Comparison

iCalc Lite vs SimpleCaclulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iCalc Lite

A straightforward and lightweight calculator app designed for iPad. It offers essential arithmetic and trigonometric functions in both basic portrait and scientific landscape modes, making it suitable for daily use.

Highlights
  • Basic arithmetic functions
  • Trigonometric functions
  • Portrait mode
  • Landscape scientific mode
  • Lightweight design
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iCalc is a simple, light-weight and easy-to-use iPad calculator app with the most common calculator arithmetic and trigonometric functions, both in basic (portrait) and in scientific (landscape) mode. A must for your iPad and your day-to-day needs! Did you like it? Do you have any issue? Add a review or comment on the App Store! Want more? Take a look at the new full version of iCalc in the App Store!

About

SimpleCaclulator

A free scientific calculator designed for iPad, offering both basic and scientific modes. It provides detailed explanations for each mathematical function to enhance user understanding of operations.

Highlights
  • Free scientific calculator
  • Basic and scientific modes
  • Detailed math function info
  • iPad optimized
Features
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Finally a full free scientific calculator app for iPad devices. No adds, support basic and scientific mods. includes short and detailed info for each Math function, for better understanding of how to use the math operations.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleCaclulator at 67% against iCalc Lite's 0%. SimpleCaclulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). iCalc Lite's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.5). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCalc Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of iCalc Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of SimpleCaclulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iCalc Lite versus SimpleCaclulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCalc LiteSimpleCaclulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12 ratings) — better3.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGilbert Montane PintoYaniv Belo

Customer experience

iCalc Lite

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

SimpleCaclulator

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

iCalc Lite

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleCaclulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCalc Lite free?
iCalc Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleCaclulator free?
SimpleCaclulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCalc Lite or SimpleCaclulator?
iCalc Lite is rated higher. iCalc Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while SimpleCaclulator averages 3.8 from 9 ratings.
Do iCalc Lite or SimpleCaclulator have ads?
iCalc Lite shows ads; SimpleCaclulator does not.

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