Comparison

Plug & Sockets vs RPN

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

Head to head
About

Plug & Sockets

Features
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Going somewhere new? Worried if our power plugs will work over there? Find out what power sockets are used in the place you are heading out. Life becomes that much simpler when you can charge your iPhone anywhere you go!

About

RPN

This app is a photo-realistic simulation of a classic Hewlett-Packard programmable scientific calculator from the 1970s. It includes a 100-hour digital timer, clock functions, and original HP programs.

Highlights
  • Photo-realistic look-and-feel
  • Programmable with conditional branching
  • 100-hr timer and 12/24-hr clock
  • Original HP programs built-in
  • Extended features for enhanced usability
  • Sharing via email, AirDrop, and more
Features
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RPN-55 SD is the first photo-realistic simulation for the iPhone of Hewlett-Packard's low-cost alternative to the famous HP-65 programmable scientific calculator. Produced from 1975 through 1977, it was the "Merlin" member of the classic HP calculator series, priced at $395. HP claimed that it featured "(...) more pre-programmed functions than any other scientific pocket calculator in the world." A main feature of the HP-55 was a crystal-controlled 100-hr digital timer with the ability to store times while the timer was running and later recall them. On RPN-55 SD the timer may also act as a 12-hr or 24-hr clock, including date and weekday display. While the simulator works just like the original calculator – except being much faster and having twice the program memory – you can turn on extended features to make it even more enjoyable to use. RPN-55 SD comes complete with original HP programs built in. Features: • Photo-realistic look-and-feel • Vintage mode or Extended mode • Programmable (99 steps), conditional branching • Insert and delete steps with automatic address correction • Delete range of steps • Subroutines (4 levels) • 20 registers, "continuous", with unrestricted store/recall arithmetic • "Live" register view • Program listing view • Program library view • Store and retrieve any number of programs • 100-hr timer supporting 10 split times and 12/24-hr clock mode with date • Swap unit conversions with additional functions, e.g. hyperbolics • Sharing: e-mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, copy, paste, print • 112 programs pre-installed Calculator functions: • Statistics (linear regression, mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient, x- and y-estimates) • Trigonometric functions (degrees, radians, grads) • Polar/rectangular conversions • Inverse, square root, logarithm, exponential, pi • Storage arithmetic (store and recall) • Percent, absolute, integer, fractional value, round • Factorial • Random number • Unit and hours conversions Details: cuveesoft.ch/rpn55

Screenshots

Plug & Sockets4 screens
RPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plug & Sockets at Free against RPN's $1.99. Plug & Sockets also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). RPN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Plug & Sockets is free to download; RPN costs $1.99 up front. Plug & Sockets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RPN asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Plug & Sockets versus RPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlug & SocketsRPN
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMafiaCuVee Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plug & Sockets

One-time1
  • All Countries$0.99
None

RPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plug & Sockets free?
Plug & Sockets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RPN free?
RPN costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plug & Sockets or RPN have ads?
Neither Plug & Sockets nor RPN shows ads.

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