Calc vs Scientific Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calc
A visually appealing and straightforward calculator app for iPhone and iPad. It offers a unique user interface with support for basic and scientific calculations, various number base conversions, and currency and unit conversions.
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
- Basic and scientific calculations
- Number base conversions (decimal, hex, binary, octal)
- Currency and unit conversions
- Scrollable calculation history
- 10 color themes
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Calc is a beautiful simple tape calculator for your iPhone and iPad with a uniq user interface. Features: - universal App for your iPhone and iPad - Slide Over and Split View support - basic calculation - lots of scientific functions - decimal, hexadecimal, binary and octal conversion and calculations - currency conversion - uniq and easy percentage concept - unit conversions - scrollable calculation history - calculation history can be shared - 10 color themes Privacy Policy: https://apps.micw.org/pp.php Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scientific Calc
This utility app provides advanced scientific calculation functions with an intuitive interface. It offers easy access to functions via swiping and large, uncluttered buttons for faster, more reliable calculations. Customize your experience with background options and enjoy extended accuracy for complex computations.
- Swipe-based access to scientific functions
- Large, uncluttered buttons
- Backspace key for corrections
- Copy and paste functionality
- Customizable background and display
- Extended accuracy calculations
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Scientific Calculator for iPad and iPhone. Easy to access the scientific functions by swiping between exponents, logs and sinus functions so all buttons are large and uncluttereds, this allows you to work faster and more reliable (no rotation or "2nd" function keys needed). All the functions are visible on the iPad, but more are revealed by rotating to landscape. Balloon help for easy functionality. Features: - Correct with a backspace key if you enter a wrong digit without having to redo. - Parantheses and correct calculation priority. - Copy and Paste numbers to other Apps, by tapping on the display. - Change number display to Fixed, Scientific, etc., by tapping on the display. - Customize you background and fixed digits. - An audible sound confirms if you have pressed a button, which can be easily disabled by touching the speaker. - Previous calculation is repeated when the equal sign is pressed. - Memory is saved between uses. - Degrees and Radians can be switched by pressing the symbol on the screen or a button. - A visible and audible error when trying to divide by zero or take the square root of a negative number. - Numbers are shown in local format, depending on your Region Formats, i.e. comma used in Europe. - Calculations are done in extended accuracy so that the square root of 2 repeated a few times, followed by a square will result in 2, not 1.999999999999983.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calc at Free against Scientific Calc's $1.99. Calc also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). Scientific Calc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
Calc is free to download; Scientific Calc costs $1.99 up front. Calc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scientific Calc asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calc holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calc has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Calc's written reviews are positive against 50% of Scientific Calc's.
Calc ships an update every 2 months, Scientific Calc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calc | Scientific Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Wesemann | Hannes Sverrisson |
Customer experience
Calc
Scientific Calc
Bugs and requests
Calc
Reported bugs
2 issues- Percentage calculations not working correctly
- Cos 90 showing incorrect result
Requested features
6 requests- Copy and paste support
- Larger buttons for easier use
- Ability to clear calculation history
- Auto-insert previous result when using operators
- Landscape mode support
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- Formatting for large numbers (e.g. 1,000,000)
Scientific Calc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calc
- Calc Pro$0.991 Month
- Calc Pro$4.991 Year
Scientific Calc
No in-app purchases
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