Comparison

Jotsum vs Box

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

Head to head
About

Jotsum

Features
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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/

About

Box

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Jotsum4 screens
Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jotsum ships an update every 5 days, Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Jotsum versus Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotsumBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHrvoje MatosicBOX LLC (Japan)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Jotsum

Subscriptions2
  • Jotsum Pro$0.991 Month
  • Jotsum Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Jotsum Pro$29.00
1 purchases

Box

One-time1
  • Box-io Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Jotsum free?
Jotsum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box free?
Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jotsum or Box have ads?
Neither Jotsum nor Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jotsum or Box?
Jotsum ships an update every 5 days, and Box weekly. Most recently, Jotsum was updated on November 10, 2026 and Box on November 8, 2026.

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