Basic Calculator+ vs Cast Along
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.
Cast Along
This app simplifies knitting calculations and helps you track your progress. It offers tools for yarn estimation, sizing, and row counting, allowing you to focus on your craft without complex math. Enjoy a seamless knitting experience with no guesswork involved.
- Yarn calculator with stash check
- Size finder
- Swatch checker
- Increase/decrease spacing calculator
- Row and repeat tracking
- Multiple counters per project
- Project timers
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No more guessing. Just knitting. Counting rows in your head. Recalculating a pattern to fit your gauge. Wondering if you bought enough yarn. Knitting math has a way of pulling your attention away from the knitting itself. Cast Along takes that weight off your shoulders, so your mind can stay on the next stitch, not the next equation. Two things sit at the core of the app: Calculators Real math, worked out for you, not guesswork. • Yarn Sub (New) • Yarn Calculator, with stash-check • Size Finder • Swatch Check • Increase/Decrease Spacing Calculator • Horizontal bust dart instructions Project Row Counters Track every row without losing your place. • Row and repeat tracking as you knit • Multiple counters per project • Grouping counters together • Total row & progress tracking • Project timers • Quick count Cast Along is free right now, while we build alongside the knitting community. When a subscription arrives down the line, it will stay honest and fair, priced like a tool you use every day, not a splurge. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cast Along at none against Basic Calculator+'s shown. Cast Along also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Basic Calculator+'s advantage is ratings volume (260K vs 39). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Basic Calculator+ against 4.9 for Cast Along. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 260K ratings behind it against 39, 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 Cast Along's.
Basic Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, Cast Along every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator+ | Cast Along |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (260K ratings) | 4.9 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days — 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Free Apps | Goodknits |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator+
Cast Along
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
Cast Along
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Cast Along
No in-app purchases
Questions
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