FastCalc lite vs Sigma Notepad Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastCalc lite
This calculator app offers a streamlined experience with large, easy-to-use keys and a permanent display of your calculations. It automatically shows results as you type, eliminating the need for an equals button.
- Large, easy-to-read keys
- Permanent expression display
- Automatic result display
- Gesture-based interface
- Integrated help videos
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FastCalc lite is a calculator recognized for its efficiency and ease of use. It stands out thanks to: • its large keys, which allow for fast and accurate input, • the permanent display of the expression entered by the user, • the automatic display of the result while typing: no “=” key required! FastCalc lite is thus a simple and efficient calculator, ideal for everyday calculations. BASICS OF USE The interface of FastCalc lite is innovative and minimalist, entirely based on simple gestures: • Select a side symbol on a key: slide your finger in its direction. • Delete the last entered elements: make a small swipe to the left on the display. • Clear the entire expression: swipe quickly to the left across the whole display. FEATURES • Large, practical, and easy-to-read keys. • Permanent display of the current expression. • Integrated help videos and user guide (in ⓘ).
Sigma Notepad Calculator
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$610 left this month, before rent went out, and you never typed a sum. Sigma is a notepad that does the math while you write: every line shows its answer, and the total stays in view above the keyboard. Know what’s left before you spend it. Write "pay = $2400", then your bills, "rent: $1200" and "food: $380", and "left = pay - total" shows $820. Rent goes up? Change one number and everything below follows. Split the bill at the table. Dinner for four, tip included, comes to $51.75 each before anyone reaches for a card. Then send the whole note to the group chat as one image, every line and the total included. Know what the trip costs before you book. Flights in dollars, the hotel in euros, the train in Swiss francs: one total, all in, in your own currency. Rates stay live and keep working offline. Never add up the same list twice. Tick what’s paid and the total shows what’s still to pay. Give each part of a list a heading and each part gets its own total. Your totals, without opening a note. Ask Siri for your Groceries total in Sigma, keep a note’s total on your Home Screen with the free widget, and set a reminder on a date in your note. And all the everyday math around it. How many days until an invoice is due. Whether a 220 cm sofa fits an 8 ft wall. What you really saved at the sale. What a week of freelance work comes to. Percentages, units, dates and currencies, written the way you’d say them, with square roots, hex and trigonometry when you need them. Every line answers as you type. No formulas, no grid, and one rule to learn: a colon counts, an equals sign doesn’t. Free: three notes and the full calculator. No ads, no time limit. Sigma Pro keeps every month: unlimited notes, iCloud sync, export to PDF, Markdown and plain text, and five more themes. Sigma Pro is a single payment or monthly. Your notes stay on your iPhone, and iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud database, never our servers. Works in English and French. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getsigma.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FastCalc lite at none against Sigma Notepad Calculator's 3. Sigma Notepad Calculator's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Sigma Notepad Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FastCalc lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
FastCalc lite ships an update every 5 months, Sigma Notepad Calculator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastCalc lite | Sigma Notepad Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andre Ponzo | Soules Studio Ltd |
In-app purchases
FastCalc lite
No in-app purchases
Sigma Notepad Calculator
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
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