29, 2026.

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