HotPaw Basic vs Tellar
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.
Tellar
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Listen instead of reading! Tellar turns any webpage into a clear, natural narration. Whether you're walking, driving, cooking, or just giving your eyes a break. Tap, paste, and press play. Features: Paste a URL or share from Safari. Extracts clean article content automatically. Smart sentence-by-sentence narration. Modern, minimalist interface. Works offline once text is loaded. Designed with accessibility in mind. Perfect for catching up on long reads, blogs, or research; all without needing to stare at your screen. Future features: - Copy and paste any text, offline, without providing a URL to an article - and narrate it. - Choose a voice pack. All done locally, no third party, no tracking, all running locally on your iOS device and providing human voice. - Support articles in different languages. No ads. Ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tellar at Free against HotPaw Basic's $4.99. HotPaw Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 18.5). 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
Tellar is free to download; HotPaw Basic costs $4.99 up front. Tellar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HotPaw Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HotPaw Basic | Tellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotPaw Productions | Mor Almalach |
In-app purchases
HotPaw Basic
No in-app purchases
Tellar
- Thank you!$0.99
- You Rock!$3.99









