Basic Calculator+ vs Square Root Calculator SDG
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.
Square Root Calculator SDG
This utility app provides a straightforward way to calculate the square root of any number. Its simple interface makes it easy to use for quick calculations.
- Calculate square roots
- Easy to use interface
- Quick calculations
- Supports all numbers
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Square Root Calculator helps you to calculate the square root of the number in an easy way. Square Root Calculator is great application and easy to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Basic Calculator+ at 260K against Square Root Calculator SDG's 4. Basic Calculator+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). Square Root Calculator SDG's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Basic Calculator+ against 4.8 for Square Root Calculator SDG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 260K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Basic Calculator+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Square Root Calculator SDG's.
Basic Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, Square Root Calculator SDG every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator+ | Square Root Calculator SDG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (260K ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Free Apps | SDG CODE DOO NIS |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator+
Square Root Calculator SDG
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
Square Root Calculator SDG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Square Root Calculator SDG
No in-app purchases
Questions
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