SumsApp vs AddNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SumsApp
This smart notepad automatically detects numbers within your notes and calculates their totals. Organize notes into folders for combined totals and use advanced search to filter and sum specific entries. It's a calculator and spreadsheet replacement for everyday number tracking.
- Automatic number detection
- Automatic total calculation
- Notes organization into folders
- Combined folder totals
- Advanced search and filtering
- Freestyle note-taking with numbers
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SumsApp is a smart notepad that detects numbers in your notes and calculates totals automatically. Use it to quickly jot down: - Quotes and estimates - Shopping or to-do lists - Expenses and daily spending - Anything with numbers, freestyle Put notes into folders to see combined totals—perfect for trip budgets or tracking categories. Advanced search lets you filter and total exactly what you need. No spreadsheets. No calculators. Just type and total.
AddNotes
This app combines note-taking with automatic calculation. Input data and numbers, and it will instantly compute totals for you. It's versatile for managing various data items and calculations.
- Integrates notes and calculator
- Automatic total calculation
- Supports Dynamic Type
- Compatible with hardware keyboards
- Manages various data items
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A useful app that integrates notes and calculator functionality. Input some data items and numbers, and the app will calculate totals for you automatically. This app can be used in many different ways, for calculating or managing various data items, and more. - This app supports Dynamic Type. - Compatible with hardware keyboards. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SumsApp at none against AddNotes's shown. AddNotes's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 63%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. SumsApp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and AddNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AddNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 365 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SumsApp's written reviews are positive against 87% of AddNotes's.
SumsApp ships an update every 9 days, AddNotes every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SumsApp | AddNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (169 ratings) | 4.8 (365 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 169 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuyoshi Niwa | Climb App |
Customer experience
SumsApp
AddNotes
Bugs and requests
SumsApp
Reported bugs
13 issues- Data is deleted/lost
- App crashes after recent update
- Pop-up prompts for Pro version appear constantly
- Restore purchase does not work
- Information entered disappears
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- Calculations are incorrect
- App no longer saves data
- Paid features are inaccessible without subscription
- App was renamed and requires repurchase
- Unable to delete folders without premium subscription
- Pop-up ads flood the screen
- When selecting 'numbers only' to remove, everything is deleted
- Data reverts or disappears after updates
Requested features
13 requests- Add '+' and '÷' symbols to number bar
- Option to sync Mac version
- Ability to group files for 'Totals' figure
- Button to add date stamp
- Option to automatically display date in notes
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- Add a 'recently deleted' tab
- Option to only sum numbers preceded by a symbol
- Implement a checkbox for reflecting/not reflecting in total for budget adjustments
- Ability to delete multiple items simultaneously without data loss
- Option to make the app available on Android
- Add a half-width space and '+' to the number input field
- Ability to exclude specific text from sums
- Option to add a tax calculation feature (e.g., calculate tax-exclusive amounts)
AddNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SumsApp
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Every 6 Months$4.496 Months
- Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
AddNotes
- Premium monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium yearly$29.991 Year
