Comparison

Basic Calculator vs CompuTime

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

Head to head
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.

About

CompuTime

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Time for a new calculator and a new calculator for time! CompuTime instantly calculates time entered in any combination of hours, minutes, and seconds.* This tool is invaluable for a wide variety of situations, whether you’re breaking down track listings for a vinyl to MP3 conversion, calculating racing times, or even putting together a meeting agenda with allocated times for each item. Personal trainers, this tool will be most valuable in helping you work out those split timings! You can even send your last computed result via iMessage to others. Your computational results are stored in a log which you can share with others. You’ll wonder how you did without it! *app does not calculate fractions of time less than a second.

Screenshots

Basic Calculator4 screens
CompuTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Basic Calculator at Free against CompuTime's $1.99. Basic Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). CompuTime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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; CompuTime costs $1.99 up front. Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CompuTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, CompuTime every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic Calculator versus CompuTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic CalculatorCompuTime
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB3 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMobArtsBevan TING

Bugs and 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

CompuTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Calculator

One-time1
  • Banner Ad Removal$0.99
None

CompuTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Calculator free?
Basic Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CompuTime free?
CompuTime costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic Calculator or CompuTime have ads?
Basic Calculator shows ads; CompuTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Calculator or CompuTime?
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, and CompuTime every 6 months. Most recently, Basic Calculator was updated on September 23, 2026 and CompuTime on September 17, 2026.

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