Back In The Day vs Second Nature
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!
Second Nature
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Second Nature helps you turn deliberate practice into automatic skill. Add the abilities you want to maintain and the app reminds you at smart intervals so nothing fades. Whether you’re refining a technique, learning an instrument, improving a language, or sharpening a professional skill, consistent repetition builds instinct. Stop relearning. Start retaining. Make it second nature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Back In The Day at Free against Second Nature's $4.99. Back In The Day also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Back In The Day is free to download; Second Nature costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Back In The Day | Second Nature |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Schumacher | Jay Jennings |
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., £)
Second Nature
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Back In The Day
No in-app purchases
Second Nature
No in-app purchases
Questions
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