Comparison

TechniCalc Calculator vs BarChip

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

Head to head
About

TechniCalc Calculator

This app offers a modern, intuitive interface for complex calculations, supporting scientific, engineering, and advanced mathematical functions. It allows natural equation entry, provides a formula book, and includes unit and currency converters. Available across Apple devices, it caters to students and professionals needing a powerful calculation tool.

Highlights
  • Natural equation entry
  • Advanced math engine
  • Formula book and equations
  • Unit and currency converter
  • Statistics mode
  • Equation solvers
  • Supports multiple Apple devices
Features
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TechniCalc is every bit functional as it is beautiful. The modern interface that makes a clean break from traditional pocket calculators. Equations are entered in a natural way, adhering to every detail of hand-written maths. The advanced maths engine also makes this the only calculator you'll ever need. ◉ FEATURES ▸ Runs on iPhone, iPad, and macOS - with an Apple Watch companion ▸ Dark mode ▸ Supports split screen and wireless keyboards ▸ Shows the full equation as you type ▸ Basic calculations (+, -, ×, ÷, %) ▸ Brackets ▸ Square and cubic roots ▸ Exponents and logarithms ▸ Trigonometry (sin, cos, tan) ▸ Degrees, radians, and gradians ▸ Constants (pi, e, and over 100 other physical constants) ▸ Formula book and equations ▸ Calculation history ▸ Unit converter ▸ Currency converter ▸ Statistics mode ◉ ADVANCED MATHS ▸ Almost unlimited number sizes - over 1,000,000 factorial ▸ Square roots and logarithms with any base ▸ Factorial, nPr, nCr, and gamma ▸ Hyperbolic trigonometry (sinh, cosh, tanh) ▸ Vectors and matrices ▸ Imaginary and complex numbers ▸ Series sums and products ▸ Numerical integration and differentiation ▸ Binary, octal, and hexadecimal ▸ Programmer mode ◉ EQUATION SOLVERS ▸ Quadratic ▸ Cubic ▸ Systems of 2 and 3 linear equations ▸ Root finder

About

BarChip

This app simplifies planning for fiber-reinforced concrete structures. It uses custom calculators based on industry design methodologies to determine feasibility, optimal fiber dosages, and thicknesses for various scenarios. It's designed for engineers and construction professionals.

Highlights
  • Fibre reinforced concrete planning
  • Custom calculators based on ACI 544 and TR34 v4
  • Determine optimal fiber dose rates
  • Calculate structural thicknesses
  • Optimised Flooring tool
  • Bending Moment and Shrinkage control scenarios
Features
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BarChip Fibre Concrete The BarChip Fibre Concrete Dashboard makes planning for a fibre reinforced concrete structure easier than it’s ever been. Using custom calculators based on ACI 544 and TR34 v4 design methodologies, you can easily determine the feasibility of BarChip fibre concrete on your project. The BarChip Fibre Concrete Dashboard can help you determine optimal fibre dose rates and thicknesses for Bending Moment and Shrinkage control scenarios and the Optimised Flooring tool will help you determine dosages and thicknesses as well as different loading scenarios for your selected inputs. About BarChip For over 100 years the technology behind concrete reinforcement has barely changed. It’s expensive, labour intensive and suffers from corrosion. We set out to create the next generation of concrete reinforcement, a reinforcement for the 21st century. We created BarChip synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement. Our innovative spirit was critical to the development of our first synthetic fiber. Yes, it prevented concrete cancer, but the overall performance of the fiber reinforced concrete was still not enough to revolutionize the world. We embraced that spirit of innovation and launched the Future Fiber Research and Development Program. Through the Future Fiber Program we conducted thousands of trials and pioneered nearly every development in synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement technology. We improved product performance to levels previously not thought possible and established our synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement as the most reliable and highest performing fiber reinforcement in the world. We believe that long term business relationships can only be sustained by a commitment to provide the highest quality products and services and by adding long term value to our customer’s business. The achievement of these objectives is directly linked to our ability to deliver creative and cost effective solutions to our customers, designed to assist them in meeting their business goals safely. Today our synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement is used across every major construction sector in over 20 countries. Thousands of companies around the world have made the switch to the synthetic fiber reinforcement system.

Screenshots

TechniCalc Calculator4 screens
BarChip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BarChip at Free against TechniCalc Calculator's $7.99. BarChip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TechniCalc Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BarChip is free to download; TechniCalc Calculator costs $7.99 up front. TechniCalc Calculator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BarChip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BarChip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TechniCalc Calculator has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TechniCalc Calculator ships an update monthly, BarChip every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TechniCalc Calculator versus BarChip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechniCalc CalculatorBarChip
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (84 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob ParkerBarchip Australia Pty Ltd

Customer experience

TechniCalc Calculator

All ratings83 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative2.6%

BarChip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TechniCalc Calculator

One-time4
  • Every Little Helps$0.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$2.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$4.99
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  • Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99
None

BarChip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TechniCalc Calculator free?
TechniCalc Calculator costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BarChip free?
BarChip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TechniCalc Calculator or BarChip?
BarChip is rated higher. TechniCalc Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while BarChip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TechniCalc Calculator or BarChip have ads?
Neither TechniCalc Calculator nor BarChip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TechniCalc Calculator or BarChip?
TechniCalc Calculator ships an update monthly, and BarChip every 5 weeks. Most recently, TechniCalc Calculator was updated on October 24, 2026 and BarChip on October 23, 2026.

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