PCalc vs Calcbot 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCalc
A powerful calculator designed for professionals and students, offering advanced features like RPN mode, multi-line display, and extensive unit conversions. It supports various number systems and includes an Apple Watch app for on-the-go calculations.
- Optional RPN mode
- Multi-line display
- Extensive unit conversions
- Paper tape
- Multiple undo/redo
- Hexadecimal, octal, binary support
- Apple Watch app
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PCalc is the powerful choice for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode and multi-line display, a choice of button layouts, an extensive set of unit conversions and constants, a paper tape, multiple undo and redo, engineering and scientific notation, as well as support for hexadecimal, octal, and binary calculations. Includes an Apple Watch app, so you can calculate on your wrist!
Calcbot 2
This app offers a smart calculator with a history tape and expression view to track your calculations. It includes over 500 unit conversions and scientific functions, with an Apple Watch extension for on-the-go use.
- History tape for saved calculations
- Expression view for typed input
- Over 500 unit conversions
- Apple Watch extension
- Scientific functions in landscape
- Favorites for instant access
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Calcbot is an intelligent calculator and unit converter for the rest of us. Featuring an easy-to-read history tape, expression view, intuitive conversion, and much more! History Tape*. Every calculation you enter gets saved to the history tape. Refer to calculations later or send them right back to your current calculation. Expression View. Calcbot's original expression view allows you to see everything you have typed so you'll never forget what you entered or miss a typo. Apple Watch Extension. Perform basic calculations, conversions, calculate tips, and split bills right from your Apple Watch. Conversion*. Convert any of your calculations with over 500 units across 22 different categories including auto-updating currency rates. Favorites. Fave a calculation and get instant access to its result via the Favorites Key. No more cryptic memory keys. Scientific Functions. Rotate your device into landscape mode to gain access to common scientific functions. Constants. Get instant access to scientific constants like Pi, Atomic Mass, or add your own*. Round for Currency. Have all of your results rounded to two decimal places. Sounds & Animations. Beautiful custom animations and sound effects provide positive feedback and an enjoyable experience while performing calculations. * In-App purchase required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calcbot 2 at Free against PCalc's $9.99. Calcbot 2 also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 770). PCalc's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 60%) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). 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
Calcbot 2 is free to download; PCalc costs $9.99 up front. PCalc sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Calcbot 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PCalc against 4.7 for Calcbot 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calcbot 2 has 11K ratings behind it against 770, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of PCalc's written reviews are positive against 60% of Calcbot 2's.
PCalc ships an update every 6 weeks, Calcbot 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | PCalc | Calcbot 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (770 ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 770 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TLA Systems Ltd. | Tapbots |
Customer experience
PCalc
Calcbot 2
Bugs and requests
PCalc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Calcbot 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- History tape not recording all calculations
- Conversion settings not syncing to Apple Watch
- App crashing on launch for some users
- Blank app icons after iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Widgets for quick access
- More currency and unit conversions
- Improved Apple Watch integration
- Ability to edit calculations in history tape
In-app purchases
PCalc
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Enormous Tip$9.99
Calcbot 2
- Calcbot Pro$1.99









