生活随笔 vs TCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
生活随笔
A digital notebook app that allows users to add text and images to entries. It offers monthly summaries of events and secure cloud backup for all your notes.
- Note-taking functionality
- Add images to notes
- Monthly event summaries
- Encrypted cloud backup
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1、记事本功能; 2、记事本中可增加图片信息; 3、记事本可按月对事项进行汇总; 4、新增备份功能，可将记事本信息加密后备份到云端；
TCal
This utility app allows users to perform calculations using text descriptions for numbers, making it easier to understand the context of each value. It also supports exporting and sharing calculation processes.
- Calculate with text descriptions
- Understand number context
- Export calculation processes
- Share calculations
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The calculator can mark some numbers in the form of words. Use text descriptions instead of numbers in your calculations to help you understand what each number represents. You can also export the process and share it with others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 生活随笔 at none against TCal's 1. TCal's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. TCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 生活随笔 asks for nothing beyond the download.
生活随笔 ships an update every 2 months, TCal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 生活随笔 | TCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向前 乔 | Motion Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
生活随笔
TCal
In-app purchases
生活随笔
No in-app purchases
TCal
- 解锁 Pro（永久）$0.99
