Text Calculator vs Iodine MySQL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Calculator
Enter mathematical formulas as text and get instant results. Review past calculations with a history feature for error checking and reuse. Supports advanced functions and constants, and can email your calculation history.
- Text-based formula input
- Calculation history
- Reuse past calculations
- Email history
- Advanced functions and constants
- iPad split screen support
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This is a full text calculator. Just enter your formula in the text box and tap the '=' button (or 'Return' on the keyboard). It keeps a history of your calculations. This way you can check for typos and errors in your calculations. Features: - Just tap the result or formula in the history to reuse it. - Email the history for backup or further processing - You can use the Google calculator as well (e.g. for unit conversions). - Available functions: sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, sqrt, exp, log, pow, abs, round, ceil, floor, random - Available constants: PI, E, LN2, LN10, LOG2E, LOG10E, SQRT2, SQRT1_2 - iPad split screen support - Support iPhone 6 and 6+
Iodine MySQL
A powerful and user-friendly MySQL database manager for iOS. It offers comprehensive tools for managing tables, data, and executing queries, with enhanced security features and iCloud synchronization.
- Supports any MySQL database
- SSH tunnel and key authentication
- Full table and data management
- Customizable data tables
- Data export to SQL and CSV
- Syntax-highlighting SQL editor
- iCloud sync for configurations
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Maybe the most beautiful, friendly and powerful MySQL Database manager on iOS so far! - Support any MySQL database - Support SSH tunnel, auth by password/public key - Full management of tables, columns, indices and foreign key constraints - Full management of data records - Custom configurable Smart Table of data records in mobile scene - Sorting, filter, multiple select/update/delete - Data dump to .sql, .csv - Execute any SQL query, including table join, nested query in a syntax-highlighting MySQL editor, and view results in standard Smart Table - Pin tables and custom queries to fast view them - Incredible easy UI to help handle complicated database manipulation - iCloud sync for all your database configs - Use iCloud keychain to protect your database and ssh passwords, and sync to all your devices - Use Master Password and Touch ID to access databases, and execute crucial SQL queries - 3D touch, Peek & pop supported (for iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus and later) - iPad Pro Smart Keyboard supported, many actions can be done by shortcut keys - iPad side by side view supported, which makes you able to edit program files in other IDEs and edit databases in the same time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text Calculator at $0.99 against Iodine MySQL's $9.99. Text Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Iodine MySQL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (64% vs 50%). 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
Text Calculator costs $0.99 and Iodine MySQL $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Calculator ships an update every 18 months, Iodine MySQL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Calculator | Iodine MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | 典 熊 |
Customer experience
Text Calculator
Iodine MySQL
In-app purchases
Text Calculator
No in-app purchases
Iodine MySQL
No in-app purchases
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