Basic Calculator+ vs iCloud Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Calculator+
Perform essential arithmetic operations with a straightforward calculator app. Its large buttons and clear display ensure ease of use, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations.
- Basic four functions
- Clear display
- Large buttons
- Portrait and landscape modes
- iPad compatible
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This simple calculator with a clear display and large buttons makes calculations easy. Portrait and landscape modes both available on iPad. This app uses the basic functions of the calculator to make the simplest, best, free calculator in the app store.
iCloud Drive
Access and manage all your documents stored in iCloud Drive directly from your iOS device. Easily search, open, and edit files from compatible apps, with automatic updates across all your Apple devices.
- Access all iCloud Drive documents
- Search and browse by date, name, or tags
- Open and edit documents in compatible apps
- Organize documents with folders
- Automatic updates across devices
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Access all of your documents in iCloud Drive right from the app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Features • Easily search for documents. Or browse by date, name, or tags created on your Mac. • Open and edit documents right from any compatible app on your iOS device. No more making copies or importing documents from one app to another. • Organize documents within your folders, or create new ones. • New documents and edits are automatically updated across your Apple devices and iCloud.com, or on your PC using iCloud for Windows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Calculator+ at 87% against iCloud Drive's 16%. Basic Calculator+ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (260K vs 80). iCloud Drive's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
Basic Calculator+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 260K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Basic Calculator+'s written reviews are positive against 16% of iCloud Drive's.
Basic Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, iCloud Drive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator+ | iCloud Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (260K ratings) — better | 3.6 (80 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews — better | 15.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 260K — better | 80 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Free Apps | Apple Inc. |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator+
iCloud Drive
Bugs and requests
Basic Calculator+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect calculation results
- Ads covering the screen
Requested features
3 requests- Add fraction button
- Implement order of operations
- Include memory function
iCloud Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
iCloud Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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