Comparison

Calculator vs Basic Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Calculator

This app offers a comprehensive scientific calculator with multiple modes, including algebraic, scientific, conversions, and logic calculations. It features a user-friendly design with large buttons and remembers your progress if interrupted.

Highlights
  • Algebraic entry
  • Scientific calculations
  • Unit conversions (length, area, volume, etc.)
  • Logic calculator (binary, octal, decimal, hex)
  • 10 memory registers
  • Wide number range support
Features
Currently charting
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Here's a full-featured scientific calculator for your iPhone or iPod touch. It's really six calculators in one, with new button sets exposed by a tap on the tab bar. Features are important, but it's the little things that count, right? Little things like a design that looks like it belongs on your iPhone; big, easy to press buttons; a delete key in case you hit the wrong one; and picking up right where you left off if you are interrupted by a phone call--even in the middle of entering a number. Features: 1. Algebraic entry 2. Scientific calculations 3. Conversions for - Length - Area - Volume - Temperature - Mass - Speed 4. Logic calculator supporting base 2, 8, 10 and 16 5. 10 memory registers 6. Numbers range from about 1e-313 to 1e308 7. Displays 14 significant digits

About

Basic Calculator

A free, classic calculator app with large, easy-to-press buttons and customizable skins. It supports basic arithmetic, memory functions, and can handle very large numbers without using scientific notation. Multitasking is also supported on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Large, easy-to-press buttons
  • Multiple beautiful skins
  • Basic arithmetic operations
  • Standard memory functions
  • Supports large numbers (up to 60 digits)
  • Multitasking support (Split View, Slide Over)
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Calculator Free is a great free calculator with beautiful HD graphics and multiple skins! Features: - Supports multitasking on iPad devices - Split View and Slide Over features - Multiple beautiful skins - General calculations: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, square-rooting - Standard memory functions: Memory Addition, Memory Subtraction, Memory Recall, Memory Clear - Thousands separators option - Can handle very large numbers - up to 60 digits! (never displays in scientific notation) - Large, easy to press buttons - Copy / Paste buttons - Key click sound effect The user interface is translated in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Bulgarian.

Screenshots

Calculator4 screens
Basic Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Basic Calculator at Free against Calculator's $1.99. Basic Calculator also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 1). Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Basic Calculator is free to download; Calculator costs $1.99 up front. Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Calculator's written reviews are positive against 74% of Basic Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculator ships an update every 11 months, Basic Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Calculator versus Basic Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculatorBasic Calculator
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews74.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB93 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperByte Works, Inc.MobArts

Customer experience

Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Basic Calculator

All ratings3,192 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative24.3%

Bugs and requests

Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Basic Calculator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes after iOS updates
  • Percent key not functioning correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reinstate iPhone version
  • Add scientific calculator functions
  • Improve memory retention

In-app purchases

None

Calculator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Calculator

One-time1
  • Banner Ad Removal$0.99

Questions

Is Calculator free?
Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Calculator free?
Basic Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calculator or Basic Calculator?
Basic Calculator is rated higher. Calculator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Basic Calculator averages 4.8 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Calculator or Basic Calculator have ads?
Basic Calculator shows ads; Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, Calculator or Basic Calculator?
Calculator ships an update every 11 months, and Basic Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, Calculator was updated on September 18, 2026 and Basic Calculator on September 23, 2026.

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