Comparison

RPN vs Apini

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

Head to head
About

RPN

This app simulates a legendary scientific calculator, offering photo-realistic visuals and advanced functions like integration and root finding. It includes built-in programs and extensions for enhanced usability, making it a powerful tool for complex calculations.

Highlights
  • Photo-realistic look-and-feel
  • Programmable with 999 steps
  • Integration and root solving
  • Built-in application programs
  • Live register view
  • Program library and backup
  • Sharing via email, AirDrop, Dropbox
Features
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RPN-34 CE is the first photo-realistic simulation of Hewlett-Packard's popular mid-range scientific calculator HP-34C for the iPhone. Produced from 1979 through 1983, it was the "Basil" member of the third-generation HP calculators known as the "Spice" series. It was the first pocket-calculator ever capable of doing integration and root finding. While the simulator works like the original calculator, a number of carefully designed extensions, along with the tremendously improved speed, make it joy to use even today. RPN-34 CE comes with the programs of HP's "Applications", "Mathematics", "Surveying", "Student Engineering", and "Statistics" application books built-in! Handbooks may be downloaded from CuVee Software's website. Features: • Photo-realistic look-and-feel • Programmable (999 steps), subroutines, 12 labels, 10 flags • 100 registers, "continuous", with full store/recall arithmetic • "Live" register view • Program listing view with intelligent navigation • Program library, easily backed-up via iTunes • Store and retrieve any number of programs • Sharing: e-mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, copy, paste, print • 62 programs pre-installed (53 original HP) Calculator functions: • Integration, root solving • Statistics (mean, standard deviation, linear regression, normal distribution) • Factorial of any number (normal and logarithmic) • Trigonometric and hyperbolic functions (degrees, radians, grads) • Polar/rectangular conversions • Inverse, square root, logarithm, exponential, pi • Storage arithmetic (both store and recall) • Statistics (average, standard deviation, y-estimate, linear regression) • Unit and hours conversions • 31 additional functions not found on the HP-34C, like time and sound Details: cuveesoft.ch/rpn34

About

Apini

Features
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Apini ends on 30 September 2026 Apini is being discontinued. 30 September 2026 is the last day the app and its cloud services can be used. After that the servers are switched off. The app stops working, and anything still in Apini can no longer be retrieved. If you use Apini, please export what you want to keep before then. Open your Honeycomb, open the three-dots menu and choose “Export Excel”, or open apini.cloud in a browser and copy your items over to other systems. If you have a lot of Honeycombs, write to info@apinilabs.com and we’ll prepare a bulk export for you while the system is still running. The free and open building blocks Apini was built on stay free and open. We’re working on giving them a lasting home, independent of any single company - more on that soon. Today you can find them at labfreed.org.

Screenshots

RPN4 screens
Apini3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Apini at Free against RPN's $1.99. Apini also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). RPN's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Apini is free to download; RPN costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RPN ships an update every 3 months, Apini fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RPN versus Apini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPNApini
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuVee SoftwareApiniLabs AG

In-app purchases

None

RPN

No in-app purchases

None

Apini

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RPN free?
RPN costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apini free?
Apini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RPN or Apini have ads?
Neither RPN nor Apini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RPN or Apini?
RPN ships an update every 3 months, and Apini fortnightly. Most recently, RPN was updated on October 20, 2026 and Apini on October 10, 2026.

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