Basic Calculator vs Acute Calculator
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.
Acute Calculator
This advanced graphing calculator offers a visual editor and supports over 30 functions. It includes features like a history tape, variable storage, and an intuitive palette system for complex calculations.
- Visual editor
- 30+ functions supported
- History tape
- Store variables
- Intuitive palette system
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+ Easy to use visual editor + Supports 30+ functions + Intuitive palette system + Comes with history tape + Store variables for later + No ads or subscriptions Terms of Use: https://acutecalc.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://acutecalc.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Acute Calculator at none against Basic Calculator's shown. Acute Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (95% vs 74%). Basic Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 116). 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 Acute Calculator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Acute Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 3.2K ratings behind it against 116, 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 95% of Acute Calculator's.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Acute Calculator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Acute Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) | 4.9 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| 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 | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | Find App, Inc. |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Acute Calculator
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
Acute Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Banner Ad Removal$0.99
Acute Calculator
- Acute Plus Limited-Time Offer$3.49
- Acute Plus (For Students)$4.99
- Acute Plus (One Time)$6.99
Questions
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