SymCalc vs LiveMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SymCalc
This app serves as a powerful math toolbox for students, teachers, and engineers. It handles everything from basic arithmetic to advanced university-level math with an exceptional algebra engine. Enjoy the benefits of a scientific calculator combined with a modern mobile interface, offering exact arithmetic and comprehensive tools for algebra, calculus, and linear algebra.
- Exact arithmetic
- Variable and function storage
- Algebraic operations
- Calculus functions
- Linear algebra tools
- Equation solvers
- Graphing
- Session management
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Solve equations, simplify algebra, take derivatives and integrals, work with matrices, and visualize results in 2D and 3D from one app. Whether you need an exact symbolic answer, a decimal approximation, or a graph, SymCalc keeps the full workflow in one place. Store your work in reusable sessions, assign variables, define your own functions, and come back to your calculations later. - Solve single equations and systems with exact or numerical results - Simplify, factor, expand, substitute, and find roots, limits, sums, products, and Taylor series - Handle calculus tasks including derivatives, indefinite and definite integrals, and differential equations - Work with matrices and vectors: determinants, inverses, rank, RREF, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, dot products, and cross products - Graph standard functions, implicit equations and inequalities, polar curves, parametric plots, and 3D surfaces - Use logarithmic axes, inspect intersections, and adjust extra variables with sliders - Compute with complex numbers and common scientific functions - Save worksheets, keep multiple sessions, create custom functions, and export your work as PDF or SymCalc files - Learn faster with built-in function help and examples inside the app - Built for students, engineers, scientists, and anyone who needs more than a basic scientific calculator. This free version of SymCalc provides basic symbolic arithmetic features for free. A paid subscription unlocks the more advanced tools and online sharing capabilities. - Length of subscription is 1 year. - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://voxeloid.com/symcalctos.html Privacy Policy: https://voxeloid.com/privacy.txt
LiveMath
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A symbolic algebra and graphing platform for the rest of us - visual exploration and intuitive interaction without writing code. Looks like math. Feels like math. No programming headaches. Do algebra by picking up expressions and dragging or applying commands to them - you feel the tactile operations. Drag expressions onto graph windows to add them to the graph. Plot and compute: • Parametric and implicit curves and surfaces, including tubes • Differential equation solutions as numerical Flow plots • Inequalities plots for linear programming • Polygons and polyhedra with the Shapes plot • Embedded videos in notebooks • Full Unicode, including emoji, in math computations • Significantly improved integration and differentiation engines • Laplace Transform computations • Statistics and linear algebra built in, including SVD and Eigenfactor • Drag-and-drop matrix row operations for classroom presentation Free to read and interact with any premade notebook. LiveMath Pro unlocks adding new expressions and computations, saving and exporting. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows. Fifteen languages. LiveMath Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.livemath.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LiveMath at every 9 days against SymCalc's every 5 weeks. SymCalc's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. SymCalc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and LiveMath sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SymCalc ships an update every 5 weeks, LiveMath every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SymCalc | LiveMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Voxeloid Kft. | MathMonkeys, LLC |
Bugs and requests
SymCalc
Reported bugs
6 issues- Swipe up gesture enters numbers
- App doesn't open on iOS 12
- Cannot handle specific integration function
- Custom functions disappear
- Keyboard registers ',' or '.' on swipe up
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- Screen size issues on iPhone X
Requested features
9 requests- Better simplification of results
- UI fixes
- Different color shades for guidance
- White text on black background option
- Symbolic Logic and brane calculations
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- Optimization for iPhone X screen
- Indicate subscription period
- Option to recover purchase
- Translate to Spanish
LiveMath
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SymCalc
- Premium features$3.991 Year
LiveMath
- Yearly$149.001 Year
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