Comparison

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro vs Caesar Shift Plus

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

Head to head
About

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro

This advanced math application offers comprehensive tools for graphing, calculus, algebra, and statistics. It functions as a powerful graphing calculator, assists with homework, and handles complex calculations for academic and professional use. Features include 2D/3D plotting, symbolic computation, and equation solving.

Highlights
  • 2D and 3D plotting
  • Calculus functions (limits, derivatives, integrals)
  • Linear algebra operations
  • Equation solving
  • C-style scripting language
  • Physical units and constants
  • iCloud document syncing
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PocketCAS is a graphing calculator and computer algebra system for iPhone and iPad. It graphs your functions, gives exact answers and shows the steps behind derivatives and integrals. Everything runs on your device, so it works without internet or an account, and you buy it once instead of paying for a subscription. Graphs - 2D plots of functions, implicit equations, polar and parametric curves, run charts and vector fields. PocketCAS marks zeros, extrema and intersections. In full screen, tap a mark to read its coordinates. - 3D surfaces and space curves with soft light and shading. Drag to turn them, pinch to zoom, add a floor grid or pick another color map. - Animated plots: use the variable anim in any plot. Suggestions and steps - Under each function, suggestions show what to look at next: its derivative, zeros, extrema, integral or a plot. The answer is already in the suggestion. Tap it to add it to your document. - Functions get a small plot right beside the result. - Calculation steps show the rules behind a derivative, an integral, a differential equation or an extremum, one row per rule. Exact answers - Algebra: solve equations and systems, simplify, expand and factor expressions, divide polynomials. - Calculus: limits, derivatives, integrals, Taylor series and sums. - Linear algebra: matrices, determinants, inverses, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. - Differential equations: ordinary differential equations, solved exactly. - Units and constants: enter physical formulas with units and convert the results. - Scripts: define your own functions with conditions, loops and recursion. Reads like your textbook - Results look the way they do in a textbook: fractions, roots, sums, integrals and matrices. Long results wrap to the width of your screen. - A math keyboard with every function in reach. Your recent functions sit above it, and a hint shows what goes between the brackets. Made for daily work - Documents keep your calculations and plots together, so you can pick up where you left off. - iCloud syncs your documents between iPhone, iPad and Mac. The Mac app is a separate purchase. - Export: print or share plots, entries or whole documents as PDF. - Import: reuse functions from other documents, or load data from CSV files. - Help built in: the reference explains every function with examples, and tutorials get you started. A free version, PocketCAS Lite, lets you try the interface and many features first. What users say "This program has an incredible amount of power for such a compact program. I teach high school math, and this program can work with all sorts of expressions, graphs, and help check my work. Definitely worth it!" "One of three Apps I use when teaching A Level maths. Have recommended to numerous students. Excellent." "This app is amazing and could help me with about 98% of the math that I had to do during my mechanical engineering degree all the way from my bachelor to my master." Questions or ideas? Write to us at https://pocketcas.com/support.

About

Caesar Shift Plus

Easily encrypt and decrypt messages using the classic Caesar cipher method. This tool allows you to substitute letters in a secret message with others a fixed number of positions away in the alphabet.

Highlights
  • Encrypt messages
  • Decrypt messages
  • Caesar cipher method
  • Substitution cipher
  • Simple interface
Features
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A Caesar cipher is one of the simplest encryption methods. It is a substitution cipher that involves replacing each letter of the secret message with a different letter of the alphabet which is a fixed number of positions further in the alphabet. With this app you can decrypt and encrypt messages with Caesar method.

Screenshots

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro4 screens
Caesar Shift Plus1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Caesar Shift Plus at $0.99 against Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro's $29.99. Caesar Shift Plus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and device support (4 vs 2). Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (527 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro costs $29.99 and Caesar Shift Plus $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro has 527 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Caesar Shift Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro ships an update every 3 months, Caesar Shift Plus every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro versus Caesar Shift Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathematics with PocketCAS ProCaesar Shift Plus
Price$29.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (527 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings527 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiming Software GmbHa Rausa

Customer experience

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro

All ratings527 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.2%

Caesar Shift Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • stddev function doesn't return the standard deviation
  • Graphing is very off when it comes to trig functions
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

12 requests
  • Answers setup by setup
  • Date and time calculation
  • Moment functions for probability theory
  • Power series of a function
  • Continued fraction representation of a function
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  • Continued radical representation of a function
  • Imaginary number support
  • More thorough documentation, especially for the scripting language
  • Finance examples
  • More control on graphics output (e.g. variable size plotpoints, different symbols and colors, ability to apply labels to axes etc)
  • Translate the app in other languages (e.g. French)
  • New entry to appear on top of the page when first open the app

Caesar Shift Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Caesar Shift Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro free?
Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caesar Shift Plus free?
Caesar Shift Plus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro or Caesar Shift Plus?
Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro is rated higher. Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while Caesar Shift Plus averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro or Caesar Shift Plus have ads?
Neither Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro nor Caesar Shift Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro or Caesar Shift Plus?
Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Caesar Shift Plus every 7 months. Most recently, Mathematics with PocketCAS Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and Caesar Shift Plus on October 9, 2026.

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