Strings Conferences vs Calculus Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strings Conferences
Explore two decades of String Theory progress through conference slides. Easily navigate presentations from 1998 to 2025 on your iPad.
- Access conference slides
- Navigate presentations
- String Theory content
- Historical data (1998-2025)
- iPad optimized
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Twenty years of (non-)progress of String Theory on your iPad! With this app, you can easily navigate all the slides from the past Strings conferences, from 1998 to 2025.
Calculus Path
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Build genuine differentiation fluency through short, focused practice sessions. Calculus Path turns derivative practice into a clear learning journey. Progress through 22 structured lessons covering core derivative rules, combined techniques, advanced methods and applications. Every session helps you practise efficiently, understand your mistakes and decide what to work on next. KEY FEATURES • Progress through multiple carefully structured differentiation lessons • Practise with fresh question variations • Receive immediate feedback after every answer • Discover the misconception behind each mistake • Strengthen weak skills with targeted repair questions • Unlock new lessons by demonstrating mastery • Build XP and maintain a daily learning streak • Revisit difficult concepts through a focused review queue • Keep your learning progress stored on your device • Set optional daily practice reminders • Continue practising without an internet connection TOPICS INCLUDE • Constant, power, exponential and logarithmic derivatives • Trigonometric differentiation • Product, quotient and chain rules • Implicit differentiation • Tangents, normals and stationary points Calculus Path is designed for secondary-school, pre-university and introductory university students who want more than an answer calculator. Instead of simply showing an answer, it helps you recognise methods, diagnose mistakes and develop lasting calculus skills. Start your path and make differentiation practice part of your day! Future versions/updates with other calculus skills will be developed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Calculus Path at daily against Strings Conferences's every 11 months. Strings Conferences's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Strings Conferences ships an update every 11 months, Calculus Path daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strings Conferences | Calculus Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuji Tachikawa | Alaric Pow Ian-Jun |
In-app purchases
Strings Conferences
No in-app purchases
Calculus Path
No in-app purchases
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