Comparison

RPN vs WP 34s

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RPN

This app is a detailed simulation of a 1973 scientific calculator, offering a photorealistic interface and all original functions. It includes powerful enhancements for modern use, such as complex number support and advanced date calculations.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic calculator simulation
  • Full HP-45 function implementation
  • Complex number support
  • Advanced date and time functions
  • Printer simulation for calculation records
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Cut/copy/paste display values
Features
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RPN-45 SD is a complete simulation of the scientific hand-held calculator HP-45 from 1973. Powerful enhancements turn the calculator into an amazingly useful tool for the 21st century. Features: • Photo-realistic look based on an existing device • Original LED display or high-contrast LCD display • Printer to keep a record of calculations • Animated keys with adjustable click sound and visual feedback • Simulation of the HP-45's computation times (may be disabled) • All functions and operations of the HP-45 fully implemented • "Secret" stopwatch implemented, extensible from 12 to 100 hours capacity • Stopwatch may be preset to current time • Swipe left across display to correct wrong number entries • Cut/copy/paste of display value • Tap display to show stack and all memory registers • Complex numbers may be used in almost all operations • Non-volatile stack and registers • 18 storage locations (9 in complex number mode) • Exponentiation and factorial accept any values (incl. complex) • Optional hyperbolic functions • Logarithm to any base (incl. complex) • Solve linear equations in two or three unknowns • Solve quadratic and cubic equations • Normal distribution, Pearson correlation coefficient of paired variables • Linear regression with estimates • Weighted mean • Permutation, Combination (binomial coefficient) • Integer and fractional part of a number • Display rounding • Random numbers in any range, integer or real • Day of the week of any date between Jan 1, 0001 and Dec 31, 9999 • Easter date for any year between 1583 and 4099 • Support for Julian dates • Date and day of the week a number of days away (past or future) • Number of days between any two dates • Last Stack operation • Show display value in hexadecimal • Percentage of sum • Register arithmetic includes summation registers and LAST x • Indicators for active prefix keys • Angular mode indicator • Localized decimal point • Thousand's separator • Clear all registers • Backup registers in a protected area Double-tap the display for some basic hints. Also available for iPad (RPN-45 HD). For more information, a manual and sample calculations visit the RPN-45 website: cuveesoft.ch/rpn45/en What users said: "Have been using HP RPN calculators since HP-35 first came out. The CuVée versions for Apple products are the best emulations by far. I have, and regularly use, them all." "This app is a great emulator of the classic HP-45 Scientific Calculator, in look, feel and function. It keeps getting better and better with each update." "This is the most like the real thing that I've used. I've bought others but keep coming back to this App. It's photorealistic, the LEDs appear the way the real ones do, and the buttons almost give the same satisfying feedback of the real thing."

About

WP 34s

This app is a powerful RPN scientific calculator with extensive functions for mathematics, statistics, programming, and engineering. It includes programmer functions, fraction mode, probability distributions, and a stopwatch, offering a comprehensive tool for complex calculations.

Highlights
  • RPN scientific calculator implementation
  • Programmer functions (binary, octal, hexadecimal)
  • Fraction mode and probability distributions
  • Stopwatch with real-time clock
  • Mathematical, statistical, and financial functions
  • Unit conversions and physical constants
  • Extended character sets for multiple languages
Features
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WP 34s is the most powerful and complete implementation of a classic RPN scientific calculator. Now available on iOS too (see the support site for other emulators and for the real stuff). The function set of the WP 34S is based on the most powerful programmable RPN calculators built so far and we expanded the set, incorporating programmer functions (base 2, 8 & 16), a fraction mode, probability distributions, a stopwatch... We also included numerous additional useful functions for mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, programming, I/O, etc., such as: + Euler’s Beta and Riemann’s Zeta functions, Bernoulli and Fibonacci numbers, Lambert’s W, the error function, and the Chebyshev, Hermite, Laguerre, and Legendre orthogonal polynomials (no more need to carry heavy printed tables), + many statistical distributions and their inverses: Poisson, Binomial, Geometric, Cauchy-Lorentz, Exponential, Logistic, Weibull, Lognormal, and Gaussian, + programmable sums and products, first and second derivatives, solving quadratic equations for real and complex roots, + testing for primality, + integer computing in fifteen bases from binary to hexadecimal, + extended date and time operations and a stopwatch3 based on a real-time clock, + financial operations such as mean rate of return and margin calculations, + 88 conversions, mainly from old Imperial to universal SI units and vice versa, + 50 fundamental physical constants as accurate as used today by national standards institutes such as NIST or PTB, plus a selection of important constants from mathematics, astronomy, and surveying, + Greek and extended Latin letters covering the languages of almost half of the world’s population (upper and lower case in two font sizes), plus mathematical symbols. A beginner manual can be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wp34s/files/doc/WP_34S_Beg_Guide.pdf and a full, very complete version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wp34s/files/doc/Manual_wp_34s_3_1.pdf

Screenshots

RPN4 screens
WP 34s1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WP 34s at Free against RPN's $1.99. WP 34s also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (93% vs 82%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WP 34s is free to download; RPN costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WP 34s holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of RPN's written reviews are positive against 93% of WP 34s's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RPN versus WP 34s: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPNWP 34s
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.7 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews92.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuVee SoftwarePascal Meheut

Customer experience

RPN

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

WP 34s

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%

In-app purchases

None

RPN

No in-app purchases

None

WP 34s

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RPN free?
RPN costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WP 34s free?
WP 34s is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RPN or WP 34s?
WP 34s is rated higher. RPN averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while WP 34s averages 4.7 from 29 ratings.
Do RPN or WP 34s have ads?
Neither RPN nor WP 34s shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RPN or WP 34s?
RPN ships an update every 4 months, and WP 34s every 4 months. Most recently, RPN was updated on October 20, 2026 and WP 34s on October 23, 2026.

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