Calc vs JoeEditor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High-precision calculations (50+ digits)
- Extensive mathematical functions
- Programmable features
- Complex arithmetic
- Graphing capabilities
- Derivative and integral calculation
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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.
JoeEditor
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JoeEditor is a fast, minimal text editor for Mac and iPad. Built for people who want to write code, markdown, notes, or anything else without an AI in the corner trying to help. Native, sandboxed, universal. No tracking, no ads, no telemetry. EDITING • Tabbed interface — open as many files as you need, drag to reorder • Markdown preview, side-by-side • Syntax highlighting for Markdown, JSON, YAML, HTML, and CSS • Bracket matching, auto-close, and smart indent • Word wrap toggle (Mac) • Customizable font and theme • Minimal mode — hide every chrome element for a clean writing surface FIND & REPLACE • Standard find with case-sensitive and whole-word options • Regex find and replace • Find across all open tabs in one search TEXT TOOLS • Sort, reverse, deduplicate, and trim lines • Convert case (upper, lower, title) • Encode/decode URL, Base64, and HTML • Tabs ↔ spaces conversion • Add prefix or suffix to every line • Add or remove line breaks by delimiter • Extract a column from delimited text • Remove empty lines or collapse extra spaces • Insert date and time at cursor INSPECTOR • Character info, code points, hex values • File info: encoding, line ending, size • Live word, line, and character counts • Share sheet integration iCLOUD SYNC • Open tabs sync between your Mac and iPad • Settings sync — font, theme, tab bar position, and more • Files in iCloud Drive open natively PRINTING • Native Mac and iPad print • Optional filename header and page-number footer PRIVACY • Zero tracking. Zero ads. Zero data collection. • No telemetry. No analytics. No "anonymous usage statistics." • No AI features. No cloud round-trips. • Sandboxed; only files you explicitly open are read. JoeEditor opens fast, stays out of the way, and lets you get to work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calc at Free against JoeEditor's $3.99. Calc also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). JoeEditor's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On ads, 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
Calc is free to download; JoeEditor costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calc ships an update every 10 months, JoeEditor monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calc | JoeEditor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Smith | Joseph Morganelli |
In-app purchases
Calc
No in-app purchases
JoeEditor
No in-app purchases









