i48 vs RPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i48
This application emulates the HP48GX calculator on your iPhone or iPod touch. It allows you to perform complex calculations like matrix operations and function integration on the go.
- HP48GX calculator emulation
- Matrix calculations
- Function integration
- Mobile calculator
- On-the-go calculations
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i48 is an emulator for the HP48GX calculator, so the next time you're out and about and need to do some quick matrix calculations or work out the integral of a function, just whip out your iPhone (or iPod touch) and have at it
RPN
This app simulates a legendary vintage scientific calculator, offering a "live" display of its internal states and a virtual paper tape printer. It allows loading and running original sample programs, with advanced features that can be switched off for an authentic experience.
- Live display of stack and registers
- Virtual paper tape printer
- Email or print paper tape
- Cut/copy/paste display value
- 30 selectable background images
- Non-volatile memory
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RPN-67 NP is the non-programmable version of RPN-67 Pro, the first complete simulation of Hewlett-Packard's HP-67 legendary programmable calculator for iOS. Produced from 1976 to 1982, the HP-67's capability to store programs on magnetic cards, wide array of functions, merged keycodes, indirect addressing and other enhancements made it a huge success among scientists, engineers and other professionals. Thousands of programs were written for it. RPN-67 NP allows you to load and run 25 original HP sample program cards. It lacks the program creation and card management features of the Pro version, as well as its massively expanded array of functions and operations. Apart from these restrictions, RPN-67 NP is a very capable vintage scientific calculator. Features: • "Live" display of stack, memory registers, program counter, flags • Virtual paper tape printer • E-mail or print the paper tape • Cut/copy/paste display value • 30 selectable background images, even add your own. More features the HP-67 never offered: • Non-volatile memory - stack, registers, program • Status indicators for prefix keys (f, g, h, STO, RCL, GTO, DSP) • Keycode-to-command translation while single-stepping a program • Cancel SST or BST operation by sliding your finger off the depressed key All advanced features may switched off with a single setting, allowing you to experience a real HP-67 as closely as possible. For more information visit the RPN-67 website: cuveesoft.ch/rpn67
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RPN at 4.0 against i48's 3.4. RPN also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (83% vs 54%). i48's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RPN holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i48 has 206 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of i48's written reviews are positive against 83% of RPN's.
i48 ships an update every 4 months, RPN every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i48 | RPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (206 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automagic Software Pty Ltd | CuVee Software |
Customer experience
i48
RPN
Bugs and requests
i48
Reported bugs
4 issues- Memory recovery prompt not working
- Cursor keys behaving erratically
- Equation solver locking up the app
- Keyboard issues on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Improved display resolution and graphics
- Haptic feedback for button presses
- Ability to assign units to numbers
RPN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
i48
No in-app purchases
RPN
No in-app purchases






