Basic Calculator vs Calculator Express with Notes
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 Express with Notes
A beautifully designed utility app offering six essential tools, including currency, unit, and percentage converters, plus calculators for BMI, tips, and world time. Users can customize the app's appearance and manage calculation history with notes and labels.
- Currency converter
- Unit converter
- Percentage calculator
- BMI calculator
- Tip calculator
- World time converter
- Customizable appearance
- Calculation history with notes
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Hello there! This is Calculator Express. We are introducing you a beautifully designed app, that includes 6 handy tools: - Currency converter - Unit converter - Percentage calculator (hey marketers, this feature is for you) - BMI calculator - Tip calculator - World time converter (and many more tools will be added very soon, stay tuned!) You can customise Calculator Express as you wish - color, fonts, app icon, buttons background and even more! But what else? Guys, we think that calculation history is a very important feature and that's why we decided to make it more convenient - we added labels and notes to your calculations. Pin, copy and share. We think our app will be a great companion and just a handy simple tool. Privacy policy: https://calculator.express/assets/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://calculator.express/assets/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic Calculator at 4.8 against Calculator Express with Notes's 4.4. Basic Calculator also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 43). Calculator Express with Notes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Express with Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basic Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 69% of Calculator Express with Notes's.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Calculator Express with Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Calculator Express with Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | RAMAN KHVASHCHEUSKI |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Calculator Express with Notes
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 Express with Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Banner Ad Removal$0.99
Calculator Express with Notes
- Remove Ads -50% off$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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