Basic Calculator vs Amazing 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. Privacy Policy: https://calculator-app-free.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://calculator-app-free.com/terms-of-use/
Amazing Calculator
This utility app allows users to easily edit complex expressions and view calculation history. It offers quick access to functions, custom constants, and saved bookmarks. Rotate your device to landscape for expanded functionality.
- Multiline expression editing
- Calculation history
- Customizable constants
- Functions panel
- Bookmarks panel
- Landscape mode functionality
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Amazing Calculator puts control back in your hands. You can edit the current expression whatever you like and you can see at up to 3 lines of expression of possibly all calculation you ever need. Amazing Calculator's philosophy is simple: "Make it fast and easy to edit" ***** And yeah, you can add constants of your own!!! No need to type all those constants all over again every single time you make a calculation!!!!!!!!! ****** All the main features of Amazing Calculator is one click or one swipe away: - Functions panel in the left sidebar - Constants panel in the left sidebar - History panel in the right sidebar - Bookmarks panel in the right sidebar - Don't forget to rotate the device to landscape to access more functionalities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Amazing Calculator at none against Basic Calculator's shown. Amazing Calculator also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Basic Calculator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 5). On price, 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 Amazing Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Amazing Calculator 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Amazing Calculator's.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Amazing Calculator every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Amazing Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 51 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MobArts | Tung Vu |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Amazing 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
Amazing Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
- Remove Ads: Math & Percentage$0.99
Amazing Calculator
- Constant Pack$0.99
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