Comparison

Tracking for iPad 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

Tracking for iPad

Share your real-time location and historical routes with loved ones. Log adventures with photos, videos, and memos, or use it for discreet tracking if your device is stolen. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and security.

Highlights
  • Live location sharing
  • Location history tracking
  • Timestamped location trails
  • Photo and video geotagging
  • Memos and notes
  • Discreet background tracking
  • Online storage for media
Features
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Let your loved ones track your location, whether you're out sailing in the sea, camping in the woods, navigating the urban jungle, or just walking home from school. Tracking for iPhone / Tracking for iPad enables remote tracking for your iPhone/iPad. Use it to view or share your device's precise current location AND location-histories, showing where you iPhone/iPad has been, at exactly what time, and how fast it was moving. Blog-as-you-go with timestamped location trails, photos, videos, and memos. Share your tracks with an unlimited number of viewers, or reserve sole encrypted monitoring access to YOU to track and locate your iPhone/iPad. Tracking for iPhone is a "Top 100 Paid Utilities App" in Austria, Ireland, and Norway. (appslists.net, November 2011) Tracking for iPad is a "Top 100 Paid Utilities App" in Australia, Belgium , Canada, Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, and UK. (appslists.net, November 2011) "THE BEST PROGRAM. This program is really awesome I recommend it for everybody." - AH, Aug 8, 2011 IF YOU ARE PERSONALLY HOLDING YOUR IPHONE/IPAD, YOU CAN: • Share your live location and tracks automatically with anyone anywhere in the world. • Share instantaneous snapshots (photos) tagged to your location with your audience. • Share location-tagged videos and memos. • Your authorized viewers will be able to see you movements live via a secure web browser, and will be able to view your photos, video, memos immediately as they are posted alongside your live trail. IF SOMEONE STEALS YOUR IPHONE/IPAD: • This app runs in the background in a 'non-detected' mode. • Track down the thief's precise location to the exact spot with high accuracy (example: pinpoint exactly what parking spot in a large parking lot). • Watch live as your iPhone/iPad moves and pauses from location to location. • App can be set to trigger when iPhone/iPad moves out of the immediate local area (out of current cell phone tower coverage). FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, SCIENTISTS, AND GEOLOGISTS: Easily share your exciting adventures with your family and friends, in full color, live as it happens. Log special trips such as biking trips, camping trails, sailing expeditions, fishing expeditions, etc. Seamlessly create a log which includes: • Location trails, complete with time histories, waypoints and velocities. • Photos and movies pegged to the location where they were captured. • Geo-tagged memos! Share that hot fishing spot simply by capturing a photo or video of the moment using this app. • Free up space on your device by using an immediate transfer-to-online-storage mode for videos and photos. There are several other uses for this app, including photography, cartography, security, outdoor adventuring, speed logging, fleet tracking, and much more. NOTES REGARDING IN-APP PURCHASE OF ONLINE STORAGE SPACE: • Title of service: Tracking - Online Storage. • Length of subscription: 1,3, 6 or 12 months. • Price of subscription: $0.99 USD per 1,000MB online storage per month. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. • Terms Of Use: https://n1.ndili.com/termsofuse.html • Privacy Policy: http://www.ndilitechnologies.com/privacy BATTERY LIFE Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

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)
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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

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Basic Calculator at Free against Tracking for iPad's $4.99. Basic Calculator also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 31%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). Tracking for iPad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Basic Calculator is free to download; Tracking for iPad costs $4.99 up front. Tracking for iPad sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Tracking for iPad's written reviews are positive against 76% of Basic Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracking for iPad ships an update every 38 months, Basic Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Tracking for iPad versus Basic Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracking for iPadBasic Calculator
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (30 ratings)4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings303.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB100 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperNdili Technologies, Inc.MobArts

Customer experience

Tracking for iPad

All ratings30 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.8%

Basic Calculator

All ratings3,238 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

Tracking for iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

10 purchases

Tracking for iPad

Subscriptions9
  • 1,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$0.991 Month
  • 1,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$2.993 Months
  • 5,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$4.991 Month
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  • 1,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$5.996 Months
  • 1,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$11.991 Year
  • 5,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$14.993 Months
  • 5,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$29.996 Months
  • 5,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$59.991 Year
  • 25,000 MB Online-Storage Capacity$299.991 Year
One-time1
  • Highest Resolution and Accuracy Tracking$7.99
1 purchases

Basic Calculator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads: Math & Percentage$0.99

Questions

Is Tracking for iPad free?
Tracking for iPad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Basic Calculator free?
Basic Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tracking for iPad or Basic Calculator?
Basic Calculator is rated higher. Tracking for iPad averages 3.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Basic Calculator averages 4.8 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Tracking for iPad or Basic Calculator have ads?
Basic Calculator shows ads; Tracking for iPad does not.
Which is updated more often, Tracking for iPad or Basic Calculator?
Tracking for iPad ships an update every 38 months, and Basic Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, Tracking for iPad was updated on October 23, 2026 and Basic Calculator on October 26, 2026.

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