Calculator Silver vs Smart Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator Silver
This utility app offers a comprehensive calculator experience with features like a backspace key, printable/emailable calculation history, and Apple Watch integration. Customize the look and feel, and easily copy results to other applications.
- Apple Watch calculator
- Today View Extension
- Printable/emailable history
- Backspace key
- Copy/paste functionality
- Customizable display and themes
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*Featured in What´s Hot on iTunes* The BEST Calculator! App for iPad, iPhone and iTouch. Ever lost your train of thought half way through a calculation and thought how handy it would be to have a print out or e-mail of your work? Features: - Print out the calculation history or send by PDF. - Correct with a backspace key if you enter a wrong digit without having to redo all. - Email, PDF or Print the calculation history. - PDF the Tape and access previous in the Documents Folder. - Exchange Documents in iTunes or open in iBooks, Email, etc. - Rename and share PDF documents. - Copy and Paste numbers to other Apps, by tapping on the display. - Show calculations on an Apple TV or an external monitor with a cable. - Change number display to Fixed, Scientific, etc., by tapping on the display. - Customize the background, fixed digits, fonts, colors and sizes. - Customize the Tape font, size and color. - An audible sound confirms if you have pressed a button, which can be easily disabled by touching the speaker. - Previous calculation is repeated when the equal sign is pressed. - Grand Total calculated. - Numbers in Memory may be logged to the Tape. - A visible and audible error when trying to divide by zero or take the square root of a negative number. - Numbers are shown in local format, depending on your Region Formats, i.e. comma used in Europe.
Smart Calculator
This calculator app displays all input numbers and calculation history, allowing users to easily review and edit previous entries. It offers a large, four-line display for clear visibility and includes set memory in addition to independent memory.
- Four-line display
- Editable input numbers
- Calculation history recall
- Set memory
- Independent memory
- Decimal separator support
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"What numbers did I input?” "Was the number I input correct?” Everyone must have caught on such anxiety while using a calculator. SmartCalc is a calculator that wipes out such anxiety. Because, after a calculation, inputs are displayed as you input, and also one input number can be changed for the next calculation. [Instructions] • To recall calculation history, tap "< Prev" key until you find the history you want. After you tapped "< Prev" key, if you want to recall a newer history, tap "Next >" key until you find it. • To clear the calculator completely including calculation history, close SmartCalc. • To clear the calculator except for the set memory and the independent memory on MR-line, tap "C" key and then tap "AC" key appeared, that is, double tap "C" key. • To clear the independent memory on MR-line, tap "MR" key and then tap "MC" key appeared, or swipe on MR-line. • To completely clear the number you have just input on 1st-line or 2nd-line, tap "C" key. • To erase a right end number at 1st-line or 2nd-line framed in the input mode, swipe on the line. • To change one of input numbers after a calculation, please tap the input line display to input a new number. • Tapping Result-line display is a convenient substitute for tapping "=" key. [Features] • SmartCalc is a calculator with a large 4-line display, which consists of 1st-line, 2nd-line, Result-line and MR-line. As all numbers related to a calculation are displayed on the lines all together, a user can check the calculation at a glance. • SmartCalc doesn't require any special operations. Anyone can use SmartCalc easily. • SmartCalc equips the set memory in addition to the general independent memory. The set memory automatically memorizes calculation history of all sets of calculated input numbers, an arithmetic operator and a result number. • Can be used in environments where either a period or a comma is used as the decimal separator. The developer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise from the use of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Smart Calculator at Free against Calculator Silver's $1.99. Smart Calculator also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Calculator Silver's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 60%). On rating, update cadence, 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
Smart Calculator is free to download; Calculator Silver costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Calculator Silver against 4.5 for Smart Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Calculator Silver's written reviews are positive against 60% of Smart Calculator's.
Calculator Silver ships an update every 2 months, Smart Calculator every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Silver | Smart Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannes Sverrisson | Takao Ichimura |
Customer experience
Calculator Silver
Smart Calculator
In-app purchases
Calculator Silver
No in-app purchases
Smart Calculator
No in-app purchases
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