Formalize Light vs Math keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formalize Light
This utility app provides a keyboard extension for typing mathematical formulas on iOS devices. It offers easy access to over 100 symbols and generates professionally typeset equations that can be converted to TeX.
- Mathematical keyboard extension
- Over 100 symbols
- One-handed access
- Professionally typeset formulas
- Convert formulas to TeX
- Insert formulas into any app
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Do you wish you could properly type math on your iPhone or iPad? With Formalize, you can! Formalize is a keyboard extension for mathematical content. It provides intuitive one-handed access to more than 100 symbols and produces professionally typeset formulas. Easily convert your formulas to PNG* or TeX and insert them anywhere, in any app! * Not available in Formalize Light
Math keyboard
Perform calculations directly from your keyboard without switching apps. This smart helper allows quick math while chatting, taking notes, or entering data. It features calculator memory to save and reuse values, enhancing productivity.
- Built-in calculator keyboard
- Calculator memory function
- No app switching required
- Supports basic and advanced operations
- Minimalist design for productivity
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A Custom Keyboard with a Built-In Calculator — Do the Math Without Switching Apps This smart calculator app is built into your keyboard, so you can perform quick calculations while typing in any app. Whether you're chatting, taking notes, or entering data, this math helper is always ready. Designed as a lightweight, efficient custom keyboard, it functions as a full math keyboard, now with calculator memory to store and reuse values easily. Key Features: - Built-in calculator available directly from the keyboard - Calculator memory for saving and recalling results - No app switching — works in Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more - Supports basic and advanced operations - Clean, minimal design focused on productivity - Perfect for quick math, planning expenses, or typing smarter. Download now and keep your numbers at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math keyboard at 100% against Formalize Light's 17%. Math keyboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). Formalize Light's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, 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
Formalize Light is free to download; Math keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Math keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Formalize Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math keyboard's.
Formalize Light ships an update every 12 months, Math keyboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formalize Light | Math keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #167 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Hambrecht | Nikolai Rodionov |
Customer experience
Formalize Light
Math keyboard
In-app purchases
Formalize Light
No in-app purchases
Math keyboard
No in-app purchases
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