Dev Calculator vs Hackertab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dev Calculator
A free, ad-free developer calculator focused on bitwise operations and base conversions. It supports unsigned integers up to 64 bits and includes features like shifting, rotating, and casting.
- Bitwise operations (AND, NOT, OR, XOR)
- Shifting and rotating
- Casting support
- 64-bit unsigned integer support
- Base conversions
- No ads
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Full featured, completely free, developer calculator with no ads. Designed primarily for bit operations and quick conversion of bases. In-app purchases don't affect features and are only meant as a way to donate to the developer for his effort. Supports bitwise operations like AND, NOT, OR, XOR. Also supports shifting, rotating and casting. This calculator supports unsigned integers up to 64 bits.
Hackertab
This app aggregates tech news, developer updates, and trending repositories from over a dozen trusted sources. It allows users to customize their feed based on interests and save articles for later reading. Stay informed on the latest in the developer world, even on the go.
- Curated feed of repositories, news, tools, and events
- Aggregates content from 11+ trusted sources
- Follow 46+ development topics
- Customize feed by sources and interests
- Save favorite articles for later
- Share articles easily
- Light and dark mode support
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HackerTab Mobile is your personalized tech dashboard, a curated feed of the latest repositories, developer news, tools, and events, tailored to your interests. Built for developers of all types, mobile, backend, full stack, or data science. HackerTab saves you time by aggregating top content from 11 trusted sources including GitHub, Hacker News, Dev.to, Medium, Product Hunt, and more. Key Features • Get updates from 12+ platforms: GitHub, HackerNews, Dev.to, Reddit, Medium, and others • Follow 46+ development topics like Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Php, Go, R and many more • Customize your feed by selecting your favorite sources and interests • Save your favorite articles and read them later • Share articles with your friends in one click • Seamlessly switch between light and dark mode based on your system settings • Reach out to support directly via email HackerTab Mobile brings the best of the dev world to your phone — so you stay informed even when you're away from your desktop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dev Calculator at every 11 days against Hackertab's every 4 months. Dev Calculator also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dev Calculator against 5.0 for Hackertab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Dev Calculator ships an update every 11 days, Hackertab every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dev Calculator | Hackertab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Lassen | Zouhir RAJDAOUI |
Customer experience
Dev Calculator
Hackertab
In-app purchases
Dev Calculator
No in-app purchases
Hackertab
No in-app purchases
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