Ratio vs Numi
Compared on by Adrian Viziteu. Numi details are from numi.app; check it for current pricing.
Numi is a well-loved, minimal calculator that now runs beyond the Mac. Ratio stays a Mac app and goes further into money, dates and work maths.
| Ratio | Numi | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 once (1 Mac), updates included | See numi.app |
| Platforms | Mac | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| Command line | Yes (ratio), plus Raycast | Yes (Numi CLI) |
| Languages | English, Romanian, German, French, Spanish, Italian | English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean |
What Ratio adds
- 160+ live currencies and crypto, still working offline with the last rates
- VAT and sales tax by country: “1000 + VAT”, “1190 without VAT”
- Loans and interest: “pmt(5%/12, 360, 200k)”, “10k at 4% for 5 years”
- Working days that skip weekends and public holidays
- Equations, integrals and exact answers like 2√2
- 14 themes with Liquid Glass, version history, and sharing a sheet as an image or a link
Choose Ratio if
You work on a Mac and your sums involve money: invoices with VAT, loan payments, deadlines in working days, prices in other currencies. Ratio handles those in plain words.
Choose Numi if
You also need the same calculator on Windows or Linux, or you want its interface in Russian, Chinese or Korean.
Bringing your Numi notes
In Ratio, choose File › Import and pick your .numi or text files. Each one opens as a sheet.