Calculator vs Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator
This is a straightforward calculator application designed for ease of use and clear readability. Users can personalize the app's appearance by choosing their preferred background and display themes.
- Easy to use interface
- Clear display
- Customizable background
- Customizable display themes
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Calculator-- is a simple calculator that is easy to use and read. Select the desired background and display. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
A user-friendly calculator app featuring large buttons and customizable colorful backgrounds. It offers a dual-line display, multi-line input for complex equations, and convenient gesture controls for editing and copying.
- Large buttons
- Dual-line display
- 18 color themes
- Multi-line input
- Gesture controls
- VoiceOver accessibility
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This is THE BEST calculator for iOS with big buttons and colorful backgrounds! This version is ad supported. ・Dual-line display - shows the input and result at the same time ・Percentage and backspace button ・18 color themes ・Multi-line input for really long equations ・Automatic scientific formatting ・VoiceOver accessibility ・Split View Gestures ・Swipe left on the display to backspace ・Swipe right on the display to clear ・Tap & hold on the result to copy ・Tap & hold on the input to move the cursor, copy, paste Customize ・Color Theme ・Sound URL Scheme: bigcalculatorpro://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Button Calculator Pro Lite at every 3 months against Calculator's every 13 months. Big Button Calculator Pro Lite also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 910). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 4.7 for Calculator against 4.7 for Big Button Calculator Pro Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Button Calculator Pro Lite has 14K ratings behind it against 910, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Calculator's written reviews are positive against 83% of Big Button Calculator Pro Lite's.
Calculator ships an update every 13 months, Big Button Calculator Pro Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator | Big Button Calculator Pro Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (910 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 910 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Cider Software LLC |
Customer experience
Calculator
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
User reviews
Calculator
From 910 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Easy to use
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
- 👀 Large, easy-to-read numbers
- 🎯 Accurate calculations
- 🆓 Free app
Room to improve
- 🔊 Loud button clicking sound that can't be turned off
- 📏 Lacks landscape mode
- 🔢 No percentage or advanced math functions
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Customizable backgrounds
- 🚀 Accurate calculations
- 👍 Large, clear numbers
- 👍 Helpful for homeschooling
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads can be intrusive
- 🐛 Ads in foreign languages
- 🐛 Ads take time to close
- 🔋 High battery consumption due to ads
Bugs and requests
Calculator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound toggle switch doesn't work to turn off sounds
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add percentage and other advanced math functions
- Allow landscape mode
- Add option to turn off button sounds
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasionally shows answer before calculation is complete
- Rounding issues leading to inaccurate results
Requested features
4 requests- Add more background options
- Allow custom background uploads
- Add option to change button colors
- Improve ad experience or offer ad-free version
In-app purchases
Calculator
No in-app purchases
Big Button Calculator Pro Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calculator free?
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