WP 34s vs Stack RPN Calculator
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
Stack RPN Calculator
This scientific calculator displays major functions on screen and utilizes a stack for calculations. It supports a stack of up to 4 values but can store many more numbers depending on device memory.
- Visible scientific functions
- RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) input
- Stack display for up to 4 values
- Large number storage capacity
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
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RPN scientific calculator benefiting from the major scientific functions visible on the screen. The calculator shows a stack of up to 4 values but can store a large number of numbers (depends on the phone's memory).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WP 34s at 93% against Stack RPN Calculator's 33%. WP 34s also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
WP 34s holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WP 34s has 28 ratings behind it against 2, 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 33% of Stack RPN Calculator's.
| Parameter | WP 34s | Stack RPN Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Meheut | Dario Bersiga |
Customer experience
WP 34s
Stack RPN Calculator
In-app purchases
WP 34s
No in-app purchases
Stack RPN Calculator
No in-app purchases







