Comparison

HotPaw Basic vs MICTR

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

MICTR

Features
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APP MICTR is used for the control of the product MICROTIERRA (synchronized globe). No other information is required. MICROTIERRA completely simulates the movement of the earth. It simultaneously displays the time in two different cities in the world and has two different alarm clock functions. You can use the MICTR APP to set the date, time, and time zone of MICROTIERRA. MICRO TIERRA rotates the "earth" to different directions according to the set date, time, and time zone.

Screenshots

HotPaw Basic1 screens
MICTR1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MICTR at Free against HotPaw Basic's $4.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HotPaw Basic versus MICTR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotPaw BasicMICTR
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw Productions新雨 孙

In-app purchases

None

HotPaw Basic

No in-app purchases

None

MICTR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HotPaw Basic free?
HotPaw Basic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MICTR free?
MICTR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HotPaw Basic or MICTR have ads?
Neither HotPaw Basic nor MICTR shows ads.

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