Comparison

EZ Adder vs Basic Calculator

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

Head to head
About

EZ Adder

This app provides a basic calculator with an electronic paper tape to track and correct entries. It offers six independent calculators with custom colors, a large keyboard, and a decimal slider. It also features an enhanced percentage key for discounts, tips, and sales tax calculations, with the ability to email results.

Highlights
  • Electronic paper tape for all entries
  • Correct or delete entries easily
  • Six independent calculators
  • Enhanced percentage key for discounts, tips, and tax
  • Email results as formatted reports
  • Customizable colors and keyboard
Features
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EZ Adder is a unique easy to use basic calculator (+ - x / %). It maintains an “electronic paper tape” of all your entries which allows you to view and easily correct any entry. Actually, it is six calculators. Each with their own custom color. It’s great for performing any basic calculations. Ever try to add a long list of numbers and every time get a different answer? Then, you need EZ Adder because it lets you scroll through all of your entries and easily correct any mistakes. EZ Adder has a large custom keyboard for a quick and easy touch and a decimal slider to choose 0-4 digits after the decimal point. You can email the results of any tape as a formatted report to yourself or anyone else. It also has an enhanced % key for calculating percentage discount, tips, and sales tax: - To compute the price of an item with a 25% discount, enter the price then enter -25%. - For an additional 10% discount, enter -10%. - To calculate the meal amount plus an 18% tip, enter the meal amount then enter +18%. - To calculate the total including 8.25% sales tax, enter the total then enter +8.25%. FEATURE SUMMARY • Electronic paper tape showing all entries • Correct any entry at any time • Delete items from the tape • Six (6) independent electronic paper tapes • Custom numeric keyboard for an easy touch • Email results to yourself or anyone else • Decimal point slider to choose 0-4 places • Plus % is great for tax & tips • Minus % is great for discounts • Custom colors for each calculator • Mute and volume control

About

Basic Calculator

A free, classic calculator app with large, easy-to-press buttons and customizable skins. It supports basic arithmetic, memory functions, and can handle very large numbers without using scientific notation. Multitasking is also supported on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Large, easy-to-press buttons
  • Multiple beautiful skins
  • Basic arithmetic operations
  • Standard memory functions
  • Supports large numbers (up to 60 digits)
  • Multitasking support (Split View, Slide Over)
Read full description

Calculator Free is a great free calculator with beautiful HD graphics and multiple skins! Features: - Supports multitasking on iPad devices - Split View and Slide Over features - Multiple beautiful skins - General calculations: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, square-rooting - Standard memory functions: Memory Addition, Memory Subtraction, Memory Recall, Memory Clear - Thousands separators option - Can handle very large numbers - up to 60 digits! (never displays in scientific notation) - Large, easy to press buttons - Copy / Paste buttons - Key click sound effect The user interface is translated in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Bulgarian. Privacy Policy: https://calculator-app-free.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://calculator-app-free.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

EZ Adder4 screens
Basic Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EZ Adder at none against Basic Calculator's 1. EZ Adder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 74%). Basic Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 152). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EZ Adder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for EZ Adder against 4.8 for Basic Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 152, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of EZ Adder's written reviews are positive against 74% of Basic Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EZ Adder versus Basic Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZ AdderBasic Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (152 ratings)4.8 (3.2K ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better74.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1523.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB100 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRobert WohnoutkaMobArts

Customer experience

EZ Adder

All ratings152 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative4.7%

Basic Calculator

All ratings3,225 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative24.3%

User reviews

EZ Adder

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Exports tape, no line limit
  • 👍 Large numbers for easy input
  • 💡 Keeps calculation history for review/editing
  • 💡 Multiple calculators available

Room to improve

  • ❓ Graphics need improvement
  • ❓ Design remodel needed
  • ❓ Some users prefer previous versions
  • 🐛 Crashes on older devices (iPad1 with OS 5.1.1)

Basic Calculator

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Useful copy and paste functions
  • 👍 Clear and large display
  • 👍 Variety of skins/themes
  • 👍 Responsive and fast

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • 🐛 Inaccurate calculations with larger numbers
  • 🔋 Slow load times
  • 🔍 Intrusive ads

Bugs and requests

EZ Adder

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashes on iPad1 with OS 5.1.1

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add text to line items
  • More eye-friendly colors
  • Adjust options for number ranges (e.g., 1 to 3)
  • Instructions for details
  • Label expenditures and income with running totals

Basic Calculator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes after iOS updates
  • Percent key not functioning correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reinstate iPhone version
  • Add scientific calculator functions
  • Improve memory retention

In-app purchases

None

EZ Adder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Calculator

One-time1
  • Banner Ad Removal$0.99

Questions

Is EZ Adder free?
EZ Adder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Calculator free?
Basic Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EZ Adder or Basic Calculator?
EZ Adder and Basic Calculator are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 152 and 3.2K ratings respectively.
Do EZ Adder or Basic Calculator have ads?
Basic Calculator shows ads; EZ Adder does not.
Which is updated more often, EZ Adder or Basic Calculator?
EZ Adder ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, EZ Adder was updated on October 4, 2026 and Basic Calculator on October 11, 2026.

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