Complex RPN Calculator vs StudentLite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Complex RPN Calculator
This scientific calculator utilizes a four-level stack and natively handles complex numbers. It allows users to input and view numbers in both polar and rectangular formats, remembering its state and offering 10 memory locations.
- Complex number support
- Four-level stack
- Polar and rectangular formats
- State persistence
- 10 memory locations
- Scientific calculations
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Complex RPN Calculator is a scientific RPN calculator with a four stack whose native number is complex. You can view and enter numbers in both polar and rectangular formats. Complex RPN remembers its state between usages and has 10 memory locations.
StudentLite
A scientific calculator for iPhone and iPad offering large, uncluttered buttons for efficient calculations. Easily access advanced functions with intuitive swipes and customize your experience with background and display options.
- Swipe-based scientific functions
- Backspace correction key
- Copy and paste functionality
- Customizable background and digits
- Extended accuracy calculations
- Degrees/Radians switching
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Scientific Calculator for iPad, iPhone and iTouch all in the same App. The BEST Scientific Calculator — Just try it for free! 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 (try this on other calculators!). NOTE: - This FREE App may display ads on the iPad, but has full functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StudentLite at 4.8 against Complex RPN Calculator's 3.8. StudentLite also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 52%). Complex RPN Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (22 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. StudentLite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Complex RPN Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
StudentLite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Complex RPN Calculator's written reviews are positive against 75% of StudentLite's.
Complex RPN Calculator ships an update every 5 months, StudentLite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Complex RPN Calculator | StudentLite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Coddington | Hannes Sverrisson |
Customer experience
Complex RPN Calculator
StudentLite
Bugs and requests
Complex RPN Calculator
Reported bugs
6 issues- Mutes other apps when used
- Slow keyboard response after update
- X^3 calculation incorrect for large imaginary numbers
- App crashes on opening/button press (historical iOS 9 issues)
- App starts upside down in landscape on iPad (historical iOS 8 issue)
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- Unreadable fonts on iPad (historical version 1.2 issue)
Requested features
24 requests- Turn off key click sound
- Customize number display
- See the stack
- Fix slow entry response
- Fix imaginary number calculation (X^3)
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- Improve SwiftUI design (less whitespace)
- Show all stack levels
- Add angle function
- Add magnitude function
- Add 'Clear X' button
- Make RAD/DEG toggle button
- Single button for Sci/Eng/Fix/Raw modes
- Add '//' (parallel) function
- Add 'Module' button
- Change 'i' to 'j' for imaginary part
- Show stack levels
- Add log2 function
- Add logGamma function
- Smaller buttons
- Add complex conjugate button
- Add real part button
- Add imaginary part button
- Add modulo function
- Make app start faster
StudentLite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Complex RPN Calculator
No in-app purchases
StudentLite
- Enable Backgrounds$1.99
- Disable Ads$1.99
- Support Development$4.99
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