Calculator HD Pro Lite vs Basic Shopping List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator HD Pro Lite
This app offers a user-friendly calculator with large buttons and extensive customization options. It features a dual-line display to see input and results simultaneously, saves your calculation history, and provides full scientific functions. Personalize layouts, themes, and even button symbols to suit your needs.
- Dual-line display
- Calculation history
- Full scientific functions
- Customizable layouts and themes
- Big buttons
- Email history
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A colorful calculator with big buttons, comprehensive features, and extensive customization. Used by millions. Supported by ads. SEE EVERY STEP ・Dual-line display - shows your input and result simultaneously ・Multi-line input for long equations ・Tap & hold to move the cursor or copy and paste where you want SAVE YOUR WORK ・History saves every calculation with time and date ・Label important calculations for easy reference ・Email single calculations or complete history ・Swipe down to review previous work CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING ・6 layouts including extra-large button options ・10 color themes plus Dark Mode ・Adjustable font size and bold text ・Left-handed mode ・Show or hide features you don't need SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS ・Full scientific calculator when needed ・Memory buttons with values displayed ・Percentage and backspace buttons ・Automatic scientific notation ・VoiceOver accessibility OPTIONAL IN APP PURCHASES ・Today View Widget (iOS 17 and below) ・Multiple History Tapes ADDITIONAL FEATURES ・Customizable button symbols and decimal settings ・Multiple backspace button styles ・iPad Split View and 3D Touch support ・Gesture controls for quick access URL Scheme: calculatorhdprofree://
Basic Shopping List
Easily create and manage your shopping lists. Quickly add common items with auto-complete and share your lists via SMS or email. Keep track of items already in your cart with a separate list.
- Create and manage shopping lists
- Share lists via SMS or email
- Auto-complete for common items
- Track items in shopping cart
- Reorder items
- Delete individual items
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A simple and easy to use shopping list to help on your everyday shopping. Features: - You can send the shopping list to someone else by SMS or e-mail. - Auto complete allows you to quickly add items common items. - Keeps a separate list with the items that you already have in your shopping cart. - You can delete individual items from both the shopping list and the shopping cart list. - Allows items to be reordered from both the shopping list and the shopping cart list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Basic Shopping List at none against Calculator HD Pro Lite's shown. Basic Shopping List also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Calculator HD Pro Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (51K vs 6). 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 — 4.6 for Calculator HD Pro Lite against 4.5 for Basic Shopping List. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator HD Pro Lite has 51K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Calculator HD Pro Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Shopping List's.
Calculator HD Pro Lite ships an update every 2 months, Basic Shopping List every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator HD Pro Lite | Basic Shopping List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (51K ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cider Software LLC | Bruno Ferreira |
Customer experience
Calculator HD Pro Lite
Basic Shopping List
Bugs and requests
Calculator HD Pro Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calculation errors with very large numbers
- Crashes after recent update
- Decimal point displayed as comma
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to sync calculation history across devices
- More advanced math functions (e.g. dms/dd)
- Customizable button layout
- Ability to disable ads without paying
Basic Shopping List
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator HD Pro Lite
No in-app purchases
Basic Shopping List
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calculator HD Pro Lite free?
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