GO vs Annotation Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO
This app faithfully recreates the HP-25C Programmable Scientific Calculator from 1976. It offers RPN input, a 10-digit LED display, and extensive mathematical functions. Users can program it with up to 99 steps and share programs via various methods.
- RPN input
- 10-digit LED display
- Four stack registers
- Ten storage registers
- Extensive math functions
- 99-step programmability
- Program import/export
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GO-25 SciRPN simulates the venerable HP-25C Programmable Scientific Calculator from 1976. Virtually indistinguishable from the real item in operation, GO-25 is a powerful yet simple retro calculator. • RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) • 10-digit LED calculator display, 10-99 to 10+99 • Four stack registers with roll down • Ten storage registers with arithmetic memory operators • Math, trigonometric, polar/rectangular, sexagesimal/decimal, logarithmic, statistical, power and other miscellaneous functions • Programmable, with annotated program listing, and memory for 99 program steps • Library of Sample Programs • Fast, slow or single step program execution • Program import via pasteboard or from other Apps • Program export via printer, email, pasteboard or to others Apps • iTunes program File Sharing • Two additional windows with views of: ◦ stack/storage registers ◦ keystroke log ◦ program source code ◦ program documentation • Copy-from and Paste-to the calculator display • Simple Paper Tape annotations
Annotation Control
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The Annotation Control app allows you to annotate from your iPad or iPhone. This app may only be used with the Williams AV Annotation Pro Plus annotation system. The Apple device being used must be on the same Wi-Fi network as the Annotation Pro system. Open the app and select the Connect icon. Find your Annotation Pro system in the list of available systems and select it. Once connected, draw with your fingers to make any desired annotations. If the app is moved to the background (when checking notifications or using other apps), the connection to the Annotation Pro system will be lost. When the app is resumed from the background, the app will attempt to reconnect with permission. If the app takes too long to reconnect or is unable to connect, try to connect by pressing the Available Connections button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Annotation Control at Free against GO's $4.99. Annotation Control also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ads, 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
Annotation Control is free to download; GO costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | GO | Annotation Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Lidie | Williams Sound, LLC |
In-app purchases
GO
No in-app purchases
Annotation Control
No in-app purchases









