Calculator vs Calculator ⁺⁻
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator
This application provides a straightforward and efficient calculator experience. It offers features like calculation history, easy editing of previous entries, and the ability to reuse past results. Mark important calculations and share your work with others.
- Calculation history
- Click to modify entries
- Recalculation for corrections
- Use previous results
- Mark important calculations
- Copy and share results
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Super easy to use, no cumbersome function! A simple and efficient calculator. ======== Features ======== 1、【History】: convenient for users to view previous calculation results 2、【click to modify】 select the number or symbol to re-edit the content 3、【recalculation function】: make calculation correction more efficient, greatly save error correction time 4、【use result function】: Users can quickly import the previous calculation results 5、【Remarks Information】: Mark important calculation records 6、【copy function】: copy the calculation content and share it with friends
Calculator ⁺⁻
This app offers both basic and scientific calculation functions for iPhone and iPad. Users can customize its appearance, view calculation history, and perform complex equations with high accuracy. It also provides real-time calculation display and adjustable touch feedback.
- Basic and scientific calculator modes
- Over 30 scientific operations
- Calculation history view
- Real-time calculation display
- Customizable color themes
- Adjustable button touch sound/vibration
- High accuracy calculations (75+ significant digits)
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Calculator for iPad and iPhone is an easy to use that includes both a standard and scientific calculator. Calculator app allows you to: • Customize the look of the application by changing the color • Choose between a basic calculator or scientific calculator with more than 30 scientific operations • View history of your calculations on the History Tab • View an equation of your current calculations • Calculate with accuracy to more than 75 significant digits • Use parenthesis and nested parenthesis in your calculations • Change button touch sound with vibration • Displays real time calculation
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Verdict
Calculator and Calculator ⁺⁻ both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 99% of Calculator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Calculator ⁺⁻'s. Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). Calculator ⁺⁻'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calculator ⁺⁻ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Calculator against 4.7 for Calculator ⁺⁻. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of Calculator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Calculator ⁺⁻'s.
Calculator ships an update every 5 days, Calculator ⁺⁻ every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator | Calculator ⁺⁻ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 新平 朱 | Matrix Software Co. |
Customer experience
Calculator
Calculator ⁺⁻
Bugs and requests
Calculator
Reported bugs
1 issue- Ads periodically block the entire screen
Requested features
3 requests- Add scientific calculation features
- Display results while inputting
- Option to remove trailing commas in copy/paste
Calculator ⁺⁻
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator
- Professional Edition (no ads)$1.99
Calculator ⁺⁻
No in-app purchases
Questions
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