Comparison

Halcyon Calc Lite vs Arborly

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

Head to head
About

Halcyon Calc Lite

This app is a powerful calculator for students and professionals, offering advanced features like symbolic expression manipulation, graphing, and statistical analysis. It supports real, complex, and integer numbers, matrices, and vectors, making it versatile for various mathematical tasks.

Highlights
  • Symbolic expression manipulation
  • Graphing of expressions
  • Matrix and vector calculations
  • Statistical analysis
  • Multiple number formats (decimal, hex, octal, binary)
  • Over 225 built-in operations
Features
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For students, engineers, scientists or people who fondly remember classic calculators, Halcyon Calc Lite is a great application for manipulating numbers and even symbolic expressions. Features: - Use this calculator on an iPhone, iPod Touch or an iPad - Use your finger to quickly scroll through the stack to review intermediate results - Copy and paste support - Over 225 built-in operations, including trig, logarithms, real functions, complex operations and more - Allows you to work with real, complex and integer numbers. - Real and complex numbers can be displayed in standard, fixed, scientific and engineering format - Integer numbers can be displayed in decimal, hexadecimal, octal and binary bases - Work with real and complex matrices and vectors - Enter symbolic expressions and solve them for different values. Even better, solve quadratic formulas, collect and expand factors and terms, find minima, maxima and roots of any expression. - Plot symbolic expressions in X/Y coordinates. Pan the coordinate space by dragging the plot in any direction. Zoom in and out using a pinch gesture. - Determine symbolic derivative, taylor series or numeric integral of an expression. - Store numbers, lists, strings and expressions in symbols. - Store statistical data and calculate totals, averages, standard deviations, linear regressions, etc over that data. - Calculate the probabilities associated with standard distributions like the normal, F and T distributions.

About

Arborly

Features
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Design perfectly shaped trees, plan a virtual garden, and measure real trees with precision — right from your iPhone. Arborly blends simple on-screen guides with powerful AR tools, so anyone can prune, prototype, and play with topiary shapes in minutes. Create. Trim. Measure. Repeat. WHAT YOU CAN DO - 2D Trim Guides — Align a live camera overlay to classic shapes (circle, heart, hexagon, dome, and more), with inside/outside shading and dashed contours for clean, confident cuts. - 3D Topiary Forms (AR) — Place realistic 3D shapes in your space, adjust position, height, and scale with step-by-step controls, and preview the look before trimming. - Virtual Garden / Forest — Tap + to add multiple AR trees, mix shapes and sizes, position them in your yard, and take photos — without disturbing a leaf. - Tree Height & Diameter — Place a base, grow a vertical pole to your tree’s top, add a diameter cylinder, and read accurate measurements in meters or feet. - Smart Onboarding — A playful, animated tree shows how trimming works and how guides keep shapes precise. - One‑Tap Calibration — Helpful AR tuning prompts ensure reliable tracking before you start. - Photo Capture — Save snapshots of your virtual designs and before/after trims. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT - Simple, guided steps keep you focused (Placement → Position → Height → Scaling → Trimming) - Clean visuals: crisp dashed contours, natural materials, and readable labels - Thoughtful details: aspect lock, precise scaling, unit switching (m/ft), and persistent AR objects in your garden HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a 2D or 3D shape. 2. Follow the on-screen steps to align, size, and preview. 3. Use the guide to prune along the line — your cuts will look neat and intentional. 4. In Virtual Garden, place multiple trees and capture photos of your design. 5. Use Tree Height to measure height and diameter directly in AR. ARBORLY PRO (OPTIONAL) Unlock all shapes and tools, plus the best experience for designing your virtual garden. Subscription handled securely on-device. REQUIREMENTS - Works on AR-capable iPhone or iPad (ARKit support required) - No account needed — your data stays on your device Bring topiary to life — plan with confidence, trim with precision, and share your vision with Arborly. Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate selected in the Arborly - Topiary Camera subscription plan. Terms of Services: https://divmultech.com/arborly-topiary-camera-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://divmultech.com/arborly-topiary-camera-privacy-policy/ Arborly - Topiary Camera support email: arborly@divmultech.com

Screenshots

Halcyon Calc Lite4 screens
Arborly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arborly at none against Halcyon Calc Lite's shown. Halcyon Calc Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Halcyon Calc Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Arborly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Halcyon Calc Lite versus Arborly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalcyon Calc LiteArborly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalcyon Touch SoftwareDivMulTech

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Halcyon Calc Lite

One-time3
  • Directory And Unit Conversion Support$0.99
  • Programming Support$1.99
  • Larger Display Upgrade$1.99
3 purchases

Arborly

Subscriptions3
  • Arborly Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Arborly Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Arborly Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Halcyon Calc Lite free?
Halcyon Calc Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arborly free?
Arborly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Halcyon Calc Lite or Arborly have ads?
Halcyon Calc Lite shows ads; Arborly does not.

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