Basic Calculator vs Calculator Tax+
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. Privacy Policy: https://calculator-app-free.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://calculator-app-free.com/terms-of-use/
Calculator Tax+
This free calculator app for iPad offers a clean interface with multiple themes and advanced functions. It's ideal for both personal finance tracking and business calculations, allowing users to easily review and share their calculations.
- Retina display compatible
- 3 elegant themes
- Intuitive interface
- Double line display
- Tax+ button
- Grand Total button
- Tape display
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Calculator Tax+ is a free and simple calculator for the iPad (with retina display). Features: o Retina display compatible o 3 elegant cool themes to choose o Intuitive interface o Double line display calculation o Great for personal record keeping and businesses Functions: o Tax+ button o Grand Total button o Rounding off to two decimal places o Tape display showing equation and result simultaneously o Easy mistake correction editing o Instantly email your tape o Copy and paste ***Please see the Calculator Tax+ Help for instructions in the app settings***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Calculator Tax+ at none against Basic Calculator's shown. Calculator Tax+ also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). Basic Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Tax+ 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 4.8 for Calculator Tax+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 92% of Calculator Tax+'s.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Calculator Tax+ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Calculator Tax+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | Radin Alcira |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Calculator Tax+
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 Tax+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Remove Ads: Math & Percentage$0.99
Calculator Tax+
- Ad Removal$0.99
Questions
Is Basic Calculator free?
Is Calculator Tax+ free?
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