Calculator 3.0 vs Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator 3.0
A free, redesigned calculator app offering a simpler, more intuitive experience across Apple devices. Features include customizable themes, advanced scientific functions, and unit conversion, all optimized for various screen sizes and interactions.
- Customizable themes
- Scientific calculator
- Unit converter
- Tip calculator
- Tally counter
- iPad multitasking support
- Apple Watch complications
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Welcome to Calculator 3.0 for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and iMessage! Frustrated with the ugly and complicated Calculators for iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV — Calculator 3.0 was created to provide a better simpler choice....all for Free. The "Original Calculator with Themes for iPad and Apple Watch" is back — Rewritten and redesigned for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and iMessage with Bolder Fonts, iPad Multitasking, Native Watch Support with Complications, and Snappier Performance. Apple Watch The Apple Watch Calculator with Colored Watch Band Themes! Designed for the mobile mathematician with a Scientific Calculator, Tip Calculator, Unit Converter, a Tally Counter, Twenty-Six personalized colored themes for your watch band or style, and... • Force Press (firmly press) on the Calculator to changes themes • Big and bold fonts for readability • Haptic feedback upon button presses • Watch Face Complication support for quick access • Tip Calculator with Digital Crown support • Conversion Calculator with Length, Weight, Volume, Area, and Time units • Counter, Tap to increase or use the Digital Crown for faster input, force press for options • Settings, with option to enable Counter number modular face complication support • Autorotation to Share, when enabled the app rotates when rotating your wrist to show a calculation, tip percentage, unit conversion, or tally number to another person iPhone and iPad • Simple bubble dark interface with Scientific Calculator • iPad Multitasking Support (Landscape and Portrait) • Haptic feedback upon button presses (iPhone 7 and greater) • Gesture Controls, Swipe Up for "Light Mode", Swipe Down for "Dark Mode", Swipe Left to clear the displayed number • 3D Touch Icon — Copy Last Number (iPhone 6s and greater) • Bolder fonts • Tap number to copy • "Drag and Drop" support for iPad, perfect for iPad Multitasking - Tap and hold on the displayed number to select for dragging as text into another app - Drag and Drop text numbers from other apps (Mail, Safari, Notes, etc) over the displayed number area to include the number in the current input iMessage app • Simple Calculator • Tap number to paste into message thread
Calculator
This is a straightforward calculator application designed for ease of use and clear readability. Users can personalize the app's appearance by choosing their preferred background and display themes.
- Easy to use interface
- Clear display
- Customizable background
- Customizable display themes
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Calculator-- is a simple calculator that is easy to use and read. Select the desired background and display. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calculator at none against Calculator 3.0's 3. Calculator also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Calculator 3.0's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On price and rating 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 3.0 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calculator 3.0 against 4.7 for Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.5K and 910 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Calculator 3.0's written reviews are positive against 80% of Calculator's.
Calculator 3.0 ships an update fortnightly, Calculator every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator 3.0 | Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (910 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 910 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spencer Brown | Horizon Business, Inc. |
Customer experience
Calculator 3.0
Calculator
User reviews
Calculator 3.0
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Useful features (tip calculator, unit converter, tally counter)
- 🎨 Customizable colors/themes
- 🔍 Clear and legible display
Room to improve
- 🐛 Memory function issues
- 🔊 Loud button click sounds
- 🔍 Cropped display on iPad
- 🔍 Blurry graphics
Calculator
From 910 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Easy to use
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
- 👀 Large, easy-to-read numbers
- 🎯 Accurate calculations
- 🆓 Free app
Room to improve
- 🔊 Loud button clicking sound that can't be turned off
- 📏 Lacks landscape mode
- 🔢 No percentage or advanced math functions
Bugs and requests
Calculator 3.0
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect calculation results
- Landscape mode issues
- Crashes after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add memory function indicator
- Allow disabling of button click sounds
- Optimize layout for iPad
- Improve graphics quality
Calculator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound toggle switch doesn't work to turn off sounds
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add percentage and other advanced math functions
- Allow landscape mode
- Add option to turn off button sounds
In-app purchases
Calculator 3.0
- a Nice Tip$0.99
- a Generous Tip$2.99
- an Amazing Tip!$4.99
Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calculator 3.0 free?
Is Calculator free?
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