Kalkyl vs MD Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kalkyl
A powerful and intuitive calculator designed for speed and ease of use. Features include collaboration, haptic feedback, and advanced input methods like keyboard trackpad mode. Offers basic graphing and localized number formatting for a seamless user experience.
- Optimized for quick calculations
- Collaborate on documents
- Intuitive design with haptic feedback
- Keyboard trackpad and pointer interactions
- Basic graphing capabilities
- Localized number formatting
- Undo and Redo support
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Kalkyl is just a really good calculator. • Optimized for quick calculations. • Collaborate on documents. • Simple and intuitive design. • Haptic feedback (on supported devices). • Undo and Redo support (shake to Undo). • Keyboard trackpad mode using 3D Touch, or Haptic Touch (on supported devices), or two fingers on iPad. • Pointer interactions on iPad. • Basic graphing. • Properly localized number formatting. • App-wide dynamic type support. • Accessible. Terms of Use: https://kalkyl.io/terms.html
MD Calculator
Perform calculations directly from your Home Screen using interactive widgets. Customize your experience with a variety of themes, including nostalgic skeuomorphic designs.
- Home Screen Calculator Widget
- iOS 17 Interactive Widget Technology
- Customizable Themes
- Skeuomorphic Themes
- On-the-go Computations
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Introducing MD Calculator Widget - a beautifully crafted calculator widget for on-the-go computations. Leverage the power of iOS 17's latest Interactive Widget technology, allowing for seamless calculations directly from your Home Screen. Tailor your experience with our rich selection of customizable themes, catering to your unique style and preference. Dive into our meticulously designed skeuomorphic themes and relish the nostalgic feel of a physical calculator right on your device.
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Verdict
Kalkyl and MD Calculator both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Kalkyl's written reviews are positive against 60% of MD Calculator's. Kalkyl also leads on ratings volume (714 vs 78) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). MD Calculator's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Kalkyl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and MD Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Kalkyl against 4.5 for MD Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalkyl has 714 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Kalkyl's written reviews are positive against 60% of MD Calculator's.
Kalkyl ships an update every 5 weeks, MD Calculator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kalkyl | MD Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (714 ratings) | 4.5 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better | 59.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 714 — better | 78 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nordic io | MD Studio |
Customer experience
Kalkyl
MD Calculator
Bugs and requests
Kalkyl
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Graphing issues with certain equations
- Incorrect results for some calculations
Requested features
5 requests- Add a clear/reset button
- Implement calculation history and memory functions
- Improve graphing controls and zooming
- Add support for more mathematical functions (e.g. factorials, fractions)
- Provide an option for independent dark mode
MD Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kalkyl
- Kalkyl Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Year
MD Calculator
- MD Calculator Premium$0.99
