Essential Calculator vs MR. CALC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essential Calculator
Perform basic mathematical calculations with a clean, minimalist interface. Get instant results for your equations on your iPhone or iPod touch.
- Basic mathematical equations
- Instant results
- Minimalist interface
- iPhone and iPod touch support
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Easily enter basic mathematical equations and instantly view the results on your iPhone or iPod touch with this simple, minimalist calculator app.
MR. CALC
A straightforward calculator app for iPhone and iPad that displays formulas as you calculate. It offers seven different calculator types, easily switchable by swiping, making it convenient for managing multiple calculations simultaneously.
- Formula display during calculation
- Seven different calculator types
- Swipe to switch calculators
- Simple and easy to use
- Available for iPhone and iPad
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It is a simple and easy to use calculator available for iPhone and iPad. Unlike the standard calculator app, the formula is displayed during the calculation. In addition, there are seven calculators available, and you can switch between them by swiping. This is useful when you are doing multiple calculations at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MR. CALC at 4.8 against Essential Calculator's 4.0. MR. CALC also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Essential Calculator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
MR. CALC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MR. CALC has 41 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Essential Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of MR. CALC's.
Essential Calculator ships an update every 4 months, MR. CALC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essential Calculator | MR. CALC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberMoai | Yuma Kitasei |
Customer experience
Essential Calculator
MR. CALC
In-app purchases
Essential Calculator
No in-app purchases
MR. CALC
No in-app purchases
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