Comparison

Minimum Calc vs MechMath

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

Head to head
About

Minimum Calc

A versatile calculator app offering extensive customization for calculations and appearance. It features a history log, multiple rounding options, and supports split-screen multitasking on iPads.

Highlights
  • History display and reuse
  • Customizable rounding and decimal places
  • Thousands separator and decimal symbol options
  • Percentage calculation
  • Character and block deletion
  • 10 color and 68 font options
  • iPad split view/slide-over support
Features
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This is a useful calculator application with a variety of special functions such as history display, save, swipe to clear, and switch between calculation modes. There are 10 colors and 68 fonts to choose from. It also supports split view and slide-over, so it is recommended not only for iPhone users but also for iPad users. The basic specifications are as follows. [ Calculation Function ] - The number of decimal places is from 0 to 20 - Selectable rounding off, rounding up or down - Changing thousands separator and decimal symbol - Saving calculation history and reusing of history results - Approximate value representation - Percentage (%) calculation - Deletion of character and block units - Switching between calculation modes [ Appearance ] - Selectable from 10 types of colors - Selectable from 68 character fonts - Change of various display options [ Others ] - iPad split view/slide-over support - Dark mode support - Haptic feedback ON / OFF - Key sound ON / OFF

About

MechMath

A visually appealing and user-friendly calculator designed with a mechanical keyboard aesthetic. It offers basic arithmetic functions for integers and decimals, featuring satisfying sound effects with each button press.

Highlights
  • Mechanical keyboard UI
  • Button sound effects
  • Basic arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
  • Integer and decimal support
  • Clean and simple design
Features
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Welcome to MechMath! A good-looking, easy-to-use calculator. Since there is no official calculator for the iPad, and I haven't been able to find any other calculators with a good aesthetic, I decided to make my own. Perhaps the function of the MechMath is very simple, but the appearance must be qualified. Features of mechanical abacus: - UI is mechanical keyboard style - When the button is clicked, there will be a button sound effect that mimics the mechanical keyboard - Supports simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers and decimals, but does not support complex scientific calculation requirements, such as square root, etc. - Accepts input of up to 11 characters, more input will not respond.

Screenshots

Minimum Calc4 screens
MechMath3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MechMath at none against Minimum Calc's shown. MechMath also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Minimum Calc's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimum Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MechMath sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Minimum Calc against 5.0 for MechMath. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimum Calc ships an update every 2 months, MechMath every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Minimum Calc versus MechMath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimum CalcMechMath
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMihoko Araki志鹏 刘

Customer experience

Minimum Calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MechMath

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimum Calc

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
1 purchases

MechMath

One-time1
  • CalculatorPro$1.99

Questions

Is Minimum Calc free?
Minimum Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MechMath free?
MechMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimum Calc or MechMath?
Minimum Calc and MechMath are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Minimum Calc or MechMath have ads?
Minimum Calc shows ads; MechMath does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimum Calc or MechMath?
Minimum Calc ships an update every 2 months, and MechMath every 4 days. Most recently, Minimum Calc was updated on October 19, 2026 and MechMath on October 9, 2026.

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