Solves vs Plusly Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solves
A powerful and versatile calculator for all your Apple devices. Edit complex expressions, sync history across devices, and enjoy a clean, ad-free experience. Unlock advanced features like unit conversion and fraction support with an optional upgrade.
- Edit expressions without limitations
- Instant results
- Sync calculation history across devices
- Unit conversion (currencies, physical units)
- Fraction support
- Customizable themes
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Solves is a well-made calculator app for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It allows you to edit expressions without limitations and get instant results. It keeps your calculation history in sync on all devices and lets you to easily interact with it. All this for free and without ads! By purchasing Solves+ you also get: • Unit Conversions: currencies (with crypto, metals & energy), physical units, and your own! • History Tools: comment, bookmark, export, auto clear, and more • Fractions • More Themes • Advanced Settings Hand-typed code. No generative AI was used during the development or by the app itself. Solves+ requires one payment only. You will own it forever on all devices.
Plusly Calculator
This redesigned calculator offers advanced functions and intuitive gestures for quick calculations. It includes specialized tools for calculating tips and discounts, along with trigonometric and logarithmic operations. Enjoy a clean interface with smooth animations and haptic feedback.
- Magic cursor for on-the-fly editing
- Tip and discount calculators
- Advanced trigonometric and logarithmic functions
- Natural gesture controls
- Haptic feedback and smooth animations
- Shareable results
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The Calculator Redesigned Features: • Magic cursor: edit on the fly. • Advanced operators • Tip and discount calculators • Trigonometric functions • Logarithmic functions • Round functions • Constants • Random number • Dice number • Brackets • Automatic results • Use result • Share result • Scientific notation • Compact number • Dynamic complications • Quickly clear • Natural gestures • Haptic feedback • Smooth animations • Clean design Tips & tricks: • Tip and discount calculators: enter the amount and swipe up. • Set default tip: double-tap the tip value. • Set default discount: double-tap the discount value. • Repeat onboarding: clean the expression and double-tap the number 0. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Solves and Plusly Calculator both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Solves's written reviews are positive against 50% of Plusly Calculator's. Solves also leads on ratings volume (381 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). Plusly Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Solves sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Plusly Calculator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Solves against 5.0 for Plusly Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solves has 381 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Solves's written reviews are positive against 50% of Plusly Calculator's.
Solves ships an update every 3 weeks, Plusly Calculator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solves | Plusly Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (381 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Barinov | Emmanuel Vizcarra |
Customer experience
Solves
Plusly Calculator
Bugs and requests
Solves
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when pressing certain buttons
- Issues with parsing complex expressions
- Incorrect results for some calculations
- Problems with history clearing or syncing
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for fractions and mixed numbers
- Implement a widget for quick access
- Allow resizing the app window on Mac
- Provide more customization options
- Add support for Apple Watch
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- Improve unit conversion experience
Plusly Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solves
- Tip Option #1$0.99
- Tip Option #2$1.99
- Tip Option #3$4.99
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- Tip Option #4$9.99
- Solves+$9.99
- Tip Option #5$19.99
Plusly Calculator
- Plusly Pro14 Days trial$1.491 Year
- Plusly Pro Lifetime$3.99
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