Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape vs Basic Calculator+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape
This app functions as a virtual adding machine, complete with a scrollable tape that displays your calculations as you enter them. It allows for editing, copying, and exporting your tapes, offering a convenient way to track and verify sums.
- Virtual scrollable tape
- Copy/paste functionality
- Edit and delete rows
- Export tape as text or CSV
- Save multiple tapes
- Unlimited undo
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Tired of adding numbers twice just to be sure you are correct? Problem solved. Adding Tape is an adding machine with a virtual "tape." Note: Adding Tape is modeled after an adding machine, not a calculator. The behavior of each is different. Proud to be featured: "What's Hot" Add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers up to five decimal places, keeps a running total and a virtual "tape." - Virtual tape visible & scrollable while adding - Touch/Hold number entry display area to copy/paste - Edit mode allows you to delete individual rows - Touch an number in your tape to copy directly to number display area - Export tape as text or C.S.V. File (Comma Separated Value) - Save multiple tapes - Undo an unlimited number of times * Customize * - Optional decimal behavior: stays in fixed location as you enter numbers or traditional hit decimal key - Alternate large Zero key or small '0' and '00' keys - Option: add line numbers to tape - Option: set number of Clear Entry touches before tape is cleared
Basic Calculator+
Perform essential arithmetic operations with a straightforward calculator app. Its large buttons and clear display ensure ease of use, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations.
- Basic four functions
- Clear display
- Large buttons
- Portrait and landscape modes
- iPad compatible
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This simple calculator with a clear display and large buttons makes calculations easy. Portrait and landscape modes both available on iPad. This app uses the basic functions of the calculator to make the simplest, best, free calculator in the app store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Basic Calculator+ at Free against Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape's $2.99. Basic Calculator+ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (260K vs 196). Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Basic Calculator+ is free to download; Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Calculator+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 260K ratings behind it against 196, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape's written reviews are positive against 87% of Basic Calculator+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape | Basic Calculator+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (196 ratings) | 4.9 (260K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 87.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 196 | 260K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Fratianni | Best Free Apps |
Customer experience
Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape
Basic Calculator+
Bugs and requests
Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Basic Calculator+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect calculation results
- Ads covering the screen
Requested features
3 requests- Add fraction button
- Implement order of operations
- Include memory function
In-app purchases
Adding Tape Printing Calculator with virtual tape
No in-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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