Comparison

HotPaw Basic vs BinDecHex

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

Head to head
About

HotPaw Basic

Experience retro computing by typing and running Basic programs on your iPhone or iPad. This app functions as a programmable calculator and can display simple line graphics, Morse code audio, and perform FFT analysis.

Highlights
  • Retro text-mode Basic interpreter
  • Programmable calculator functionality
  • Simple line graphics display
  • Morse Code audio output
  • FFT analysis
  • GPS location support
  • MQTT and BTLE communications
Features
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Calling all early-personal-computing fans, remember typing Basic programs into your home computer? HotPaw Basic recreates the retro-experience of a text-mode Basic interpreter, and it runs right on your iPhone or iPad. You can also use HotPaw Basic as a programmable calculator, or for displaying simple line graphics. The HotPaw Basic interpreter supports the minimal Basic language, including: Commands: let if then else endif dim data read restore for to step next while wend goto gosub return ? print input open close end stop mat run new list del save load dir cls rem Functions: int() abs() sgn() rnd() sqr() exp() log() log10() sin() cos() tan() atn() len() val() asc() str$() chr$() hex$() mid$() timer() date$ time$ pi Operators: + - * / mod ^ = and or xor not Also includes new command and functions to support line graphics, Morse Code audio, FFT analysis, GPS location, MQTT and BTLE communications. Line numbers are required. Type in the text of your program and type "run" to run them. See: http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/basic/iphone/ for a more complete description of the Basic language syntax, commands and functions which this Basic interpreter supports.

About

BinDecHex

Easily convert numbers between binary, decimal, and hexadecimal formats. Select your input type and instantly see the converted values in the other two systems. A straightforward tool for quick number base conversions.

Highlights
  • Binary conversion
  • Decimal conversion
  • Hexadecimal conversion
  • User-selectable input format
  • Instant conversion results
Features
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This is a binary, decimal, hexadecimal calculator. The user chooses one of the three formats for their input value, and converts that value into one of the other two formats.

Screenshots

HotPaw Basic1 screens
BinDecHex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BinDecHex at Free against HotPaw Basic's $4.99. BinDecHex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). HotPaw Basic's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 15.2). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BinDecHex is free to download; HotPaw Basic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BinDecHex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HotPaw Basic has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HotPaw Basic versus BinDecHex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotPaw BasicBinDecHex
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.3 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsElias Hall

Customer experience

HotPaw Basic

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%

BinDecHex

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HotPaw Basic

No in-app purchases

None

BinDecHex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HotPaw Basic free?
HotPaw Basic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BinDecHex free?
BinDecHex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HotPaw Basic or BinDecHex?
BinDecHex is rated higher. HotPaw Basic averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BinDecHex averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HotPaw Basic or BinDecHex have ads?
Neither HotPaw Basic nor BinDecHex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HotPaw Basic or BinDecHex?
HotPaw Basic ships an update every 5 months, and BinDecHex every 5 months. Most recently, HotPaw Basic was updated on September 6, 2026 and BinDecHex on September 17, 2026.

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