PCalc Lite vs Scribblet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCalc Lite
This free scientific calculator offers essential features like RPN mode, unit conversions, and multiple undo/redo. It provides a taste of a more powerful version, with optional in-app purchases for expanded functionality.
- Optional RPN mode
- Multiple undo and redo
- Unit conversions and constants
- Two stylish themes
- Apple Watch app
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PCalc is the powerful choice for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode and multi-line display, a choice of button layouts, an extensive set of unit conversions and constants, a paper tape, multiple undo and redo, engineering and scientific notation, as well as support for hexadecimal, octal, and binary calculations.PCalc Lite is a fully functional and free taste of our very popular scientific calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode, multiple undo and redo, unit conversions and constants, as well as two stylish themes and our highly praised design. A great choice for your new iPad! If you like what you see, the full version has many more settings and themes, a paper tape, engineering and scientific notation, and full support for hexadecimal, octal, and binary calculations. You can also now purchase extra features directly from inside PCalc Lite. Buy them individually, or buy everything. Includes an Apple Watch app, so you can calculate on your wrist!
Scribblet
Transform your doodles and sketches into interactive home screen widgets. Add quick notes, practice lettering, create comics, or draw over images. Now includes text functionality for your widgets.
- Create home screen widgets from drawings
- Add text to widgets
- Doodle over images
- Practice hand-lettering
- Create home screen comics
- Use included or custom background images
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Add quick doodles, sketches, or scribbles to your home screen with Scribblet! Jot down a note, practice your hand-lettering, create your own home screen comic, doodle over an image, or maybe just draw that cool "S" we all mastered in middle school. NEW: You can now add text to your widgets! Unlock the ability to add background images with a small one-time purchase, then choose from among 30 included backgrounds or select an image from your photo library.
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Verdict
PCalc Lite and Scribblet both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of PCalc Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of Scribblet's. Scribblet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. PCalc Lite sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Scribblet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for PCalc Lite against 4.4 for Scribblet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 202 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of PCalc Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of Scribblet's.
PCalc Lite ships an update every 2 months, Scribblet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCalc Lite | Scribblet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (214 ratings) | 4.4 (202 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 202 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TLA Systems Ltd. | Rebecca Hansmeyer |
Customer experience
PCalc Lite
Scribblet
User reviews
PCalc Lite
From 214 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 💡 Customizable themes and settings
- 🚀 Efficient performance
- 👍 Useful conversion tools
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional lags and crashes
- 🔒 Lack of dark mode support
- 🔒 Inconsistent icon appearance after upgrades
- 🔒 Limitations in RPN mode on Apple Watch
- 🔒 Lack of financial calculator functions
Scribblet
From 202 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to create widgets
- ✨ Clean and basic design
- 💡 Great for personal motivational phrases
- 🎨 Allows drawing and writing
- 🎨 Supports native markup capabilities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widgets don't work
- 🐛 Cannot add widgets to phone
- 🐛 Cannot add text
- 🐛 Purchased Pro version not recognized
- 🐛 Widgets disappear after a day or two
Bugs and requests
PCalc Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calculations sometimes produce unexpected results
- Upside-down text censorship feature is problematic
- Purchased features not always accessible on Apple Watch
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to display thousands separators
- Implement a history function to review past calculations
- Provide more customization options for the widget
- Add support for sexagesimal angle input and conversion
Scribblet
Reported bugs
29 issues- Widgets don't work
- Cannot add widgets to phone
- Cannot add text
- Purchased Pro version not recognized
- Widgets disappear after a day or two
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- Post-it updates in widgets don't work
- Widget doesn't always update
- App not listed in iOS widget menu
- Widget turns blank
- Medium/Extra Large sizes don't display
- Cannot use photos as background
- App doesn't sync between devices
- Scribblet not in app showcase
- Large/Extra Large widgets stuck on blue screen
- Doesn't work on iPad Pro
- Extra large widget doesn't work
- Extra large widget issues
- Text tool unusable
- Widget doesn't show up for use
- Pro version lost after reinstall
- Text and drawing display differently on widget
- Cannot size backgrounds correctly
- Cannot adjust wording placement
- Typed text exceeding space doesn't show
- Cannot open the app
- Confused about adding notes to Today View
- Quirky UI problems with color saving
- Uncomfortable to write with finger on iPhone
- Cannot add text with different fonts
Requested features
9 requests- Rotate through scribbles
- Randomly rotate through scribbles
- Instructivo para usar esta aplicación
- Option to watch ad for one-time background
- Scroll bar for longer text
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- Pinch-zoom in editing mode
- Directly go to specific canvas when tapping widget
- Add printed text in various fonts
- Add text with different fonts
In-app purchases
PCalc Lite
- Theme Pack$0.99
- Power User Pack$0.99
- Multiple Line Pack$0.99
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- Conversion Pack$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Programmer Pack$2.99
- Engineer Pack$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Complete Pack$9.99
- Enormous Tip$9.99
Scribblet
- Scribblet Pro$1.99
