Comparison

SymCalc+ vs Maple Calculator

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

Head to head
About

SymCalc+

This app provides advanced mathematical calculations, from basic arithmetic to university-level topics. It combines the functionality of a scientific graphing calculator with the ease of a mobile application, offering symbolic computation and detailed feature explanations.

Highlights
  • Exact arithmetic and numerical modes
  • Symbolic algebra and calculus operations
  • Matrix operations and linear algebra
  • Equation and differential equation solvers
  • Complex number arithmetic
  • Interactive graphing
  • Session management and PDF export
Features
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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

About

Maple Calculator

This app provides comprehensive math homework assistance, offering step-by-step solutions for a wide range of high school and university level problems. It functions as a graphing, scientific, algebra, calculus, and integration calculator, with the ability to visualize equations in 2-D and 3-D.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step math solutions
  • Camera and handwriting input
  • 2D and 3D graphing
  • Scientific and algebra calculator
  • Calculus and integration solver
  • Built-in math game
Features
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Powered by Maple, the most powerful math engine in the world, this all-in-one calculator solves math problems, generates 2-D and 3-D visualizations, and provides step-by-step solutions for a wide variety of math homework problems encountered at high school and university. [STEP BY STEP MATH SOLUTIONS FOR HOMEWORK] This app is a graphing calculator, scientific calculator, algebra calculator, calculus calculator, and integration calculator combined all into one! Take a picture of your problem using your phone's camera or enter it via the app's built-in math editor to see the final answer or get step-by-step solutions. [QUICK AND POWERFUL MATH SOLVER] No matter how you enter your problem, you can find derivatives and integrals, factor polynomials, invert matrices, solve systems of equations, solve ODEs, and much more. Our calculator has the power of the world-leading Maple math engine behind it, so it can do a LOT of math! [GRAPH PROBLEMS AND RESULTS] See 2-D and 3-D graphs of your expressions instantly, and watch how the graph changes as you change the expression. On this calculator you can zoom in, pan, and even rotate 3-D plots to get a closer look at areas of interest. [PLAY A BUILT-IN FUN MATH GAME] Play our calculator’s built in game, Sumzle, which is like Wordle but for math and equations. FEATURES: • Enter Math Problems Using Your Camera Or By Drawing them with the Handwriting Palette Or By Entering Directly with the Built-in Math Keyboard • Do All Sorts Of Math Operations And Get Step By Step Solutions • Get Answers Even When You Are Offline • Take Quality Math Notes Through Maple Learn. Use The Calculator Camera To Automatically Send Your Handwritten Steps To Maple Learn Where You Can Uncover Mistakes And Share Your Work With Others. • You Can Upload Mathematical Expressions From Our Calculator To Maple Desktop • International Language Support (English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Japanese, Hindi, And Simplified Chinese) MATH CAPABILITIES ON OUR CALCULATOR: • Basic Math: Arithmetic, Fractions, Decimals, Integers, Factors, Square Roots, Powers • Algebra: Solving And Graphing Linear Equations, Solving And Graphing Systems Of Equations, Working With Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, And Functions, Logarithmic And Exponential Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Trigonometric Identities • Precalculus: Graphing, Piecewise Functions, Absolute Value, Inequalities, Implicit Functions • Linear Algebra: Finding The Determinant, Inverse, Transpose, Eigenvalues, And Eigenvectors, Solving Matrices (Reduced Echelon Form & Gaussian Elimination) • Differential Equations: Solving Ordinary Differential Equations • And more

Screenshots

SymCalc+4 screens
Maple Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maple Calculator at Free against SymCalc+'s $9.99. Maple Calculator also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 91). SymCalc+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Maple Calculator is free to download; SymCalc+ costs $9.99 up front. Maple Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. SymCalc+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SymCalc+ against 4.7 for Maple Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maple Calculator has 1.5K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of SymCalc+'s written reviews are positive against 62% of Maple Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SymCalc+ ships an update every 5 weeks, Maple Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SymCalc+ versus Maple Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymCalc+Maple Calculator
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (91 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings911.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoxeloid Kft.Maplesoft

Customer experience

SymCalc+

All ratings91 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral21.1%
Negative5.3%

Maple Calculator

All ratings1,522 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative28.8%

Bugs and requests

SymCalc+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Maple Calculator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • When trying to take a photo in the app the camera quality appears to blurry, and a picture cannot be taken
  • This app is honestly bad. It gets questions wrong and doesn't answer them correctly at all
  • Entering an equation by typing has been a frustrating experience, if not impossible
  • Ne se met pas en mode paysage
  • Does not work for iPad, why does this not work for iPad ?

Requested features

4 requests
  • More options
  • Zoom for graphs in double direction separately
  • Support for landscape mode
  • Fundamental physical constants, or the ability to assign letters to constants

In-app purchases

None

SymCalc+

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Maple Calculator

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month$6.991 Month
  • 6 months$25.996 Months
  • 12 months$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SymCalc+ free?
SymCalc+ costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maple Calculator free?
Maple Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SymCalc+ or Maple Calculator?
SymCalc+ and Maple Calculator are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 91 and 1.5K ratings respectively.
Do SymCalc+ or Maple Calculator have ads?
Neither SymCalc+ nor Maple Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SymCalc+ or Maple Calculator?
SymCalc+ ships an update every 5 weeks, and Maple Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, SymCalc+ was updated on September 12, 2026 and Maple Calculator on September 19, 2026.

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