Comparison

Command vs RPN Deck

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

Head to head
About

Command

This app offers a command-line interface for performing complex calculations, including chained operations, variable assignments, and advanced mathematical functions. It supports various number bases, constants, and provides a built-in help system for ease of use.

Highlights
  • Command-line interface
  • Chained calculations
  • Variable assignment
  • Complex numbers
  • Multiple number bases
  • Unit and function definition
  • Extensive math functions
Features
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Command-Line Calculator (CLCalculator) provides the most fluid interface, especially if you are performing chained calculations i.e. multiple calculations that rely on the results of previous calculations. By providing a command-line interface, CLCalculator allows you to easily enter and view the history of your calculations. You focus on your calculations instead of being intimidated by myriad of buttons on a traditional calculator interface! In addition to performing basic calculations, CLCalculator provides an array of features such as: - Assign and reuse variables - Complex numbers - Number bases i.e. binary, octal, hexadecimal - Constants e.g. e, pi - String manipulation - Matrices - Unit conversion: in-built and user-defined (create your own units!) - Functions: in-built and user-defined (create your own functions!) - Arithmetic functions e.g. fraction, square root, rounding off, ceiling, floor, logarithm - Algebra functions e.g. derivative, simplify symbolic expressions, solve linear equations - Bitwise functions e.g. bitwise and, not, or, left and right shift - Combinatorics functions e.g. Bell, Catalan, Stirling numbers - Geometry functions - Logical functions e.g. and, not, or, xor - Probability functions e.g. combinations, permutations, factorial - Relational functions - Set functions e.g. cartesian product, intersection, union - Statistics functions e.g. mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance - Trigonometry functions e.g. sin, cos, tan, cot, sinh, acos - and much more! The app also comes with a comprehensive in-built help system with plenty of examples. CLCalculator is powered by math.js (https://mathjs.org/)

About

RPN Deck

Features
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RPN Deck is a reverse Polish calculator built for speed — and for fixing mistakes without starting over. EVERY NUMBER STAYS EDITABLE On most calculators one wrong digit means clearing the lot and typing it again. Here every value stays on screen. Tap a row to correct it in place. Swipe a row away to delete it. Undo steps back through anything you did. RPN, PROPERLY Type a value, press ENTER, type the next one. No parentheses. No equals key. No expression to hold in your head and get wrong three terms later. The stack is unlimited and every level of it stays visible. FAST Four functions and a percent key. TOTAL folds the whole stack into one number in a single press. Nothing is buried in a menu, because there are no menus. THE FULL DECK — a one-time in-app purchase Three ways in, one unlock. The Tape prints every keystroke like a receipt — each entry, each operation, each total — and shares as an image, text, or PDF. Scan points the camera at a receipt so you tap printed amounts straight onto the stack. Voice lets you speak numbers and they land where you'd type them. Family Sharing is supported, so one purchase covers your family group. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE No scientific functions. One surface, and everything on it does something. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-in. No analytics, no tracking, no advertising. Nothing leaves your phone unless you share it yourself. iPhone, portrait, English.

Screenshots

Command4 screens
RPN Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Command at none against RPN Deck's 1. Command also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. RPN Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Command ships an update every 5 days, RPN Deck every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Command versus RPN Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommandRPN Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKetan AppaEdgard Leo Berendsen Mercado

In-app purchases

None

Command

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RPN Deck

One-time1
  • Full Deck$2.99

Questions

Is Command free?
Command is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RPN Deck free?
RPN Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Command or RPN Deck have ads?
Neither Command nor RPN Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Command or RPN Deck?
Command ships an update every 5 days, and RPN Deck every 11 days. Most recently, Command was updated on November 3, 2026 and RPN Deck on November 6, 2026.

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