Comparison

TechniCalc Calculator vs Clean Links

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

Clean Links

This utility app removes tracking parameters from URLs, reveals the true destination of QR codes before opening, and allows you to send cleaned links between your devices. It prioritizes user privacy with no accounts, subscriptions, or ads.

Highlights
  • Strips tracking parameters from URLs
  • Reveals QR code destinations before opening
  • Sends cleaned links between Apple devices
  • Unshortens shortened URLs
  • Generates QR codes
  • Safari extension for one-tap cleaning
  • Shortcuts and widget integration
Features
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That link a friend just sent you probably has a dozen tracking parameters glued to the end of it. Clean Links strips them off. It also opens up QR codes so you can read where they actually go before you commit to tapping. The app does a handful of things, and does them without an account, a subscription, or an ad: QR reader that shows you the destination URL first. Quishing scams work because nobody can read a QR code with their eyes, so you scan and hope. This one puts the real address on screen and waits. Link cleaner. Paste anything, get back the same link minus the utm tags, click IDs, and referral junk. Works on links from hundreds of shopping sites, social networks and search engines. Send to Device. Push a cleaned link from your iPhone into your Mac's browser, or over to another iPhone or iPad. If the device is asleep or offline the link waits for it. Unshorten. Feed it a bit.ly or t.co address and it follows the chain to whatever sits at the end. Useful when a shortened link turns up from someone you don't know, which is how most phishing starts. Tracker blocker covering 71+ services, running as a parameter remover across everything you paste. QR generator for making your own codes out of links you trust. Safari extension that cleans every link on a page in one tap. Shortcuts, a Control Center widget, and a share sheet action, if you want the whole thing automated. Nothing leaves your device. There's no analytics SDK in here, no crash reporter phoning home, no account to create. Privacy isn't a feature we bolted on; there was never any data to collect. ■ Send Links Between Your Devices Share a cleaned link from any iPhone, iPad or Mac and it opens where you send it: in your Mac's browser, or from a notification on iPhone and iPad. Links queue up if the device is offline. You can run Shortcuts on your other devices this way too. You'll need Clean Links on each device, iCloud turned on, and the same Apple account. ■ Coming from Hyperduck? Clean Links does the same handoff, adds tracker stripping on the way out, handles more than one Mac, and costs nothing. ■ Link Sharing FAQ ‣ Why not AirDrop? AirDrop needs both devices awake and nearby. This doesn't, and it drops the link straight into a background tab. ‣ Why not iCloud Tabs? Because iCloud Tabs only works in Safari, and the tabs are easy to lose. These open in whatever browser you actually use. ‣ Why not Reading List? Reading List is where links go to be forgotten. Yours open immediately. ‣ Why not Handoff? Handoff wants the devices in the same room. Clean Links supports Handoff anyway, for when they are. ‣ More than one device? Send to several at once. Any iPhone, iPad or Mac signed into the same Apple account with the app installed can receive. ‣ Want to leave a device out? Turn off receiving in that device's settings. ■ Spotted a tracker we don't catch yet? There's a link in Settings to tell us. We'll add them.

Screenshots

TechniCalc Calculator4 screens
Clean Links4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clean Links at Free against TechniCalc Calculator's $7.99. Clean Links also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clean Links holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of TechniCalc Calculator's written reviews are positive against 93% of Clean Links's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TechniCalc Calculator ships an update monthly, Clean Links every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TechniCalc Calculator versus Clean Links: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechniCalc CalculatorClean Links
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (84 ratings)4.9 (94 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8494 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB90 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJacob ParkerNumen Technologies Limited

Customer experience

TechniCalc Calculator

All ratings84 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative2.6%

Clean Links

All ratings85 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%

Bugs and requests

TechniCalc Calculator

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Interface scaling issues on iPad (split screen/windowed mode)
  • UI elements (keypad, sidebar) become enormous when resized
  • Calculations get squished at the top of the window
  • Matrices overlap on themselves when resized
  • Text too small and light on iPad
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  • Unit converter is time-consuming to change units
  • Matrix dimensions are not always possible (e.g., 3x2)
  • Lacks basic matrix functions like reducedRowEchelon
  • Complicated to use for some matrix operations
  • No real instruction manual, reference section incomplete
  • Inconsistencies in signs with decimal numbers (magnitude correct, sign always positive)
  • Some calculations can be slow after currency update
  • Real and imaginary breakout functions have strange behavior
  • Window size cannot be changed on macOS
  • Cannot force quit on macOS, requires restart
  • Not easily findable on macOS
  • No way to leave a second tip for the developer
  • Resent not being able to email the developer directly

Requested features

15 requests
  • Functionality on Apple Watch
  • Option to change divide sign to /
  • Multi-line history on the top
  • Color coding for grouped buttons
  • More interface customization
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  • Option to color the background of calculator buttons
  • Widget for quick access
  • Favorites menu for unit conversions
  • Syncing of saved equations and settings across devices
  • Easier way to solve for a parameter in an equation without initial guesses
  • Export operations as LaTeX
  • Decimal to mixed number form conversion
  • Unlock different background colors/themes and app icons
  • Adjust font size to be bolder and larger on iPad
  • Improved functionality in low light and outside

Clean Links

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Clean Links

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TechniCalc Calculator free?
TechniCalc Calculator costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Clean Links free?
Clean Links is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TechniCalc Calculator or Clean Links?
Clean Links is rated higher. TechniCalc Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Clean Links averages 4.9 from 94 ratings.
Do TechniCalc Calculator or Clean Links have ads?
Neither TechniCalc Calculator nor Clean Links shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TechniCalc Calculator or Clean Links?
TechniCalc Calculator ships an update monthly, and Clean Links every 2 weeks. Most recently, TechniCalc Calculator was updated on November 13, 2026 and Clean Links on November 12, 2026.

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