Comparison

CalcKit vs Custom Formulas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CalcKit

Design and build your own custom calculators with personalized formulas and input labels. Organize them into groups for easy access. Ideal for students, scientists, and engineers needing more than standard calculator functions.

Highlights
  • Design calculators with custom formulas
  • Up to seven user-defined variables
  • Built-in trig and math functions
  • Organize calculators into groups
  • Unlimited personal calculator creation
Features
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CalcKit lets you create your own personalized calculators. With CalcKit you can: - Design calculators using your own formulas and input labels - Enter formulas with up to seven user-defined variables - Make use of built-in trig and other math functions - Organize your calculators into convenient groups CalcKit has a simple, intuitive interface, and it comes with a set of example calculators to get you started. You can create an unlimited number of personal calculators. Each formula can be as simple or as complex as you need. CalcKit is ideal for students, scientists, engineers and others who do everyday calculations and need more than a limited set of canned formulas.

About

Custom Formulas

This utility app allows users to create and manage complex calculations with multiple inputs and outputs. Formulas can be linked, grouped into categories, and customized for display precision. Share your custom calculations easily via email.

Highlights
  • Multiple input/output formula support
  • Linked formulas via variable names
  • Formula categorization
  • Customizable variable display order
  • Adjustable output decimal precision
  • Email formula sharing
Features
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This app is easy to use, but unlike simpler apps, multiple entered values can be fed into multiple formulas and multiple output values can be displayed. The output of one formula in a group can be fed into the next by using the same variable name. Related formulas can be grouped into categories to make them easy to find. e.g. Maths formulas, Surveying formulas, Loan interest formulas etc. The order of variables displayed to the user can be changed, as can the number of decimal digits of precision shown in the output fields. You can easily share formulas with other users of the app by emailing them. Three example formulas are pre-installed with the app. In order of increasing complexity they are: slope percentage, compound interest, and point scale factor.

Screenshots

CalcKit4 screens
Custom Formulas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CalcKit at Free against Custom Formulas's $3.99. Custom Formulas's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 30 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). 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

CalcKit is free to download; Custom Formulas costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalcKit ships an update every 30 months, Custom Formulas every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CalcKit versus Custom Formulas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcKitCustom Formulas
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#172 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkkyra SystemsAnthony Dunk

Customer experience

CalcKit

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Custom Formulas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CalcKit

No in-app purchases

None

Custom Formulas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalcKit free?
CalcKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Formulas free?
Custom Formulas costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CalcKit or Custom Formulas have ads?
Neither CalcKit nor Custom Formulas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalcKit or Custom Formulas?
CalcKit ships an update every 30 months, and Custom Formulas every 5 days. Most recently, CalcKit was updated on September 24, 2026 and Custom Formulas on October 5, 2026.

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