Calculator Max vs Calculator Advance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator Max
This app offers a comprehensive suite of calculation tools, from basic arithmetic to advanced scientific functions. It features a history tape for easy access and reuse of entries, and a unique scribble pad for handwritten notes and equation solving on iPads. Enjoy a clean interface, multitasking support, and customizable themes.
- Basic and scientific calculators
- History tape with export options
- Handwritten notes and equation solving
- Multitasking support on iPad
- Customizable themes and app icons
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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Calculator Max makes both simple and complex calculations easy. It offers all calculators you’ll ever need in one carefully designed, uncluttered and easy-to-use package. Switching between calculators is buttery-smooth and natural. The basic calculator with big buttons swiftly handles everyday tasks. The more advanced scientific calculator is loaded with all important mathematical functions and constants. A history tape with your entries is comfortably accessible in all calculator modes. Thanks to it, you never lose track of what you’ve entered and the entries can be reused effortlessly in your calculations. The tape can also be exported to common formats and shared or printed. On the large screen of any iPad it is pure joy to make handwriting notes or draw your ideas right in the app. Write down any math equation and let the app calculate it for you in the blink of an eye. Or reuse any handwriting which you can easily convert to editable text. ————————— WHAT YOU GET ————————— /// POWERFUL CALCULATOR /// — Basic calculator with big buttons — Scientific calculator packed with functions and constants — History tape with the calculations at your fingertips in all modes — Extensive rounding options (e.g. two decimal places for accounting) — Up to 5 memory slots for frequent numbers — Plain Text, Monospaced Text, CSV, PDF and image export formats — Advanced export, share and print options — Scribble Pad on iPad for easy math equations solving, handwritten notes and sketches /// PRODUCTIVE WORKFLOW /// — Side tape layouts for easier long records handling — Clean and uncluttered interface with refined haptic feedback — Multitasking support on iPad for side-by-side work — External keyboard support for even faster input and app control — Universal app for all your iPhones, iPads and Macs — User interface precisely adapted for each device capabilities /// FAST ACCESS /// — Home Screen widgets with last calculations and memory — Widgets for direct access from the Lock Screen — Control Center and Lock Screen fast access buttons /// MIGHTY SCRIBBLE PAD /// — The right place for your quick notes and sketches — Easily calculates any written down math equation — Recognizes your handwriting and converts it to editable text — Fully-fledged notebook with unlimited number of paper sheets — Exportable as text, image or PDF — Optimized for your finger as well as Apple Pencil — Support for LAMY and Adonit styluses (on iPad) — Available on all iPad models /// EXTENSIVE CUSTOMIZATION /// — Handcrafted design themes with dark mode support — Loads of app icons you can easily choose from the best one for your Homescreen — Carefully selected sound sets Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Calculator Advance
This app offers advanced calculation features for business and travel, including currency and cryptocurrency conversion. It provides a user experience similar to physical business calculators with customizable buttons and formula correction.
- Currency and cryptocurrency conversion
- Formula display and correction
- Customizable button operations
- Business calculator functionality
- Supports SHARP and CASIO input types
- Constant, percent, and tax calculations
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“Calculator Advance” provides button operation on the same level as commercially available business calculators, so this calculator app is sufficiently useful for a variety of business situations. In addition to providing such high-quality basic functions, it also has the following expanded functions. - Currency conversion for the world currencies and cryptocurrencies. - Formula display and correction. - Many possible customizations. + Have you ever experienced these problems with current calculators and calculator apps? - When I am traveling abroad or on a business trip, I would like to convert the local currency's value to the value in my home country's currency. - I would like to get a calculator that can perform calculations with cryptocurrencies. - When I make a mistake in a calculation, I don't want to re-enter the entire calculation from the beginning. This is especially frustrating during long calculations. - Calculator applications lack the functionality of physical calculators. - I would like a calculator application with the functionality of a practical calculator, not a scientific calculator. - I want a well-designed calculator application. “Calculator Advance” is a calculator application that solves the problems found in other physical and virtual calculators. This application is used by professional businessmen, such as accountants, tax accountants, and salespeople, from whom we have received highly favorable feedback. + Can convert both real-world currencies and cryptocurrencies In “Calculator Advance”, there is a currency conversion screen separate from the actual calculator. There, you can download and view the latest exchange rate information of about 167 world currencies (legal currencies), as well as over 1,600 cryptocurrencies from the Internet. In addition, you can use the calculator function utilizing your currency conversion results. The currency data is the same data used by large companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange), as well as those included on the S&P 500 Index. + Equipped with functionality on par with commercially available practical calculators One can chose between the two most common types of input (SHARP and CASIO) used in commercially available calculators. The input type can be set on the setting screen. It is possible to configure the buttons for advanced users who wish to use high-level functions that appear in calculator manipulation textbooks (reference books for calculator skill tests, etc.). For example, it is possible to perform constant calculations, percent calculations, tax calculations, calculations using grand totals (GT), memory calculations, exponentiation calculations, and complex operations involving combinations. The button manipulation is the same as that which is published in calculator manipulation textbooks (questionnaires on calculator tests). We have conducted many other tests, and we are always working to improve the reliability of our calculator application. + Convenient for long calculations. Display, review, and editing of calculations is possible. Calculation formulas are displayed, so they are easy to review. In addition, it is possible to modify formulas. It is very convenient because there is no need to re-enter a calculation from the beginning when a mistake is made, it is as simple as correcting the wrong part. + Original and useful features In addition, the application has its own unique and convenient functions: - Displays calculation formulas, independent memory values, and GT memory values in real time - Displays up to 15 digit numbers - Enough memory to save history data for up to 10,000 calculations - Results can be copied and pasted into other applications. - Button configuration can be changed (6 types in total: 4x5, 4x6, 4x7, 5x4, 5x5, 5x6) - Buttons can be set and adjusted. - Stylish Design And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calculator Advance at 100% against Calculator Max's 55%. Calculator Advance also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Calculator Max's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 70). On price 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
Both are free to download. Calculator Max sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Calculator Advance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calculator Advance holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator Max has 1.9K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Calculator Max's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calculator Advance's.
Calculator Max ships an update every 2 months, Calculator Advance every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Max | Calculator Advance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.9K ratings) | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Kozarek | Takahiro Iwatani |
Customer experience
Calculator Max
Calculator Advance
Bugs and requests
Calculator Max
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after iOS 26 update
- Tape not visible/functional on iPhone
- Calculator buttons/layout issues in split-screen mode
Requested features
5 requests- Left-handed mode
- Backspace/edit functionality
- Scientific calculator mode with tape
- Tape annotation/labeling
- Cloud/Dropbox sync for tape
Calculator Advance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator Max
- Calculator Max Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Calculator Max Pro$3.99
Calculator Advance
No in-app purchases
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