Comparison

i41CX vs RPN

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

RPN

This app emulates the first pocket scientific calculator, offering a photo-realistic vintage experience. It simulates original operating speeds and unique arithmetic bugs, with optional modern enhancements like non-volatile registers.

Highlights
  • Photo-realistic look-and-feel
  • Multiple vintage skins
  • Vintage and Enhanced modes
  • Optional key-click and key-glow
  • Swipe to correct input
  • Display stack and memory registers
Features
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On January 4, 1972, Hewlett-Packard announced the HP-35, world's first scientific calculator small enough to fit in a pocket - more precisely, Bill Hewlett's shirt-pocket. The HP-35 was an immediate hit with students, engineers, and scientists. Despite its steep price of $395 (about $3000 today), it sold ten times better than anticipated in the first year. Experience this unique calculator that won HP the prestigious "IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing" in 2009. Features: • Photo-realistic look-and-feel • Three skins: version 1, versions 2 & 3 (1973) and final version 4 (1974) • Vintage mode and Enhanced mode • Key-click and key-glow, both optional • Swipe left across display to correct number input errors • Cut/copy/paste display value • Display stack registers and memory registers • All decimal points but one light when iPhone battery charge drops below 5% Vintage mode In this mode, peculiarities of a real HP-35 are simulated: - original speed of operation - stack register Z copied to T on trig functions - leading zeros may be entered; zero can be made negative - a negative number may be entered by pressing CHS before or after the number - a keyboard entry or RCL immediately following STO does not raise the stack - for version 1 only: simulation of a number of known arithmetic bugs Enhanced mode - non-volatile stack and registers - use registers 1 through 9 with HP-45-like register arithmetic - register 0 works as LastX register

Screenshots

i41CX4 screens
RPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RPN at none against i41CX's 4. RPN also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). i41CX's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

i41CX costs $7.99 and RPN $1.99 up front. i41CX sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. RPN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

i41CX holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of i41CX's written reviews are positive against 71% of RPN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i41CX ships an update weekly, RPN every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
i41CX versus RPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri41CXRPN
Price$7.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (45 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better14
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio LaganaCuVee Software

Customer experience

i41CX

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.3%

RPN

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

i41CX

One-time4
  • Overlays Upgrade$2.99
  • Printer Upgrade$3.99
  • CAS Upgrade$7.99
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  • i41CX+ Features Upgrade$17.99
None

RPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i41CX free?
i41CX costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is RPN free?
RPN costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i41CX or RPN?
i41CX is rated higher. i41CX averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while RPN averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do i41CX or RPN have ads?
Neither i41CX nor RPN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i41CX or RPN?
i41CX ships an update weekly, and RPN every 6 months. Most recently, i41CX was updated on October 26, 2026 and RPN on October 26, 2026.

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