Jotsum vs Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jotsum
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Jotsum is a calculator you write in plain words. Type your math and notes on the left; the answers appear on the right, live, as you type — no equals key, no buttons, no fuss. It’s the everyday calculations you actually do: splitting a bill, converting currencies at today’s rate, working out a percentage off, adding up a trip budget, or checking how many days until a deadline. Name your values and reuse them down the page, and Jotsum keeps the whole sheet in sync. SYNCS WITH YOUR MAC Your calculations sync over iCloud, so the sheet you start on your Mac is on your iPhone — and the other way around. No account, no sign-in; it uses your own iCloud. WHAT IT DOES • Plain-language math with variables — name a number, reuse it anywhere • Live currency conversion (160+ currencies + Bitcoin/Ethereum, no API key, no login) • Units — length, mass, time, volume, data, temperature, area, speed • Percentages done the human way — “20% off 80”, “12 is what % of 60” • Dates & durations — “3 days + 5 hours”, “days until christmas”, time zones • Scientific functions — sqrt, sin/cos/tan, logs, exp, powers, plus pi, e, tau • Finance — compound interest and mortgage payments • Multiple notes, organised in a tidy list PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your devices and your own iCloud. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Currency rates are the only network request, and the app works offline too. Light and dark, with a warm editorial look that’s easy on the eyes all day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Box
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Your schedule, as a list. Not a grid of boxes, but a flow that starts today. Box-io is a calendar you read from top to bottom. For iPhone, iPad and Mac. ■ Cal, Routine, Do, Box • Cal Events listed by day. Scroll back into the past or ahead into the future, starting from today. Switch to the month view to see the whole month at a glance. • Routine Workouts, walks, reading. Save the things you do often, then log them with a single tap, with a count if you like. • Do A small list for today. Organize tasks with sections and subtasks. • Box Jot down ideas the moment they come. #tags sort your notes automatically. Star the important ones and attach images or files. Edit history lets you go back anytime. ■ Works with the calendars you already use Box-io reads and writes your existing calendars (iCloud, Google and more) directly. No setup, no importing. If you stop using Box-io, your events stay right where they are. ■ Features • iPhone, iPad and Mac (native SwiftUI) • Sync across all your devices with iCloud • Month view with copy and paste for events • Repeating events (5 patterns + end date) • Multiple calendars and accounts, in the order you like • Add your video meeting link to an event in one tap • Jump to any date from the mini calendar • Search events and notes • Focus timer • Widgets (Box, Do, Focus) • Keyboard shortcuts (Mac) • Light / Dark + 3 accent colors ■ Box-io Pro Free: the calendar (one account), Do and Box. Box-io Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks multiple calendar accounts, widgets, Routine, file attachments in Box, and accent colors. No subscription. ■ Your data Events are saved to your own calendar accounts. Notes, tasks and routines are stored in your iCloud and synced across your devices. They are never sent to our servers, and we cannot see them. No account required. No ads. No analytics. No tracking.
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Verdict
Jotsum and Box 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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Jotsum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jotsum ships an update every 5 days, Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jotsum | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hrvoje Matosic | BOX LLC (Japan) |
In-app purchases
Jotsum
- Jotsum Pro$0.991 Month
- Jotsum Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Jotsum Pro$29.00
Box
- Box-io Pro$5.99





