next.calc vs Big Text Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
next.calc
A beautifully designed calculator app that offers a modern and intuitive user experience. It features personalization options, live activities, and widgets for quick access, along with advanced editing capabilities for complex expressions.
- Free with no ads or tracking
- Customizable themes
- Live Activities and Lock Screen Widgets
- One-handed keyboard
- Infix calculations with syntax highlighting
- Infinite history and favorite expressions
- Cursor gestures and trackpad support
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next.calc is a beautiful and intuitive calculator, reimagined for the modern era, with many useful features: Completely Free - No cost, no ads, no tracking! Themes - Personalize to match your style Live Activities - Quickly jump back into an unfinished expression Lock Screen Widgets - Quickly access from the lock screen One-Handed Keyboard - Effortlessly use on larger phones and tablets A Cursor - Allows for easy typing and editing, just like typing in Messages or Notes Infix Calculations - See the full expression, in context, as you type Multi-Lined Expressions - Making long expressions a pleasure to edit Syntax Highlighting - Makes expressions easier to digest Real-Time Answers - See the answer as you type Infinite History - Easily jump back to a previous expression or answer Favorite Expressions with Notes - Great for storing budgets, calculating tips, formulas, etc. Intuitive Cursor Gestures - Swipe left and right on the keyboard to quickly move the cursor Intuitive Keyboard Gestures - Swipe down (or long press) on keys with secondary values Keyboard and Trackpad Support - Works great with the Magic Keyboard iPad Support & Multitasking - Supports Split View and Slide Over Copy, Cut, and Paste - Double tap on numbers to quickly select and edit them Beautiful Handmade Animations and Icons - Makes the app a delight and a pleasure to use And more!
Big Text Display
Display messages in large, screen-filling text for easy visibility from a distance. Features speech synthesis, shake-to-flash, and saved favorites for quick access. Ideal for noisy environments or accessibility needs.
- Full-screen text display
- Speech synthesis
- Shake to flash message
- Save favorite messages
- Accessibility features
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Write messages in really big font for others to see easily! The message will take up your whole screen. SHARE FROM FAR AWAY Share from across the room, even when noisy. Use speech synthesis and audio transcription to easily use this for accessibility needs. SHAKE AND CATCH ATTENTION Shake to flash your message for more attention, grabbing more attention even in a hard to see situation. SAVE FAVORITES Double-tap to save your favorite messages for easy access, with a list of favorites that you can see or your most recent ones a swipe away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: next.calc at 5.0 against Big Text Display's 4.5. next.calc also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Big Text Display's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. next.calc sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Big Text Display asks for nothing beyond the download.
next.calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of next.calc's written reviews are positive against 67% of Big Text Display's.
next.calc ships an update every 5 weeks, Big Text Display every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | next.calc | Big Text Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (40 ratings) — better | 4.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Angelsberg | Kathryn Gonzalez |
Customer experience
next.calc
Big Text Display
In-app purchases
next.calc
- Buy me a slice of pizza$2.99
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
- Buy me a burrito$9.99
Big Text Display
No in-app purchases
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