Comparison

Calculation Pad vs PrefixCalc

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

Head to head
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.

About

PrefixCalc

Features
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This calculator supports Metric‑prefix such as kilo and giga. The calculator supports quetta (10^30) and quecto (10^-30), which were added in 2022. Main Functions ・Support for arithmetic operations (+ - ×÷) ・Results converted to Japanese numerals for display ・Delete one character at a time with the "DEL" button  Press and hold to delete all ・Press and hold to copy calculation formulas and results  English (Short scale, Long scale) and  Chinese numerals can also be selected. ・Calculations that include prefixes such as 2M+1k, 2M×1μ, etc. Note: ・Very large numbers that exceed 200 digits may be rounded off for display and calculation purposes.  Please note this when precision is required. ・Short scale and Long scale are currently supported up to 10^198. ・Kanji notation is supported up to 10^72.  If it is greater than the number, it will be displayed in Arabic numerals.

Screenshots

Calculation Pad4 screens
PrefixCalc2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrefixCalc at none against Calculation Pad's 5. 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. PrefixCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Calculation Pad versus PrefixCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculation PadPrefixCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYukio TajimaYONAGARE LAB

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
None

PrefixCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculation Pad free?
Calculation Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrefixCalc free?
PrefixCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calculation Pad or PrefixCalc have ads?
Neither Calculation Pad nor PrefixCalc shows ads.

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