GraphMath vs Tikal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GraphMath
This powerful graphing calculator visualizes complex mathematical functions in 2D and 3D. Explore Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates with animated graphs and detailed tables of points. It offers features like derivatives, integrals, and intersections for comprehensive mathematical analysis.
- 3D graphing (Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical)
- 2D graphing (Cartesian, Polar, Parametric)
- Animated graphs
- Detailed point tables
- Derivative and integral calculations
- Intersection point finding
- Undo/redo functionality
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This graphing calculator is user friendly and powerful. It is fully compatible with iOS 14 and 15, and mostly compatible with iOS 13 and Mac OS. Cartesian 3D Z = F (X, Y) functions: ——————————————————— Graphs can be: 1. Drawn as surface, lines, or dots. 2. Drawn with or without perspective, and with different light and reflection settings. 3. Tilted up or down. 4. Rotated to any position. 5. Drawing is animated by either X, Y, or Z. Table of all points can be sorted by either X or Y. Cylindrical 3D Z = F (Θ, R) functions: ——————————————————— Graphs can be: 1. Drawn as surface, lines, or dots. 2. Drawn with or without perspective, and with different light and reflection settings. 3. Tilted up or down. 4. Rotated to any position. 5. Drawing is animated by Θ, R, or Z. Table of all points can be sorted by either Θ or R. Spherical 3D R = F (Θ, Φ) functions: ——————————————————— Graphs can be: 1. Drawn as surface, lines, or dots. 2. Drawn with or without perspective, and with different light and reflection settings. 3. Tilted up or down. 4. Rotated to any position. 5. Drawing is animated by either Θ or Φ. Table of all points can be sorted by Θ, Φ, or R. Cartesian 2D Y = F (X) functions: ———————————————— Graph displays the following curves: 1. One or two Y = F (X) functions. 2. Derivative of the first function. 3. Integral of the first function as a shade and a curve. Graph features: 1. Drawing is animated by X. 2. Clicking on the curves shows curve values, and finds closest point in the table. Tables: 1. All function, integral, and derivative values. 2. Zero intersections of first function. 3. Intersections between first and second functions. Polar 2D R = F (Θ) functions: ——————————————— Graph displays the following curves: 1. One or two R = F (Θ) functions. 2. Integral of the first function as a shade and a curve. Graph features: 1. Drawing is animated by Θ. 2. Clicking on the curves shows curve values, and finds closest point in the table. Tables: 1. Table of all function and integral values 2. Table of zero intersections of first function. 3. Table of intersections between first and second functions. Parametric 2D X = F1 (T), Y = F2 (T) functions: ————————————————————————— Graph features: 1. Drawing is animated by T. 2. Clicking on the curves shows T, X, and Y values, and finds them in the table. Table of all points. F (X, Y) = 0 equations: ———————————— Graph displays solutions as points. Clicking on the points shows X, and Y values, and finds them in the table. Table of all points. Common features: —————————— 1. List of previous entries. 2. List of preset entries. 3. Undo and redo buttons for formula entries. 4. Automatic correction of errors in function limits or steps are offered. 5. All function points can be saved to clipboard in a table format. 6. All function points can be displayed on corresponding graphs. 7. Control colors can be changed to black and white. 8. Link to Vectors and Planes 3D Geometry Guide App. 9. Link to Matrix Calculator Step by Step App. Common features of all images: 1. Animation frames can be frozen and moved back or forward. 2. Animation speed can be adjusted. 3. Zoom. 4. Scroll. 5. Save to Clipboard. 6. Save to Photos 7. Color picker. New functions and further UI improvements for our apps are coming! Developers hope to get feedback at graphmath@aol.com.
Tikal
This scientific calculator app emulates a 1978 Japanese pocket calculator with enhanced precision. It offers advanced functions, a shareable log, and a graph display for statistical mode. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with customizable display colors.
- Emulates 1978 Japanese pocket calculator
- Arithmetic, trigonometric, logarithmic, statistical functions
- High internal precision
- Graph display for statistical mode
- Shareable calculation log
- Customizable display colors (red, green, blue)
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This calculator app is loosely based on a pocket calculator designed in Japan in 1978. It provides arithmetic, trigonometric, logarithmic and statistical functions and fairly high internal precision with a display mode of 8 digits in portrait and 12 digits in landscape mode, which can be interchanged freely while entering numbers, and a scientific notation mode with 5/9 digits mantissa and 2 digits exponent. Internally it uses Decimals for primitive operations and Double floating point numbers for everything else, so in general it should be somehow more accurate than the original calculator model it was based on. I added a graph display for the statistical mode, a shareable calculation log, a manual (all accessible by tapping on the title line above the buttons) and a random number function that produces random numbers in the range [0..1]. The operational correctness is checked with unit tests. All examples from the original manual work with the same or with higher accuracy. There are about 45 unit tests until now covering different combinations, which should be sufficient for everyday educational or household calculations. The unit test set will be further expanded with future versions. The app does not store or transmit any data apart from the user-initiated log file sharing, it just needs permission to install and use the included 7 segment font for emulating the LCD display. There are no advertisements. The "OFF" Button exits the application immediately. Localizations for other languages are in preparation, this mainly concerns the manual and translations in the additional views. The main display uses a universal standard 7-segment display without localization options for clarity. The dark mode aims at a LED effect instead of LCD. Made the default blue instead of red, though there were no blue LEDs in 1978. In the settings you can choose from red, green or blue for now. The localizations may still contain errors and missing translations. Segment7Standard font license: SIL Open Font License (OFL) Link: https://www.fontspace.com/segment7-font-f19825 Music in App Previews: Excerpts from Gustav Holst, "The Planets": "Mercury the Messenger" and "Neptune the Mystic", performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustav Holst, published by Columbia 1923, Recording in the Public Domain Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Planets,_Op.32_(Holst,_Gustav) Known issues: - Klingon mode shows an obfuscated log that still does not make much sense.This is because Klingon ist not integrated into Unicode, and logging is probably not compatible with the Klingon honor code anyway. Written in Swift 5. This application is completely free of AI, so you can be fairly sure only human errors are to be reckoned with...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GraphMath at Free against Tikal's $1.99. GraphMath also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On rating, update cadence, 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
GraphMath is free to download; Tikal costs $1.99 up front. 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 GraphMath against 5.0 for Tikal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GraphMath has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GraphMath ships an update fortnightly, Tikal every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GraphMath | Tikal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Morozov | PETER KOLLNER |
Customer experience
GraphMath
Tikal
In-app purchases
GraphMath
No in-app purchases
Tikal
No in-app purchases









