Back In The Day vs Present Value
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back In The Day
Calculate historical US inflation to understand the purchasing power of money across different decades. Easily convert past amounts to today's dollars or vice versa.
- US inflation calculation
- Convert past to present value
- Convert present to past value
- Easy to use interface
- Historical currency comparison
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BITD - Back in The Day! Easy to use US inflation calculator. Remember your grandfather's stories of penny candy and nickel matinees? How much would that be in today's dollars? What is $100.00 today worth back in the 1920s? You can find out the answer to these questions, and many more with Back In The Day. This is an easy to use Inflation Calculator. Enter the amount and years to compare. BITD will display the value. Also check out the About screen for a few words of wisdom from the old codger!
Present Value
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One dollar today is worth more than one dollar in a year. We have heard this sentence many times, and we can use the Present Value Calculator to calculate the present value of money when interest, inflation and opportunity costs are taken into account.
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Verdict
Back In The Day and Present Value are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Back In The Day | Present Value |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (167 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Schumacher | Stage Coding |
Bugs and requests
Back In The Day
Reported bugs
8 issues- App does not work at all
- Sticks in info page on iPhone
- Can't display results
- Cuts off bottom, won't slide up
- No longer shows value today
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- Doesn't give final dollar amount
- Invalid amount error
- Uses microphone by default
Requested features
7 requests- Extend historical date range further back
- Landscape format option
- Always present keyboard
- Stable UI during conversions
- Support for larger font sizes
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- Voiceover compatibility for iOS
- Support for other currencies (e.g., £)
Present Value
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Back In The Day
No in-app purchases
Present Value
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Back In The Day free?
Is Present Value free?
Do Back In The Day or Present Value have ads?
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