Basic Calculator vs Calculator Plus Pro
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.
Calculator Plus Pro
Enhance your iPad experience with this advanced calculator. It offers intelligent calculations and a clean, ad-free interface, making complex math tasks simpler and more efficient.
- Intelligent calculations
- Complex math support
- Ad-free experience
- Optimized for iPad
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$ 600 + buy iPad, $ 0.99 Make your iPad more perfect. Better use & no ads
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Verdict
Basic Calculator and Calculator Plus Pro both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 36% of Calculator Plus Pro's. Basic Calculator also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 33) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Calculator Plus Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Basic Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Calculator Plus Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Basic Calculator against 4.9 for Calculator Plus Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 36% of Calculator Plus Pro's.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Calculator Plus Pro every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Calculator Plus Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | 政 王 |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Calculator Plus Pro
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
Calculator Plus Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Banner Ad Removal$0.99
Calculator Plus Pro
- Remove Ads.$1.99
Questions
Is Basic Calculator free?
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