RPN vs Skipper Science App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RPN
This app is a photo-realistic simulation of the classic HP-25 scientific calculator. It offers advanced programming features, a vast function library, and modern enhancements for enhanced usability on iOS devices.
- Photo-realistic simulation
- Programmable (99/999 steps)
- 15 user-defined function keys
- 100 symbolic labels
- 100 visible registers
- Program library with 150+ programs
- Over 270 functions
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RPN-25 CE is a photo-realistic simulation of Hewlett-Packard's highly popular scientific calculator HP-25 for the iPhone. Produced from August 1975 through 1978, it was the "Squash" member of the second-generation HP calculators known as the "Woodstock" series. It was also the first programmable calculator costing less than $200. RPN-25 CE simulates the HP-25C version released in July 1976. Its major improvement in that update was "Continuous Memory". While the simulator works just like the original calculator, a number of carefully designed extensions make it massively more powerful. Features: • Photo-realistic look • Programmable (99 or 999 steps), subroutines, conditional loops, branching • Insert and delete steps with automatic address correction • 15 user-defined function keys of up to 6 characters each, redefinable under program control • Programmable text messages • Program Auto-Start option upon loading • 100 symbolic labels • 100 visible registers, "non-volatile", with unrestricted store/recall arithmetic • 100 flags, visible at a glance • Single-step constants • Program comments • Program library with more than 150 programs pre-installed • More than 270 functions and operations not available on the HP-25 • 100 sounds built-in • Much faster than the original • "Live" register view supporting user interaction (run/stop, single-stepping) • "Live" stack view • Thousands separator (optional) • High-contrast display (optional) • Selectable pause length (up to a day) • Program listing view with program title and description • Program library view • Store, name and retrieve any number of programs • Sharing: Files, iCloud Drive, e-mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, copy, paste, print • Import and run RPN-32 CE and GO-25 programs • Run a large number of HP-41 programs with little or no changes • Clock display (AM/PM or 24h) • Supports Dark Mode Calculator functions: • Statistics, including clearing statistics registers only • Factorial for arbitrary arguments • Trigonometric functions (degrees, radians, grads) • Polar/rectangular conversions • Inverse, square root, logarithm, exponential, Pi • Percentage • Storage arithmetic (store and recall) • Extended stack operations • Low-battery warning • Sound alerts • ..and many, many more Details: cuveesoft.ch/rpn25
Skipper Science App
This app allows fishermen to easily report crucial marine data from their phones while at sea. It supports structured data collection on environmental and fisheries priorities, even without internet access. Join a community dedicated to advocating for healthy fisheries.
- Report jellyfish and algae blooms
- Log fish stomach contents
- Record entanglements and marine debris
- Track sea surface temperature
- Document marine mammal interactions
- Offline data logging
- Structured data collection forms
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The Skipper Science app enables fishermen to report data such as jellyfish and algae blooms, abnormalities, fish stomach contents, entanglements, and marine debris, sea surface temperature, marine mammal interactions, etc. simply and easily from their phones while on the water. Targeted data collection forms available through the app enable in-depth and structured data on environmental and fisheries priorities identified by fishermen, fisheries scientists, and fisheries managers. Data can be logged regardless of internet access through the Skipper Science app and then can be uploaded when Wi-Fi connection is available. For more information on the Skipper Science Partnership, please contact us at info@skipperscience.org. Add your voice to a community of fishermen advocating for healthy and thriving fisheries!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Skipper Science App at Free against RPN's $2.99. Skipper Science App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). RPN's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Skipper Science App is free to download; RPN costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Skipper Science App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RPN has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RPN ships an update every 2 months, Skipper Science App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RPN | Skipper Science App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CuVee Software | Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government |
Customer experience
RPN
Skipper Science App
In-app purchases
RPN
No in-app purchases
Skipper Science App
No in-app purchases









