SumsApp vs Calculator Notes
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.
Calculator Notes
This app combines a calculator with spreadsheet functionality, allowing users to automatically sum item values. It supports unlimited folders and notes, with features like goal setting and batch operations. Widgets are available for home and lock screens.
- Automatic total value calculation
- Unlimited folders, notes, and items
- CSV output and sharing
- Goal setting and progress tracking
- Batch operations (copy, duplicate, color coding)
- Home & lock screen widgets
- Dark mode
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It is a calculator notepad that automatically calculates the total value. A simple spreadsheet application. Widget compatible. All features are completely free to use. - Unlimited folders/notes/items - Automatically calculate the total value of items - CSV output / save file / share to SNS - Set goals and deadlines and display percentages - Batch operations such as copy/duplicate/color coding - filter and sort - Consumption tax calculation and fixed cost settings - Easy input from history - Home & lock screen widget support - dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calculator Notes at 100% against SumsApp's 63%. Calculator Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). SumsApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). On price 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. SumsApp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Calculator Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calculator Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SumsApp has 169 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SumsApp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calculator Notes's.
SumsApp ships an update every 9 days, Calculator Notes every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SumsApp | Calculator Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (169 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuyoshi Niwa | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
SumsApp
Calculator Notes
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)
Calculator Notes
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
Calculator Notes
No in-app purchases
