Calculator⁻ vs MR. CALC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator⁻
A straightforward calculator app designed for simplicity, offering basic arithmetic operations and percentage calculations. It allows users to record and recall past results, customize colors, and enable touch sounds for a personalized experience.
- Basic arithmetic operations
- Percentage calculations
- Record and recall results
- Customizable colors
- Touch sound option
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It is a simple and easy calculator. It is a simple calculator with no complex functions at all. Features: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percent operation Recording and recalling calculation results The numbers, operators, parentheses, results Custom colors Use touch sound Very useful for school children
MR. CALC
A straightforward calculator app for iPhone and iPad that displays formulas as you calculate. It offers seven different calculator types, easily switchable by swiping, making it convenient for managing multiple calculations simultaneously.
- Formula display during calculation
- Seven different calculator types
- Swipe to switch calculators
- Simple and easy to use
- Available for iPhone and iPad
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It is a simple and easy to use calculator available for iPhone and iPad. Unlike the standard calculator app, the formula is displayed during the calculation. In addition, there are seven calculators available, and you can switch between them by swiping. This is useful when you are doing multiple calculations at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MR. CALC at 100% against Calculator⁻'s 52%. MR. CALC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Calculator⁻'s advantage is ratings volume (3.6K vs 41). 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.
MR. CALC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator⁻ has 3.6K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Calculator⁻'s written reviews are positive against 100% of MR. CALC's.
Calculator⁻ ships an update every 2 months, MR. CALC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator⁻ | MR. CALC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.6K ratings) | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Yuma Kitasei |
Customer experience
Calculator⁻
MR. CALC
Bugs and requests
Calculator⁻
Reported bugs
3 issues- Decimal point problem: .5 becomes 5
- Button that should be 7 shows as 9 and gives 9 when used
- Percentage button does not work correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Backspace button
- Percentage button that works properly
- Arrange buttons in standard calculator layout
MR. CALC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator⁻
No in-app purchases
MR. CALC
No in-app purchases
