RPN vs my16c
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RPN
This app simulates a vintage programmable calculator from the mid-70s, offering enhanced features beyond the original. It allows users to run existing programs, manage virtual cards, and utilize advanced functions for scientific and engineering tasks.
- Virtual program and data cards
- Virtual paper tape printer
- Database-driven card manager
- Create, label, and organize unlimited cards
- Share cards via email, AirDrop, Dropbox
- Editable program listings
- Enhanced features for more program steps and registers
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A dream calculator of the mid-70's, priced at $2,500 in today's dollars (2025), right on your iPhone! RPN-67 SD is the iPhone version of RPN-67 Pro, the first complete simulation of Hewlett-Packard's legendary HP-67 programmable calculator for the iPad. Produced from 1976 to 1982, the HP-67 was a huge success among scientists, engineers and other professionals. Thousands of programs were written for it. Now you can run them right on your iPhone, with more ease and faster than ever before. To get you started quickly, run the built-in program cards, or choose from the large number of programs available as free downloads from our website. What users said: “This version permits you to use your virtual HP-67 just as you could the original – hand-held and highly portable. Congratulations to the developer for providing such an excellent and aesthetically pleasing software product." "This was my first scientific calculator in real life. It is great to have the simulator on my iPhone. The special features added make it into a HP-41 or 42S! It comes packaged with some great samples. Am having great fun with it." Features: • Virtual program and data cards • Virtual paper tape printer supports all HP-97 printer modes • Powerful database-driven card manager • Create, label, and organize a virtually unlimited number of cards • Use iTunes to effortlessly save entire card collections on your Mac/PC • Sharing: e-mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, copy, paste, print • Editable listing shows labels, targets of branches, and errors • E-mail listings and let the recipient paste the text right into RPN-67 • Print listings on any AirPrint-compatible printer • Program listing on paper tape shows subroutine nesting • Edit paper tape • E-mail paper tape, or print it via AirPrint • Cut/copy/paste displayed value or program steps • Paste existing HP-67 listings into RPN-67 SD and run them • "Live" display of stack, memory registers, flags • Show and edit program instructions • Fast: 1.5 seconds vs. 6 minutes (program HM-05, determinant of 5x5 matrix) • Low-battery indicator (iPhone charge 10% or less) • Optional high-contrast mode for working in bright ambient light • Compatible with RPN-67 Pro and RPN-97 Pro While RPN-67 SD works like a real HP-67, changing a simple setting will turn the app into a super-charged HP-67: • Up to 999 program steps, 8 subroutine levels, 6 additional flags (F4...F9) • 100 additional registers • 100 additional labels • 100 built-in constants and conversions • More than 150 additional powerful operations and functions Plus: • 15 commands to print and manipulate any range of extended registers • Unrestricted register arithmetic • Exchange x with any register • Complex numbers, hyperbolic functions • Non-volatile memory - stack, registers, program, flags, paper tape • Status indicators for prefix keys (f, g, h, STO, RCL, etc.) • Display showing thousands separators (optional) • Text output on simulated paper tape in 10 colors, even simple plotting • Stack-of-stack: push/pop the entire stack on internal stack (4 levels) • Single-step into subroutines (optional) • Powerful debugging aids, including 10 breakpoints with counters • Keycodes translated to command names while entering or single-stepping a program • Change the duration of the PAUSE command • Compress constants in programs into a single step (reversible) RPN-67 SD comes with more than 130 programs pre-installed, including HP Standard Pac, HP Business Decisions Pac, HP Math Pac I, HP Stat Pac I, and HP Surveying Pac I. The simulator has been verified to correctly run the examples given in HP Civil Engineering Pac I, HP Clinical Lab Pac, HP E.E. Pac I, HP Games Pac I, HP M.E. Pac I, HP Navigation Pac I, as well as large number of programs published in Users' Library Solutions. For more information and free program downloads visit the RPN-67 website: cuveesoft.ch/rpn67
my16c
This app emulates a legendary programmer's calculator from the 1980s, offering cycle-accurate performance and faithful reproduction of its features. It includes base conversions, bit manipulation, RPN, and programmability, with modern conveniences like iCloud sync and a dark interface.
- Cycle-accurate emulation
- Full base conversion (HEX, DEC, OCT, BIN)
- Bit operations
- RPN entry
- Programmable
- Authentic LCD display
- Word size control
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The programmer's calculator that defined an era — now in your pocket. my16C brings the legendary 16C Voyager series programmer's calculator back to life with cycle-accurate emulation running the original microcode. Every keystroke, every display flicker, every RPN operation — faithfully reproduced. WHY PROGRAMMERS LOVE THE 16C The 16C wasn't just a calculator — it was the essential tool for every serious programmer and computer engineer in the 1980s. Its unique combination of base conversions, bit manipulation, and RPN logic made it indispensable. Decades later, it remains unmatched. FEATURES • Cycle-accurate emulation — runs the original Voyager microcode, not a simulation • Full base conversion — HEX, DEC, OCT, and BIN at the press of a key • Bit operations — shifts, rotates, AND, OR, XOR, NOT, 1's and 2's complement • RPN entry — the efficient Reverse Polish Notation stack system • Programmable — write, store, and run programs just like the original • Authentic 7-segment LCD display with all original annunciators • Word size control (WSIZE) — work with 8, 16, 32, or 64-bit integers • Floating point mode for standard calculations • Unsigned and signed arithmetic modes BUILT FOR TODAY • iCloud sync — your calculator state follows you across devices • Native on iPhone and Mac — landscape optimized on iOS, resizable window on macOS • Full keyboard support on Mac — type numbers and operators directly • Dark interface faithful to the original Voyager design • Built-in Owner's Manual for quick reference TRY BEFORE YOU BUY my16C includes a free trial period so you can experience the full calculator before purchasing. A single one-time purchase unlocks the app forever — no subscriptions. Whether you're a software engineer debugging hex values, a retro computing enthusiast, or someone who remembers the original on their desk — my16C is the most authentic way to use the legendary 16C today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RPN at 93% against my16c's 0%. RPN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). my16c's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads 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
my16c is free to download; RPN costs $3.99 up front. my16c sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RPN asks for nothing beyond the download.
RPN ships an update every 3 months, my16c fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RPN | my16c |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CuVee Software | Miroslav Perovic |
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RPN
my16c
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my16c
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