Basic Calculator vs CompuTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | CompuTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | Bevan 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
Basic Calculator
- Banner Ad Removal$0.99
CompuTime
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Basic Calculator or CompuTime have ads?
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