CalcPad vs Nummeric
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalcPad
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CalcPad is not just another calculator app among the many calculator apps. Why? If you are using a mobile calculator app. You will find that it calculates differently from a physical calculator. Since the calculator app uses a process known as PEMDAS or BODMAS for its calculations, while a physical calculator uses a step-by-step calculation. For example 5+5/5, on the physical calculator, you will get the answer equal to 2. But if you do it on the calculator app, the answer will be equal to 6. Because the calculator app will use the principle of PEMDAS/BODMAS. It is calculated using parentheses, division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction, but a physical calculator does it step by step. That's why you will get different results. Calculator users who want to perform sequential calculations will not be able to use most calculator apps. CalPad was created to fix this problem. Basic features - Calculated in sequential order, not using PEMDAS or BODMAS. - Works on both iPhone and iPad. - Display in both portrait and landscape on all devices. - Large NumPad buttons on every screen and do not change the position of the button for easy muscle memory use. - Support basic scientific calculations. - And most importantly, it's FREE, NO ADS! (but you can tip us)
Nummeric
A versatile calculator and solver offering a wide range of specialized tools, graphing capabilities, and step-by-step solutions. It supports unit conversion, a notebook for mathematical expressions, and is available across multiple Apple devices without ads or subscriptions.
- 214 specialty calculators
- Graphing up to 10 equations
- Step-by-step solver
- Unit converter
- Notebook for math expressions
- Cross-device compatibility
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Nummeric is a calculator that grows with what you're doing. Start with a clean four-function keypad. Slide out the scientific panel when you need it. Switch to RPN if that's how you think. Then there's everything else. 214 SPECIALTY CALCULATORS Mortgage, auto loan, refinance, APR, income tax, take-home pay, BMI, TDEE, one-rep max, percentage, quadratic formula, concrete, roofing, tile — and two hundred more. Search by name. Each one shows the formula it uses and cites its source. GRAPHING Plot up to 10 equations at once. Pan, zoom, and trace with your finger. Find roots, intersections, maxima and minima. Share a graph as an image, or as a link that reopens the exact plot on someone else's iPhone. STEP-BY-STEP SOLVER See the working, not just the answer. Quadratics solve three ways — the formula, factoring, and completing the square — and switching methods rebuilds every step. UNIT CONVERTER 19 categories, from length and weight to torque, density and fuel economy. Currency rates come from a free, ECB-derived source and are cached so they still work offline. NOTEBOOK Write math the way you'd write it on paper. "5 ft + 3 in in cm" works. So does "20% of 150", and a "subtotal = 42.50" you can refer to on the next line. MORE TOOLS Matrices, base conversion for programmers, tip and split, sales tax, VAT, statistics, and date and time math. ON EVERY DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a custom keyboard that calculates without leaving the app you're in, and a calculator inside Messages. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED Nine deep audit passes went into this release, backed by more than 1,100 automated tests. Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and contrast-checked colors in all eight themes. NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. Your calculations stay on your device unless you turn on iCloud sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nummeric at none against CalcPad's 5. Nummeric also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). CalcPad's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CalcPad sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Nummeric asks for nothing beyond the download.
CalcPad ships an update every 2 weeks, Nummeric every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalcPad | Nummeric |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suchin Sapphasitthatha | Honorius Neogy |
In-app purchases
CalcPad
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Huge Tip$6.99
- Extra Huge Tip$9.99
Nummeric
No in-app purchases








