RPN vs SwiftRPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RPN
This utility app functions as a reverse Polish notation calculator. Users input numbers and operations using a stack-based interface to perform calculations. It's designed for straightforward mathematical tasks.
- Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) input
- Stack-based operation
- Intuitive digit and operation buttons
- Clear result display
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Simple reverse polish notation calculator. To make an operation you tap the number using the digit buttons. When you want to insert the number into the stack you press the orange button "Enter". When you're done inserting the numbers just tap the operation to do it. The result will be displayed but not put again into stack. Example: 6+7 is 6 enter, 7 enter +
SwiftRPN
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SwiftRPN is an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator that aims to be quick to open and easy to use. = RPN Stack Work quickly and efficiently using the RPN Stack by pushing and popping values. The stack will always show what series of inputs led to each output, so you won't lose context during complicated expressions. = Extended Types SwiftRPN can understand scalar types like integers and real numbers, as well as vectors and square matrices of sizes 2, 3, and 4. When operating purely in the scalar integer domain, SwiftRPN can promote up to BigInts to avoid floating point imprecision. = Operators SwiftRPN has 84 built-in operators with included documentation and examples. All the expected operators (basic arithmetic, exponents, logarithms) are present, as are: - Rounding functions (floor/ceil/trunc/round) - Unit conversions - Bitwise operations (and/or/not/xor/shift left/shift right) - Statistics (avg/min/max/sum/std dev/NPV) - Trigonometry (sin/cos/tan + arc/hyperbolic variants) - Vector operations (dot/cross/normalize/length/swizzle) - Matrix operations (identity/inverse/transpose + translation/scale/rotation matrix generators) = Unit Conversions SwiftRPN has 74 built-in units, and can convert between units within families, including: - Angle - Area - Colors (3 and 4 components) - Coordinate systems (2D and 3D) - Length - Mass - Storage (Base 10 [SI, 1000 bytes in a kb] and Base 2 [1024 bytes in a kb]) - Temperature - Time - Volume = Value Representation SwiftRPN recognizes values represented in binary, octal, decimal, and hexidecimal. You can: - Enter values in one representation, and convert them to another - See the result of bitwise operations in binary automatically - View vec3 and vec4 components (truncated) in hexidecimal when working with colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwiftRPN at none against RPN's 1. RPN's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RPN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SwiftRPN asks for nothing beyond the download.
RPN ships an update monthly, SwiftRPN every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RPN | SwiftRPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomas Stankiewicz Baldassarri | Patrick Gelvin |
Customer experience
RPN
SwiftRPN
In-app purchases
RPN
- Stack LCD$0.49
SwiftRPN
No in-app purchases









