Comparison

RPNPro vs SwiftRPN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RPNPro

This calculator utilizes Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) for input, mirroring the functionality of classic HP calculators. It features a four-level stack with X, Y, Z, and T registers, displaying the X register in decimal, hexadecimal, and binary.

Highlights
  • Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) input
  • Four-level stack (X, Y, Z, T registers)
  • Decimal, hexadecimal, and binary display
  • Modeled after HP calculators
  • Designed for software engineers
Features
Read full description

RPNPro is a calculator for software engineers. RPNPro uses RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) as an input scheme. It is based on the same four level stack model as provided by the original HP (Hewlett-Packard) calculators, featuring X, Y, Z and T registers. The contents of the X register are always shown in decimal, hexadecimal and binary notation.

About

SwiftRPN

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SwiftRPN is an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator that aims to be quick to open and easy to use. = RPN Stack Work quickly and efficiently using the RPN Stack by pushing and popping values. The stack will always show what series of inputs led to each output, so you won't lose context during complicated expressions. = Extended Types SwiftRPN can understand scalar types like integers and real numbers, as well as vectors and square matrices of sizes 2, 3, and 4. When operating purely in the scalar integer domain, SwiftRPN can promote up to BigInts to avoid floating point imprecision. = Operators SwiftRPN has 84 built-in operators with included documentation and examples. All the expected operators (basic arithmetic, exponents, logarithms) are present, as are: - Rounding functions (floor/ceil/trunc/round) - Unit conversions - Bitwise operations (and/or/not/xor/shift left/shift right) - Statistics (avg/min/max/sum/std dev/NPV) - Trigonometry (sin/cos/tan + arc/hyperbolic variants) - Vector operations (dot/cross/normalize/length/swizzle) - Matrix operations (identity/inverse/transpose + translation/scale/rotation matrix generators) = Unit Conversions SwiftRPN has 74 built-in units, and can convert between units within families, including: - Angle - Area - Colors (3 and 4 components) - Coordinate systems (2D and 3D) - Length - Mass - Storage (Base 10 [SI, 1000 bytes in a kb] and Base 2 [1024 bytes in a kb]) - Temperature - Time - Volume = Value Representation SwiftRPN recognizes values represented in binary, octal, decimal, and hexidecimal. You can: - Enter values in one representation, and convert them to another - See the result of bitwise operations in binary automatically - View vec3 and vec4 components (truncated) in hexidecimal when working with colors.

Screenshots

RPNPro1 screens
SwiftRPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SwiftRPN at every 14 months against RPNPro's every 37 months. RPNPro's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RPNPro against 5.0 for SwiftRPN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RPNPro ships an update every 37 months, SwiftRPN every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RPNPro versus SwiftRPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPNProSwiftRPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelix MeierPatrick Gelvin

Customer experience

RPNPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

SwiftRPN

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RPNPro

No in-app purchases

None

SwiftRPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RPNPro free?
RPNPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwiftRPN free?
SwiftRPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RPNPro or SwiftRPN?
RPNPro and SwiftRPN are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RPNPro or SwiftRPN have ads?
Neither RPNPro nor SwiftRPN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RPNPro or SwiftRPN?
RPNPro ships an update every 37 months, and SwiftRPN every 14 months. Most recently, RPNPro was updated on October 14, 2026 and SwiftRPN on October 24, 2026.

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