Calculator for iPad! vs Calculator Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator for iPad!
This app offers both basic and scientific calculation modes with over 30 scientific operations. It allows for customization of the app's appearance and includes features for note-taking, drawing, and viewing calculation history. It supports high accuracy calculations and nested parentheses.
- Basic and scientific calculator modes
- Over 30 scientific operations
- Customizable appearance (iPad)
- Note-taking and drawing tab
- Calculation history
- High accuracy calculations
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Calculator for iPad is an easy to use, beautifully packaged calculator for your iPad or iPhone that includes both a standard and scientific calculator. Our versatile calculator app allows you to: • Customize the look of the application by changing the leather color and background texture (iPad Only) • Choose between a basic calculator or scientific calculator with more than 30 scientific operations • Use both calculators in portrait or landscape mode (iPad Only) • Take notes or draw with your finger on the Notes Tab • View and edit a history of your calculations on the History Tab • View an equation of your current calculations • Calculate with accuracy to more than 75 significant digits • Use parenthesis and nested parenthesis in your calculations We wrote Calculator for iPad Free to be the perfect calculator for budding math students and professionals alike.
Calculator Plus
This free iPad application offers a large, easy-to-read interface for performing basic calculations. Its user-friendly controls ensure immediate usability for everyday mathematical needs.
- Large, easy-to-read display
- User-friendly controls
- Basic calculations
- Free to use
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Calculator, unit converter, and bill splitter in one iPad app Calculator Basic arithmetic plus percentage, sign toggle, and saved calculation history. Long-press the total to copy it. Unit Converter Convert length (cm/inch/m/ft), weight (g/kg/lb/oz), temperature (Celsius/Fahrenheit), area (square meters/tsubo/tatami), and data storage (MB/GB/TB) — right from the calculator screen. Split Bill Enter the total and the number of people to instantly see each person's share, including service charge or tip. Handy for travel, shopping abroad, apartment hunting, and everyday life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Calculator for iPad! at none against Calculator Plus's shown. Calculator for iPad! also leads on ratings volume (61K vs 2.6K) and device support (3 vs 1). Calculator Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calculator for iPad! against 4.6 for Calculator Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator for iPad! has 61K ratings behind it against 2.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Calculator for iPad!'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Calculator Plus's.
Calculator for iPad! ships an update every 7 months, Calculator Plus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator for iPad! | Calculator Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61K — better | 2.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7th Gear | Studio Zebra |
Customer experience
Calculator for iPad!
Calculator Plus
User reviews
Calculator for iPad!
From 61K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📐 Versatile calculator with basic and scientific modes
- 📝 Useful note-taking and calculation history features
- 🎨 Customizable color schemes
- 💻 Works well on both iPad and iPhone
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 💰 Ads can be intrusive in free version
- 🔒 Lack of transparency around in-app purchases
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing premium features
- 🖥️ Layout issues in split-screen mode
- 🔢 Inconsistent button placement between portrait and landscape
Calculator Plus
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Large, clear numbers
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 👍 Great for basic calculations
- 👍 Convenient on iPad
Room to improve
- 🐛 Decimal point issues
- 🐛 Inaccurate percentage calculations
- 💡 Lack of history/memory
- 💡 No backspace/undo function
- 🔍 Ads can be distracting
Bugs and requests
Calculator for iPad!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calculation history not saving properly
- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Scaling issues on certain device sizes
Requested features
4 requests- Option to delete or edit calculation history
- Ability to limit decimal places in results
- Support for more advanced scientific functions
- Improved integration with other apps and services
Calculator Plus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Decimal point not working properly
- Incorrect percentage calculations
Requested features
3 requests- Add backspace/undo function
- Improve decimal point and percentage calculations
- Provide option to remove ads
In-app purchases
Calculator for iPad!
No in-app purchases
Calculator Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calculator for iPad! free?
Is Calculator Plus free?
Which has better reviews, Calculator for iPad! or Calculator Plus?
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