Basic Calculator+ vs Voice Calculator
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.
Voice Calculator
Speak numbers and operations to perform calculations, with each input visually verified on screen before the answer is given. This app eliminates typing errors for long lists of numbers and offers a transparent, verifiable math experience.
- Voice input for numbers and operations
- Visual verification of spoken inputs
- Batch operations for sequential additions
- Audit trail for calculation history
- Error correction by tapping inputs
- Hands-free operation
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Speak your numbers. See them on the tape. Hear the answer out loud. Voice Calculator is a talking adding machine for iPhone. Dictate receipts, expenses, or a long column of figures hands-free. Each number appears on screen so you can catch mistakes before they hit the total, and the app speaks the result when you finish. NEW: KEEP CALCULATING IN OTHER APPS Voice Calculator keeps listening in the background. Tap the mic, then switch to any app: a bank statement, a PDF invoice, an email, a spreadsheet, a shopping site or a photo of a receipt. Read the numbers out loud as you scroll, and the running total stays in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. No switching back and forth, no copying numbers between apps. Example: open your bank app, say "45 plus 120 plus 18", and watch "+ 18" and the total 183 appear at the top of the screen. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the mic and say numbers and operations in plain language 2. Watch each value land on the calculation tape 3. Fix any wrong entry with a tap 4. Get the total instantly, spoken aloud KEY FEATURES Voice input — Speak addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents, and more Background listening — Keeps calculating while you read numbers in other apps, with the total in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen Talking results — Hear the answer read back when you say equals Visual tape — A running audit trail of every number you entered Easy edits — Correct one value without starting over Hands-free math — Ideal when your hands are full, messy, or on another screen Accessibility — Built for VoiceOver and Voice Control PERFECT FOR Bookkeepers and accountants adding long lists of figures Adding up numbers from a bank statement, invoice or spreadsheet open in another app Business owners tallying daily receipts and expenses Anyone who hates retyping a 6-digit number after a typo Cooking, workshop, or warehouse tasks where typing is awkward Students checking homework out loud Users who prefer speech over small calculator buttons WHY PEOPLE SWITCH Most calculators make you type every digit. Many "voice" apps are AI chat boxes where you cannot see what was heard. This app is a voice calculator with a visible tape: you speak, you verify on screen, and you hear the result. Transparent math you can trust. Download Voice Calculator and start speaking your next total. Subscription & Terms This app offers premium features through auto-renewable subscriptions. For subscription terms and conditions, please review our Terms of Use (EULA) available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Calculator+ at none against Voice Calculator's 4. Basic Calculator+ also leads on ratings volume (261K vs 16) and device support (4 vs 2). Voice Calculator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Voice Calculator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Basic Calculator+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Basic Calculator+ against 4.9 for Voice Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 261K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Basic Calculator+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Voice Calculator's.
Basic Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, Voice Calculator every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator+ | Voice Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (261K ratings) | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 261K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Free Apps | Avinash Kumar |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator+
Voice Calculator
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
Voice Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Voice Calculator
- Monthly Premium$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$79.99
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