Essential Calculator vs + Simple 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.
+ Simple Calc
Perform calculations with a standard calculator that offers extensive customization. Choose from 17 color themes and custom icons, plus enjoy light and dark mode support.
- Standard calculator functionality
- Light and dark mode
- 17 color themes
- Custom icons
- iPhone support
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Do the math with Simple Calc. This is a standard calculator that supports light and dark mode, and 17 color themes + custom icons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: + Simple Calc at 5.0 against Essential Calculator's 4.0. + Simple Calc also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Essential Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
+ Simple Calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Essential Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of + Simple Calc's.
Essential Calculator ships an update every 4 months, + Simple Calc every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and July 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essential Calculator | + Simple Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberMoai | Alejandro de la Rosa Cortes |
Customer experience
Essential Calculator
+ Simple Calc
In-app purchases
Essential Calculator
No in-app purchases
+ Simple Calc
No in-app purchases
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