Comparison

Programmer's Calculator vs Dev Calc

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

Head to head
About

Programmer's Calculator

This application serves as a versatile calculator designed for programmers. It supports conversions and calculations across binary, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems.

Highlights
  • Binary number support
  • Decimal number support
  • Hexadecimal number support
  • Number system conversions
  • Programmer-focused calculations
Features
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A calculator for programmers that supports binary numbers, decimal numbers, and hexadecimal numbers. Terms of Use : https://norche.jp/app_terms.html Privacy Policy : https://norche.jp/app_policy.html

About

Dev Calc

This app assists developers and programmers with immediate numeric conversions between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal formats. It also provides tools for generating color codes from RGB, HSL, and HSV values, with a color picker and preset options.

Highlights
  • Numeric conversion (Bin, Oct, Dec, Hex)
  • Signed/Unsigned options
  • Adjustable bit sizes (8, 16, 32, 64)
  • RGB, HSL, HSV color code generation
  • Color picker
  • Preset color options
Features
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You can convert numeric to Bin, Oct, Dec, Hex immediately with Signed, Unsigned. ** Introduction ** This is a calculator app to help System Developers and Programmers. Convert numeric to binary, octal, decimal, hex immediately. You can set conversion bit number and signed/unsigned, so you can adjust settings for binary, short, int, long. Also you can get clolor code for system application from RGB and Color Picker. And you can choose preset color simply. ** Overview ** - Convert numeric to binary, octal, decimal, hex immediately. - You can edit each digits for detailed confirmation. - You can get color code from RGB, HSL, HSV and Color Picker. - Using preset color, you can get color code quickly. ** Characteristics ** >> Numeric conversion - You can input numeric in binary, octal, decimal, hex. - You can choose bits size from 8bits, 16bits, 32bits, 64bits. - You can choose signed numeric or unsigned numeric. - you can edit each digits directly. >> Color code - You can see a color code in Hex, RGB, HSL and HSV. - Support alpha channel of color. - You can get a color code from RGB, HSL, HSV adjuster and Color Picker. - You can get a color code just by choosing a preset color. ** Terms of Use ** https://coconutsdevelop.com/en/terms/terms_of_use.html ** Developer website ** https://coconutsdevelop.com/

Screenshots

Programmer's Calculator1 screens
Dev Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Programmer's Calculator at 4.7 against Dev Calc's 2.0. Programmer's Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (927 vs 2). Dev Calc's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Programmer's Calculator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Dev Calc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Programmer's Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Programmer's Calculator has 927 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Programmer's Calculator's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dev Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Programmer's Calculator ships an update every 6 months, Dev Calc every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Programmer's Calculator versus Dev Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgrammer's CalculatorDev Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (927 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings927 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuma KitaseiToshiya Hondo

Customer experience

Programmer's Calculator

All ratings844 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative24.1%

Dev Calc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Programmer's Calculator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add octal support
  • Implement RPN input mode
  • Add 2's complement and bit shift functions
  • Provide visual feedback on calculations
  • Allow setting number of bits
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  • Add landscape mode support

Dev Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Programmer's Calculator

Subscriptions1
  • Premium member$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Dev Calc

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads (Monthly)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Programmer's Calculator free?
Programmer's Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dev Calc free?
Dev Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Programmer's Calculator or Dev Calc?
Programmer's Calculator is rated higher. Programmer's Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 927 ratings, while Dev Calc averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Programmer's Calculator or Dev Calc have ads?
Dev Calc shows ads; Programmer's Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, Programmer's Calculator or Dev Calc?
Programmer's Calculator ships an update every 6 months, and Dev Calc every 2 months. Most recently, Programmer's Calculator was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dev Calc on November 3, 2026.

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