Big Button Calculator Pro Lite vs NoAdsCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
A user-friendly calculator app featuring large buttons and customizable colorful backgrounds. It offers a dual-line display, multi-line input for complex equations, and convenient gesture controls for editing and copying.
- Large buttons
- Dual-line display
- 18 color themes
- Multi-line input
- Gesture controls
- VoiceOver accessibility
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This is THE BEST calculator for iOS with big buttons and colorful backgrounds! This version is ad supported. ・Dual-line display - shows the input and result at the same time ・Percentage and backspace button ・18 color themes ・Multi-line input for really long equations ・Automatic scientific formatting ・VoiceOver accessibility ・Split View Gestures ・Swipe left on the display to backspace ・Swipe right on the display to clear ・Tap & hold on the result to copy ・Tap & hold on the input to move the cursor, copy, paste Customize ・Color Theme ・Sound URL Scheme: bigcalculatorpro://
NoAdsCalc
A straightforward calculator designed for a clean user experience. It offers fast startup and displays the formula being calculated, all without any advertisements on the main screen.
- No ads on main screen
- Displays calculation formula
- Fast startup speed
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Calculator without ads ・No ads on main screen ・Show formula ・Fast startup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Button Calculator Pro Lite at 83% against NoAdsCalc's 0%. Big Button Calculator Pro Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). NoAdsCalc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Button Calculator Pro Lite has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Big Button Calculator Pro Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of NoAdsCalc's.
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite ships an update every 3 months, NoAdsCalc every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Calculator Pro Lite | NoAdsCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cider Software LLC | Takashi Tsuchiya |
Customer experience
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
NoAdsCalc
Bugs and requests
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasionally shows answer before calculation is complete
- Rounding issues leading to inaccurate results
Requested features
4 requests- Add more background options
- Allow custom background uploads
- Add option to change button colors
- Improve ad experience or offer ad-free version
NoAdsCalc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
No in-app purchases
NoAdsCalc
No in-app purchases
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