Comparison

Talking Calculator vs The Talking Calculator Pro

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

Head to head
About

Talking Calculator

This calculator app offers a unique speech feature, reading numbers, formulas, and answers aloud. It includes customizable interfaces for different vision needs and a paper log for classroom use. Users can even record their own voices for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Speech output for numbers, formulas, and answers
  • Customizable user interfaces (standard, ultra-simple)
  • Formula mode with order of operations
  • Paper log for recording calculations
  • Voice recording studio
  • VoiceOver and Switch Control support
  • High contrast mode
Features
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A comprehensively featured calculator that has become a favorite among adults and primary schools around the world. Designed for a wide range of users, this calculator has large colorful buttons, optional high contrast, full VoiceOver support, and unique to this calculator; the option to use speech for answers, button names and formulas! *** Showcased by Apple Australia at the Association of Special Education Administrators in Queensland Inc. Conference 2011 *** "We have found it particularly useful to students with developmental delays." - Apple (Australia) If you’re looking for a talking calculator with scientific or fraction operators, then please look for this app's big brother, the Talking Scientific Calculator. If you're looking for statistics functionality, then please check out the new Talking Statistics Calculator app. Talking Calculator's features include: ------------------------------------------------- - Select between two user-interfaces: standard calculator, and ultra-simple, which is ideal for young children. - Reads answers, entered numbers and formulas aloud. For example: 1,234.56 is spoken as "One thousand, two hundred thirty four point five six." 2 + 5 x 3^2 is spoken as "two plus five multiply three squared" - Two entry modes, Standard and Formula. Standard mode emulates traditional calculators: You need to be mindful of the 'order of operations'. Formula mode takes care of the order of operations for you. You enter a mathematical expression, complete with operators and parentheses (brackets), tap the EQUALS button, and the expression is evaluated. This is similar to using formulas in Microsoft Excel.  - Paper log feature, designed particularly for classroom use. Calculations are recorded with a timestamp and can be viewed or emailed. - Built in recording studio and script. Requires only 5 minutes to record a new voice. Recordings can be transferred between devices using Bluetooth. - Supports VoiceOver standard and touch-typing input styles. Speaks numbers and formulas naturally, not as sequences of digits. Magic Tap can be used to speak with the built-in or custom recorded voice. - The entire app is accessible to VoiceOver and Switch Control users, including the recording studio for recording your own voice and the use of complex formulas. - International number formats - Optional high contrast mode (black on yellow) Customizable for each level of vision: -------------------------------------------- Normal to low vision: Large, clear buttons with optional speech. Low vision: High contrast display mode, with optional speech. No vision / blind: VoiceOver reads the button names before they are activated. The calculation results are spoken. Why record new voices? -------------------------------------------- Having your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch talk with your own voice, or that of a friend or tutor will make the calculator sound more natural to you. The calculator will speak with the accent you are used to hearing. Note also that the VoiceOver feature built into your device, while awesome, is not good at reading out large and small numbers. It can also be fun to experiment with silly voices. How good is the sound quality of recorded voices? Excellent: The microphone in your iPad / iPhone or iPod Touch 4G is of very good quality, and this calculator performs digital signal processing to ensure the audio level is consistent across all recorded words.

About

The Talking Calculator Pro

Features
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Talking Calculator Pro is an ad-free basic four-function calculator that speaks mathematical functions as they are entered and calculated. This is a great learning tool for young students or can be used by anyone who has difficulty speaking. Talking Calculator speaks in both English and Spanish languages and supports all iPhone and iPad models. It even works in split screen multitasking mode on the iPad. In version 2.0 users can use any English or Spanish speech voices that has been installed on the device. - Pro version is 100% Ad-free! - Choose from many available English or Spanish voice for speech  - Preview voices right in the settings menu - Download additional high-quality voices using iPhone or iPad Settings app. Select Accessibility -> Spoken Content -> Voices. Once a voice has been downloaded, it will be available in the calculator app. - Set the speech rate from very slow to very fast or anywhere in between. - Supports dark mode display (iOS 13 or newer) - Bold Type available to make numbers more visible - Custom launch URL: talkingcalcpro:// Looking for an ad-supported version? Check out The Talking Calculator in the App Store.

Screenshots

Talking Calculator4 screens
The Talking Calculator Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Talking Calculator at monthly against The Talking Calculator Pro's every 8 months. Talking Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). The Talking Calculator Pro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Talking Calculator costs $1.99 and The Talking Calculator Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Calculator ships an update monthly, The Talking Calculator Pro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Talking Calculator versus The Talking Calculator Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CalculatorThe Talking Calculator Pro
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam CroserRoundhouse Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Talking Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

The Talking Calculator Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Calculator free?
Talking Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Talking Calculator Pro free?
The Talking Calculator Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talking Calculator or The Talking Calculator Pro have ads?
Neither Talking Calculator nor The Talking Calculator Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Calculator or The Talking Calculator Pro?
Talking Calculator ships an update monthly, and The Talking Calculator Pro every 8 months. Most recently, Talking Calculator was updated on October 20, 2026 and The Talking Calculator Pro on October 25, 2026.

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