r.Calc vs SwiftRPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
r.Calc
A straightforward calculator utilizing Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) for everyday calculations. It offers a four-level visible stack with a total capacity of 100 positions, providing visual feedback on stack fullness. Basic arithmetic operations and stack manipulation functions are included.
- Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) input
- Four visible stack levels
- 100-position stack capacity
- Progress bar for stack fullness
- Basic arithmetic operations
- Stack swap and recall functions
- Vibration feedback for errors
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This classic RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator is a simple calculator for daily uses. The calculator features a four visible level stack, the total stack size has a total of hundred positions. A progress bar on the top of the screen shows you how the stack is full. For now the implemented operations are; Plus, Minus, Multiply, Divide, Opposite, Inverse. Other facilities like swap the first two number in the stack and recall from the last operation the two arguments should simplify the life. All keyboard errors are notified by a vibration.
SwiftRPN
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SwiftRPN is an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator that aims to be quick to open and easy to use. = RPN Stack Work quickly and efficiently using the RPN Stack by pushing and popping values. The stack will always show what series of inputs led to each output, so you won't lose context during complicated expressions. = Extended Types SwiftRPN can understand scalar types like integers and real numbers, as well as vectors and square matrices of sizes 2, 3, and 4. When operating purely in the scalar integer domain, SwiftRPN can promote up to BigInts to avoid floating point imprecision. = Operators SwiftRPN has 84 built-in operators with included documentation and examples. All the expected operators (basic arithmetic, exponents, logarithms) are present, as are: - Rounding functions (floor/ceil/trunc/round) - Unit conversions - Bitwise operations (and/or/not/xor/shift left/shift right) - Statistics (avg/min/max/sum/std dev/NPV) - Trigonometry (sin/cos/tan + arc/hyperbolic variants) - Vector operations (dot/cross/normalize/length/swizzle) - Matrix operations (identity/inverse/transpose + translation/scale/rotation matrix generators) = Unit Conversions SwiftRPN has 74 built-in units, and can convert between units within families, including: - Angle - Area - Colors (3 and 4 components) - Coordinate systems (2D and 3D) - Length - Mass - Storage (Base 10 [SI, 1000 bytes in a kb] and Base 2 [1024 bytes in a kb]) - Temperature - Time - Volume = Value Representation SwiftRPN recognizes values represented in binary, octal, decimal, and hexidecimal. You can: - Enter values in one representation, and convert them to another - See the result of bitwise operations in binary automatically - View vec3 and vec4 components (truncated) in hexidecimal when working with colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SwiftRPN at Free against r.Calc's $0.99. SwiftRPN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 197 months). r.Calc's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (2.2.1 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
SwiftRPN is free to download; r.Calc costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwiftRPN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
r.Calc ships an update every 197 months, SwiftRPN every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | r.Calc | SwiftRPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 197 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 2.2.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Jorand | Patrick Gelvin |
Customer experience
r.Calc
SwiftRPN
In-app purchases
r.Calc
No in-app purchases
SwiftRPN
No in-app purchases









