Basic Calculator vs CalcHistory
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.
CalcHistory
This calculator app performs calculations in the order you input them, like a standard calculator. It allows you to save calculation results and view the input process, making it easy to spot errors. It also offers a function calculator mode for more complex operations.
- Input order calculation
- Save calculation results
- View input process
- Function calculator mode
- Error spotting
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CalcHistory is a simple and easy-to-use application. This calculator calculates in input order like a general calculator. You can leave calculation results, see the process of input and immediately notice a mistake. *General Calculator (calculation in input order) 2 + 3 × 5 = 25 [2 + 3 × 5 = 25] *Function Calculator 2 + 3 × 5 = 17 [2 + (3 × 5) = 17]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalcHistory at none against Basic Calculator's 1. CalcHistory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Basic Calculator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalcHistory asks for nothing beyond the download.
CalcHistory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 71% of CalcHistory's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, CalcHistory every 15 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | CalcHistory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | sky-nexus Inc. |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
CalcHistory
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
CalcHistory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Banner Ad Removal$0.99
CalcHistory
No in-app purchases
Questions
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