HotPaw Basic vs Replicator Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Replicator Tool
Easily remove unwanted objects, censor text, or fill in missing parts of your photos. This advanced tool allows you to precisely copy and paste any image section, blending it seamlessly with the background.
- Remove unwanted objects and people
- Censor text and sensitive information
- Fill gaps and repair damaged photo areas
- Copy and paste any image section
- Precise shape selection for cloning
- Adjustable cloning settings for seamless blending
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The Replicator tool is GENOVA Softworks' well appreciated clone stamp tool. This is the most advanced version of it and it lets you copy any parts of an image and paste them wherever you want. What can you achieve with this tool? You can: - Censor text, objects, etc; - Hide and completely remove objects, people, etc; - Fill in the gaps in images, such as missing parts; - Clone objects and paste them wherever you want. You can define the part to copy just by drawing on the image and you can adjust the settings in order to better melt it with the photo, you can also rotate and flip it. Why is it special? Its particular feature to draw the part to copy lets you copy any shaped part of image. If you want to copy an object with a particular shape you can do it, with the precision you need. Compatible with Apple Pencil. You can also find The Replicator Tool in Damaged Photo Restore 2 and in Photo Declutter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HotPaw Basic at every 5 months against Replicator Tool's every 27 months. HotPaw Basic also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 43%). Replicator Tool's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
HotPaw Basic costs $4.99 and Replicator Tool $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Replicator Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of HotPaw Basic's written reviews are positive against 43% of Replicator Tool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HotPaw Basic ships an update every 5 months, Replicator Tool every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotPaw Basic | Replicator Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotPaw Productions | GENOVA Softworks |
Customer experience
HotPaw Basic
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In-app purchases
HotPaw Basic
No in-app purchases
Replicator Tool
No in-app purchases









