Comparison

The Calculo vs Calculation Pad

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

Head to head

Calculator

Calculator

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

The Calculo

Features

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A very simple calculator with basic functions for your iPhone and iPad. Beautiful design, good usability. Hope this app will benefit the owner.

About

Calculation Pad

This calculator app keeps a history of your calculations, allowing you to easily reuse past results. It offers enhanced security features like fingerprint or password protection for sensitive data. Despite its advanced functionality, it remains free to use.

Highlights

Calculation history
Reuse past calculations
Add taxes
Fingerprint/password/face protection
Free to use

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Calculation Pad is a calculator. Of course it can keep your history, and add taxes to your calculation easily, and use your history for a new calculation. Even if you are a spy running a top secret project, you can easily protect your calculation result with your fingerprint or password or your face. However functional this calculator this is, it can't beat the price of your daily necessities. After all, it's just a calculator.

Screenshots

The Calculo4 screens

Calculation Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Calculo at none against Calculation Pad's 5. Calculation Pad's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Calculation Pad sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. The Calculo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Calculo ships an update every 2 months, Calculation Pad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

The Calculo versus Calculation Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	The Calculo	Calculation Pad
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	8 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Anton Gorlov	Yukio Tajima

In-app purchases

None

The Calculo

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Calculation Pad

One-time5

Developer Support$0.99
Small tip$0.99
Medium tip$3.99

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Developer Support$6.99
Large tip$6.99

Questions

Is The Calculo free?

The Calculo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Calculation Pad free?

Calculation Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do The Calculo or Calculation Pad have ads?

Neither The Calculo nor Calculation Pad shows ads.

Which is updated more often, The Calculo or Calculation Pad?

The Calculo ships an update every 2 months, and Calculation Pad fortnightly. Most recently, The Calculo was updated on October 18, 2026 and Calculation Pad on October 21, 2026.