Comparison

Tydlig vs Keka

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

Head to head
About

Tydlig

This app reimagines the calculator experience with a freeform canvas, dynamic results, and linked numbers. It allows for easy everyday calculations, real-time graphing, and annotation, making complex math visualization intuitive.

Highlights
  • Freeform canvas for calculations
  • Responsive and linked results
  • Real-time graphing
  • Infinite scrolling history
  • Annotate numbers with text
  • Slider for tweaking values
  • Export as PDF or image
Features
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Calculators have changed very little since the 1970s - while phones from that era look ancient. Why should calculators cling to a 40 year old design with a wall of buttons and one row for results in the age of retina displays? We deserve something better. Tydlig brings the calculator to the next level for iPhone & iPad with innovations like freeform canvas, responsive results and linked numbers. Tydlig is perfect for calculating everyday things like tips and discounts, showing the entire history and allowing you to change any number with instant updates. For deeper calculations real-time graphing is an excellent way to explore and visualize things like bank interest rates and trigonometric functions. Features: * Responsive results: Edit any number on the canvas and see all results update automatically. Let your calculator work for you, not the other way around. * Linked numbers: With a result selected, press any operation to create a linked number below. Responsive results will cascade down these links. * All history is stored on an infinite scrolling canvas. Drag numbers around and reuse them as you wish. * Annotate any number with an attached text label, like a freestyle spreadsheet. * Real-time graphing: Link numbers to a graph and any change to the expression will instantly update the graph. Perfect when trying to explore how functions work and behave. * Use the Slider to tweak any number and see results and graphs update in real-time. Combined with the graph it is an excellent way to visualize and teach math. Tap the slider to toggle between discrete and continuous modes. * Share the entire canvas by printing, or exporting as a high quality PDF. You can also copy calculations as text, or save the visible area as an image which can be used in other applications like Pages or Word. * Undo support. * Supports external Bluetooth keyboards for really quick digit and basic operations entry (+, -, *, /). * Tydlig works completely offline, no need to be connected to the internet. * Lots of power under the hood with a lightning fast calculation engine, over 20 mathematical functions and scientific notation formatting options.

About

Keka

This app allows you to compress and encrypt files for secure storage and sharing. It also supports browsing and extracting a wide variety of compressed file formats, including encrypted and encoded archives.

Highlights
  • Compress files in multiple formats
  • Encrypt files for secure sharing
  • Extract various archive formats
  • Support for 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, and more
  • Handle encrypted and encoded archives
Features
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Keka is a full featured file archiver, as easy as it can be. With Keka you can compress as many files as you want in a bunch of formats. You can also encrypt them to store and share securely and with privacy. Keka can also browse and extract lots of compressed files, from ZIP and 7Z to RAR archives. Whether they are encrypted or encoded in with old charsets this is not a problem for Keka. Compression formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, TAR, ZSTD, GZIP, BZIP2 and AppleArchive (AAR) Extraction formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, AAR, XZ, ZSTD, ISO, LZMA, EXE, CAB, MSI, PAX, JAR, APK, APPX, XPI, IPA, CPGZ, CPIO, XIP, CPT and many more Terms of Use: https://www.keka.io/termsofuse

Screenshots

Tydlig4 screens
Keka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tydlig at 2.6K against Keka's 153. Tydlig also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 82%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Keka's advantage is chart position (#36 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tydlig costs $1.99 and Keka $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tydlig against 4.8 for Keka. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tydlig has 2.6K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Tydlig's written reviews are positive against 82% of Keka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tydlig ships an update monthly, Keka every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tydlig versus Keka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTydligKeka
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings)4.8 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better82.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better153
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#36 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTydlig Software ABJorge Garcia Armero

Customer experience

Tydlig

All ratings2,619 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1,225 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.7%

Keka

All ratings153 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Tydlig

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to use graphing feature
  • Calculation history disappears after app restart
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Labeling calculations with non-Latin characters causes display issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for multiple canvases/sheets to save and load calculations
  • Implement ability to add notes, labels, and annotations to calculations
  • Expand math functions to include fractions, combinations, permutations, etc.
  • Introduce iCloud/cloud sync to access calculations across devices
  • Add option to snap objects to a grid for better organization
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  • Implement templates or preset calculation layouts

Keka

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tydlig

No in-app purchases

None

Keka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tydlig free?
Tydlig costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keka free?
Keka costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tydlig or Keka?
Tydlig and Keka are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.6K and 153 ratings respectively.
Do Tydlig or Keka have ads?
Neither Tydlig nor Keka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tydlig or Keka?
Tydlig ships an update monthly, and Keka every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tydlig was updated on September 25, 2026 and Keka on September 22, 2026.

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