i41CX vs Calculator´
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i41CX
This app offers a powerful RPN scientific calculator experience, functionally equivalent to a renowned model. It provides extensive memory registers, over 300 built-in functions, and programmability. Advanced features can be unlocked via in-app purchases.
- RPN logic with 4-element stack
- 319 main and 124 extended memory registers
- Over 300 built-in functions
- Programmable up to 2000 lines
- User-definable keyboard
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- Device integration features
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i41CX is the same powerful advanced programmable RPN scientific calculator as the highly acclaimed i41CX+ but without the latter’s incredibly advanced capabilities such as the printer, expansion, CAS, etc. It is functionally equivalent to the world-renowned HP-41CX and inherits all of the i41CX+ usability features including extremely responsive and animated key clicks, audible key feedback sounds, optimally spaced keys for accurate input, traditional and upbeat modern diverse set of skins, etc. If you are looking for a powerful programmable RPN scientific calculator but don’t need all of the capabilities of i41CX+ then i41CX is for you. And best of all, if you ever decide that you need the more advanced capabilities of i41CX+ you can enable them using secure in-app purchases right within the app! FEATURES: • RPN logic with a 4 element deep memory stack • 319 main and 124 extended memory registers • Over 300 built-in functions, including nearly 100 functions created specifically for i41CX • Time, calendar, alarm, and stopwatch functions • Rich set of functions and algorithms: numerical, mathematical, statistical, and much more • Access to the entire HP-41 library of solutions for science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, business, financial, surveying, medicine, real estate, and many other domains • Programmable - Over 2000 lines • User definable keyboard • Ability to operate the calculator using a Bluetooth keyboard • Device integration: external display mirroring, copy and paste, GPS, accelerometer, digital compass, time and date synchronization, and much more • iOS 8 Notification Center widget • Sound support including synthetic tones and interface sounds • Support for calculator skins and optional mini stack display • Adjustable sound volume and display colors • Usage & Examples table with usage tips and examples • Quick reference guide of all built-in functions • Beautiful and clean user interface *********************************************************** A comprehensive FAQ is available at http://alsoftiphone.com/i41CX. Please don't hesitate to use the "Contact Us" link there if you cannot find the answers or information that you seek. Thank you.
Calculator´
This app is a powerful and intelligent calculator with a smart UI and live results. It offers basic, advanced, and scientific functions, a history log, customizable themes, and user-definable functions. It also includes features like an on-screen timer and iPad multitasking support.
- Live results and natural feel UI
- User-definable advanced functions
- History log with easy access
- Customizable themes and colors
- On-screen timer
- iPad multitasking and Spotlight search
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Stop your math time-wasting today with this app! Designed to help you zip through your daily math in a swift of your own unique style ;-) * LOVED by thousands for its smart UI with Live results & Natural feel Now featuring user-definable advanced Functions that you can Share easily with other Calculator users and optimizations with iPad multitasking, 3D Touch shortcuts, Expandable Widget, Spotlight searching of History + watchOS native App with haptic. Calculator is super intelligent, multi-functional scientific calculator that makes doing math look like art. It has built-in on-screen timer, notif. center Widget, Custom Keyboard, many pre-set functions like Date-time and Base computations and limitless combination of colors, fonts, shapes and sizes. It features standard basic & scientific calculator functions, history log, and an elegant user interface. The quick timer is designed to help your track remaining mins:secs whenever you are on schedule. It is really clever. It can do live math expressions: from the simplest like "1+2" to more advanced expressions like "3+(3x9(80+sin(90)))" Advanced calculator. By swiping left and right on the app, you can easily access over 50+ advanced math functions. History log. Calculator remembers what you have calculated. Swipe up, and you can see all your previous calculations. Colorful Themes. Limitless lovely themes for you to browse, including optional parallax background image of your choice! Easy access. Tap & Hold a math expression to edit it. Shake your device to undo Tap & Hold a number key for smart parenthesis Tap & Hold the decimal point for RANDOM decimal Tap & Hold the “ans” key for answer history Tap & Hold the “÷” key for 1/x Tap & Hold the “-” key to negate Text style Edit option for Expressions Tapping sound options An In-App purchase is ready if you decide to add the Converter and Basic Graphing! Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://oval.fi/privacy-calculator Subscription Terms The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Instructions on how to cancel a subscription can be found at the following link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calculator´ at Free against i41CX's $7.99. Calculator´ also leads on ratings volume (465 vs 45). i41CX's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 68%). 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
Calculator´ is free to download; i41CX costs $7.99 up front. i41CX sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Calculator´ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for i41CX against 4.6 for Calculator´. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator´ has 465 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of i41CX's written reviews are positive against 68% of Calculator´'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i41CX | Calculator´ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (45 ratings) | 4.6 (465 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 465 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Antonio Lagana | Oval Software Oy |
Customer experience
i41CX
Calculator´
Bugs and requests
i41CX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Calculator´
Reported bugs
6 issues- Buttons below numbers 1, 2, 3 not responding
- App crashes when screen fills with numbers
- Numbers deleted backwards after full screen
- Swipe down converter doesn't work properly on iPad
- Pressing equals multiple times adds duplicate results
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- App becomes unresponsive and requires restart
Requested features
7 requests- Haptic feedback support
- Fraction calculation support
- RPN mode
- iCloud sync for history
- Automatic parentheses
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- Simple keyboard-only option
- Better converter UI (swipe functionality)
In-app purchases
i41CX
- Overlays Upgrade$2.99
- Printer Upgrade$3.99
- CAS Upgrade$7.99
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- i41CX+ Features Upgrade$17.99
Calculator´
- Standard features w/ Free Week7 Days trial$0.491 Year
- Standard features w/ Free Year1 Year trial$0.491 Year
- Complete feature-set3 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Converter + Graphing$3.99









