PCalc Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience83.4% of reviews
Neutral5.5% of reviews
Negative experience11.0% of reviews

~ Based on 489 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is PCalc Safe?

PCalc appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for PCalc is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 779 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

90.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.7% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 777 App Store ratings for PCalc.

Is PCalc Legit?

PCalc appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PCalc is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Widget is gone

Well not so much gone as incompatible with iOS 18. The calculator widget for this app was the old kind introduced with iOS 13 and iOS 18 doesn't support those. It needs an iOS 17 widget as well now. The full-calculator-in-a-widget is a big thing to lose, but you can't even launch it from the lockscreen now.
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Duo Update!

A truly amazing calculator app that’s constantly updated has everything you could ever think of AND it just got one of the best Duo updates. What a joy to use!

PCalc is the the best!

An amazing product from a passionate dev.
One ask, please bring back the checkered pattern icon for 1992. Nothing wrong with the new one but the original has been a staple of my home screen since as far back as January 2020.

Internal purchase problem

I think the application itself is a paid application. It is very unreasonable to pay money to unlock the icons in the settings. As a paid application, the icons in the application need to be unlocked for an additional fee. I really don't understand why this is so.

App-Icon Farbe Freischaltung ist Abzocke

Die Freischaltung aller App-Icon Farben ist zeitlich (oder auf x Änderung, das lässt sich nicht genau sagen, ich habe nicht mitgezählt) begrenz. Ich musste gertern innerhalb von 4h 2x zahlen um das App-Icon ändern zu können. Klarer Betrug.

Whole expression in Display?

I was looking for a calculator app that handles and evaluates the entire expression at the end, when you hit enter. (You could also edit this later if you made a mistake.)
I don’t get it, why PCalc can‘t do it when my calculator app on the phone can and most of the calculator in math class.

Or am I missing the settings for that?
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Too hard to read

PCalc is powerful, but the UI is a mess. Themes are bright and distracting, and there’s no way to get simple high-contrast text across the keypad, tape, and buttons. Fix one area and another becomes unreadable. Basic readability shouldn’t be this hard.

The best calculator app

I was looking for a calculator with support for RPN and conversions. This one checked boxes I didn’t even know I had! Amazing customizable interface that’s quick to learn, lots of options, and endless conversions and useful functions. An example of how to make a powerful app that works excellently on an iPhone.
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👑

This is the crown jewel, stop looking.

Keeps getting BETTER. Best!

Used for years. Reliable. Simple understandable display. And year after year keeps adding _useful_ features. Latest is woodworking fractions. THANK YOU

Outstanding App

Thanks for all the hard work.

Need a calculator with more features? Look no further.

This is the pinnacle of Calculator apps on iOS. The only way could be better is if I could play games on it, like I did on my old Ti-85 in high school 😉 (check out “About by PCalc“ for some delightful surprises)

I’ve customized my calculator layouts very nicely, though I do wish I could more easily synchronize those (and other settings) between iOS and Mac versions.

Bottom line:
If you ever wished the built-in Calculator app could do a bit more… Or even a lot more, then get PCalc!
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Consistently great well maintained

Used an my only RPN calculator for many years. Nice interface, extensible and well maintained.

The best

Look no further for the most functional calculator on your device. Great job.

❤️

Best calculator app period.

iOS26

After updating to iOS26, the X Register no longer appears under the Apple Watch icon.
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‘25.9.29
It's fixed! Thanks!!

Still the best calculator app out there!

Pcalc has been a staple on every iOS device since it was first released. If I had any complaint, the modern LCD font is too bold. We need a standard version of this LCD font too…just sayin. ツ

Hey what up?

Can you guys told me, please, why you erase my microchip icon?

Update ruined it

What did you do with my calculator? I loved this app. The latest update completely changed the look that I now can’t get back. Why?!?

What happened?

Since roughly a year, the widget disappeared & the layout in the app itself looks totally messed up.

Are you going to update this app, or can I deinstall and never bother giving you money again?

Response from developer

Apple removed all the old style widgets in iOS 18. We tried to build a new style widget, and it didn't work well enough for a properly interactive widget. Regarding the layout problem: it sounds like you have accidentally edited the layout of the keys - hold down on any button in PCalc for a few seconds and choose "Reset All Buttons" from the alert that appears. That should solve your layout problem.