Back In The Day

Name: Back In The Day
Rating: 4.4 (163 reviews)
Author: John Schumacher

By: John Schumacher

US Inflation Calculator

Features & Capabilities

Back In The Day (BITD) is a simple US inflation calculator that helps you see how much your money from the past would be worth today. Just enter an amount and the number of years to compare, and BITD shows the equivalent value in today's dollars.

Inspired by stories of penny candy and nickel matinees, this extension brings history to your browser. Use it to explore buying power through the decades, and check the About screen for a few words of wisdom from the old codger.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education

By:

John Schumacher

Rating:

4.40

(163)

Version:

3.6.0 Last updated: 2026-01-26

Version code:

881795361

Creation date:

2014-05-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

27.51MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-30

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 127,064 ▼ 41

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Developed by:

John Schumacher

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/back-in-the-day/id874456079

Website:

https://gamesbycandlelight.com

User Reviews

Back In The Day is praised for its simple, intuitive interface and its core ability to translate historical prices into present-day terms, aiding inflation understanding and budgeting. Common drawbacks center on reliability after updates, missing current-value displays, and a desire for a longer historical range.

Pros

Easy to use with a simple interface.
Helps understand inflation by showing past prices in today’s terms.
Useful for budgeting and evaluating past salaries or purchases.
Works for both directions in time, showing historical costs and present value.

Cons

Reliability issues after updates: the app sometimes stops working or fails to display the requested data.
Not showing the current value/final dollar amount when comparing historical prices, users want a present-day equivalent shown.
Not going far enough back in time; users would like a longer historical range (e.g., Civil War era).

Recent reviews

Knowing why more dollars are needed today is caused by the creation of more dollars by spending more than the government receives from all sources.

by Ma*****, 2026-05-31

Easy to use. You can enter any number and the results show for the chosen years. It works going backwards in time, as well. Love it!

by hh*****, 2026-05-30

I needed to do a bunch of dollar amount conversions over different years. Every time I changed a year, the keyboard would dismiss, the spinners, and the text field would move around under my fingers, making it difficult to re-orient myself and figure out what’s going on. And then when I enter entered a dollar value, the keyboard would appear and then compact the UI. It would be a much more pleasant experience if the keyboard were always present, and the user interface was rock stable while doing several conversions that’s spanned several years