# Maple Calculator vs Matrix Operations

The clearest difference is ads: Maple Calculator at none against Matrix Operations's shown. Maple Calculator also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 19). Matrix Operations's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 62%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Maple Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Matrix Operations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Maple Calculator against 4.7 for Matrix Operations. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maple Calculator has 1.5K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Maple Calculator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Matrix Operations's.

Maple Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Matrix Operations every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Maple Calculator | Matrix Operations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (1.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maple-calculator-math-solver/id1466659419/reviews) | [4.7 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/matrix-operations/id1546613436/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.5K** | 19 |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 69 MB | 89 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.5** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Maplesoft](https://appshunter.io/developer/469981986) | [Vitalii Solovei](https://appshunter.io/developer/1535373267) |

## What reviewers say

### Maple Calculator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maple-calculator-math-solver/id1466659419)

This app provides comprehensive math homework assistance, offering step-by-step solutions for a wide range of high school and university level problems. It functions as a graphing, scientific, algebra, calculus, and integration calculator, with the ability to visualize equations in 2-D and 3-D.

**Highlights:** Step-by-step math solutions, Camera and handwriting input, 2D and 3D graphing, Scientific and algebra calculator, Calculus and integration solver, Built-in math game

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | $6.99 | per month |
| 6 months | $25.99 | per 6 months |
| 12 months | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Excellent tool
- 👍 Does what it's supposed to do perfectly
- 👍 Very useful and fun to use
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 The best math app in the world

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🚫 The idea of using the system keyboard instead of the app's keyboard is very bad and makes the app difficult to use
- 🐛 When trying to take a photo in the app the camera quality appears to blurry, and a picture cannot be taken
- 🐛 This app is honestly bad. It gets questions wrong and doesn't answer them correctly at all
- 🚫 No support, no instructions, nobody cares
- 🚫 Entering an equation by typing has been a frustrating experience, if not impossible

**Reported bugs**

- When trying to take a photo in the app the camera quality appears to blurry, and a picture cannot be taken
- This app is honestly bad. It gets questions wrong and doesn't answer them correctly at all
- Entering an equation by typing has been a frustrating experience, if not impossible
- Ne se met pas en  mode paysage
- Does not work for iPad, why does this not work for iPad ?

**Requested features**

- More options
- Zoom for graphs in double direction separately
- Support for landscape mode
- Fundamental physical constants, or the ability to assign letters to constants


### Matrix Operations

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/matrix-operations/id1546613436)

This app is a comprehensive matrix calculator that solves various matrix operations with detailed, step-by-step solutions. It supports numerous methods for solving linear equations, finding determinants, inverses, ranks, and decompositions. The app also offers custom input and the ability to save and edit solutions.

**Highlights:** Solves systems of linear equations, Calculates matrix determinants and inverses, Performs QR, LU, and Cholesky decompositions, Finds eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Step-by-step solution descriptions, Custom keyboard for data entry, Works offline

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Access | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Maple Calculator free?

Maple Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Matrix Operations free?

Matrix Operations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Maple Calculator or Matrix Operations?

Maple Calculator and Matrix Operations are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.5K and 19 ratings respectively.

### Do Maple Calculator or Matrix Operations have ads?

Matrix Operations shows ads; Maple Calculator does not.

### Which is updated more often, Maple Calculator or Matrix Operations?

Maple Calculator ships an update every 2 months, and Matrix Operations every 10 days. Most recently, Maple Calculator was updated on October 14, 2026 and Matrix Operations on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*