Nixie Calculator vs PaletteCalculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nixie Calculator
This calculator app features a digital paper tape to display entries, which can be copied or shared. It offers various customization options like color schemes, rounding, and display modes, blending retro aesthetics with modern device technology.
- Paper tape for entry display
- Copy and paste functionality
- Customizable color schemes
- Adjustable rounding and exponential modes
- Classic Nixie font option
- Thousand separator styles
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Features of Nixie Calculator: • Paper tape to display what you have entered. Can be copied or shared • Copy and paste entries Settings available: • Color schemes • Color layouts (in-app purchase) • Rounding options • Exponential modes • Use classic Nixie font for the display • Separators embedded with the digits • Classic pyramid and illuminated thousand separators • Classic red filter The calculator is a rounding or truncating type to fit numbers into the fixed display. Please enjoy this calculator that combines one of the first display technologies with state of the art in phone and tablet technology.
PaletteCalculator
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PaletteCalculator has the following functions ・display of calculation formula ・history ・memory ・undo ・selection of calculation formulas by cursor / partial selection / overall selection PaletteCalculator supports the following functions ・sin ・cos ・tan ・arcsin ・arccos ・arctan ・sinh ・cosh ・tanh ・arcsinh ・arccosh ・arctanh ・exp ・log ・power ・root ・factorical ・nPk ・nCk ・nHk ・tax
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaletteCalculator at none against Nixie Calculator's 1. PaletteCalculator also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Nixie Calculator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Nixie Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaletteCalculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nixie Calculator ships an update monthly, PaletteCalculator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nixie Calculator | PaletteCalculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UNB SYSTEMS PTY LTD | Towa TAKEUCHI |
In-app purchases
Nixie Calculator
- Color Layouts$2.99
PaletteCalculator
No in-app purchases
