Comparison

Calc vs RainbowCalc

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

Head to head
About

Calc

This app offers a high-precision scientific calculator with over 50 digits of accuracy. It supports advanced mathematical functions, complex arithmetic, and programmable features for derivatives, integrals, and root finding.

Highlights
  • High-precision calculations (50+ digits)
  • Extensive mathematical functions
  • Programmable features
  • Complex arithmetic
  • Graphing capabilities
  • Derivative and integral calculation
Features
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Calc-50 is a high-precision scientific graphing RPN calculator. It carries over 50 digits of accuracy and has a large number of mathematical functions, including trig and hyperbolic functions and their inverses, and math special functions such as gamma, beta, psi, exponential integral, sine, cosine, and log integrals, Bessel functions, and more. It is programmable, with functions that take user functions and find derivatives, integrals, function max/min, and roots. Calc-50 also provides complex arithmetic and elementary functions.

About

RainbowCalc

This calculator app offers extensive customization with a wide color picker for backgrounds and keys, enhancing usability and accessibility. It includes a calculation history with sharing options and supports basic arithmetic, percentages, and square roots.

Highlights
  • Customizable background and key colors
  • Advanced color picker
  • Calculation history
  • Share calculations
  • Basic operations
  • Percentage calculations
  • Square root calculations
Features
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It has large numbers for easy visualization and better usability and accessibility! Easy to use and with easily readable characters! With this customizable calculator, it is possible to change the background and numeric key colors to the ones you like the most, bringing more visual comfort to the user. Thanks to the advanced color picker, you can choose any color! Combine colors with your phone case or device color, stand out with your unique customization. No more limited themes and colors chosen for you! Choose your favorite theme yourself. It also features a history of all calculations, where you can delete them individually or all at once, and the ability to share a calculation via messaging apps. Download this great, lightweight, beautiful, and personalized calculator for free now. • All colors are possible! • Combine colors with your style. • Calculation history and sharing. • Basic operations. • Percentage calculations. • Square root calculations.

Screenshots

Calc1 screens
RainbowCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calc at 3.7 against RainbowCalc's 2.0. Calc also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RainbowCalc's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). 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

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

Calc holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calc ships an update every 10 months, RainbowCalc fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calc versus RainbowCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcRainbowCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid SmithAndre Silva

In-app purchases

None

Calc

No in-app purchases

None

RainbowCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calc free?
Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainbowCalc free?
RainbowCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calc or RainbowCalc?
Calc is rated higher. Calc averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RainbowCalc averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calc or RainbowCalc have ads?
RainbowCalc shows ads; Calc does not.
Which is updated more often, Calc or RainbowCalc?
Calc ships an update every 10 months, and RainbowCalc fortnightly. Most recently, Calc was updated on November 2, 2026 and RainbowCalc on October 27, 2026.

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