WP 34s vs RPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WP 34s
This app is a powerful RPN scientific calculator with extensive functions for mathematics, statistics, programming, and engineering. It includes programmer functions, fraction mode, probability distributions, and a stopwatch, offering a comprehensive tool for complex calculations.
- RPN scientific calculator implementation
- Programmer functions (binary, octal, hexadecimal)
- Fraction mode and probability distributions
- Stopwatch with real-time clock
- Mathematical, statistical, and financial functions
- Unit conversions and physical constants
- Extended character sets for multiple languages
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WP 34s is the most powerful and complete implementation of a classic RPN scientific calculator. Now available on iOS too (see the support site for other emulators and for the real stuff). The function set of the WP 34S is based on the most powerful programmable RPN calculators built so far and we expanded the set, incorporating programmer functions (base 2, 8 & 16), a fraction mode, probability distributions, a stopwatch... We also included numerous additional useful functions for mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, programming, I/O, etc., such as: + Euler’s Beta and Riemann’s Zeta functions, Bernoulli and Fibonacci numbers, Lambert’s W, the error function, and the Chebyshev, Hermite, Laguerre, and Legendre orthogonal polynomials (no more need to carry heavy printed tables), + many statistical distributions and their inverses: Poisson, Binomial, Geometric, Cauchy-Lorentz, Exponential, Logistic, Weibull, Lognormal, and Gaussian, + programmable sums and products, first and second derivatives, solving quadratic equations for real and complex roots, + testing for primality, + integer computing in fifteen bases from binary to hexadecimal, + extended date and time operations and a stopwatch3 based on a real-time clock, + financial operations such as mean rate of return and margin calculations, + 88 conversions, mainly from old Imperial to universal SI units and vice versa, + 50 fundamental physical constants as accurate as used today by national standards institutes such as NIST or PTB, plus a selection of important constants from mathematics, astronomy, and surveying, + Greek and extended Latin letters covering the languages of almost half of the world’s population (upper and lower case in two font sizes), plus mathematical symbols. A beginner manual can be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wp34s/files/doc/WP_34S_Beg_Guide.pdf and a full, very complete version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wp34s/files/doc/Manual_wp_34s_3_1.pdf
RPN
Experience a faithful simulation of the groundbreaking HP-65 programmable calculator on your iPad. This app offers virtual program and data cards, a powerful card manager, and includes 170 original HP programs to get you started.
- Virtual program and data cards
- Virtual paper tape printer
- Database-driven card manager
- Create, delete, label, and organize cards
- Share via email, AirDrop, Dropbox, print
- Paste and run existing HP-65 listings
- Live display of stack and registers
- Four operational modes including 'Super-65'
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World's first pocket computer! Now running on your iPad. RPN-65 Pro is the first complete simulation of Hewlett-Packard's stunning HP-65 programmable calculator for iOS. Produced from 1974 to 1977 at an initial price of $795 (that's more close to $5,000 today!), the HP-65 was a breakthrough. Not only was it programmable, it also contained a motorized magnetic card reader - and still fit into Bill Hewlett's shirt pocket. Experience this revolutionary calculator on your iPad. With 170 original HP programs included with RPN-65 Pro, you can get started right away. "A work of art. Fantastic!" (MacBreak Weekly, episode 572) Features: • Virtual program and data cards • Virtual paper tape printer supports AirPrint • Powerful database-driven card manager • Create, delete, label, and organize a virtually unlimited number of cards • Sharing: e-mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, copy, paste, print • Paste existing HP-65 listings into RPN-65 and run them • "Live" display of stack, memory registers, program counter, flags • Reads data cards created by RPN-67 Pro and RPN-97 Pro • Supports external hardware keyboard Run RPN-65 Pro in any of 4 modes: 1 - Just like the original HP-65 2 - Same, but at high speed 3 - Includes user-interface improvements, like backstep key and jump to any program step 4 - "Super-65" with 999 program steps, 120 labels, 120 registers, nested subroutines, and much more For details, free program downloads, calculator handbook and much more, visit the RPN-65 website: cuveesoft.ch/rpn65
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WP 34s at Free against RPN's $3.99. WP 34s also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
WP 34s is free to download; RPN costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WP 34s holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WP 34s has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of WP 34s's written reviews are positive against 50% of RPN's.
WP 34s ships an update every 4 months, RPN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WP 34s | RPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Meheut | Willy Kunz |
Customer experience
WP 34s
RPN
In-app purchases
WP 34s
No in-app purchases
RPN
No in-app purchases








