Calculator SpreadSheet Lite vs CSVReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator SpreadSheet Lite
This app combines the ease of a traditional calculator with the power of a spreadsheet. It allows users to perform calculations and manage data in a spreadsheet format, even viewing files created with a full version.
- Traditional calculator functionality
- Basic spreadsheet functions
- View calculation sheets from full version
- Store unlimited calculation sheets
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The SpreadSheet with a Calculator input mode. As easy to use as your desk calculator with all the power of a SpreadSheet. Features 1) Full traditional calculator functionality. 2) Basic Spread sheet functions 3) user values (f you receive a Calculation sheet from a colleague with full version.) You can look at any Calculation sheet sent from the full version. You can store arbitrary numbers of calculation sheets
CSVReader
Easily view and edit CSV and TSV files on your mobile device. Import files with various character codes, sort columns, and filter data by specific conditions.
- Edit CSV and TSV files
- Import files with various character codes
- Sort columns
- Filter data by conditions
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Open, view, and edit CSV & TSV files right on your iPhone. No computer or spreadsheet app needed. CSV Reader is a fast, simple tool for working with tabular data on the go. Check an export from work, fix a typo in a data file, or find one row in thousands in just a few taps. KEY FEATURES • Edit CSV and TSV files Change cell values directly and keep your data up to date wherever you are. • No more garbled text Encodings are detected automatically, so files open correctly. That includes UTF-8, UTF-16, Windows-1252 (Excel on Windows), ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1), Mac Roman, and many more. Accented letters, curly quotes, and symbols show up exactly as they should. • Sort any column instantly Tap a column to sort in ascending or descending order. • Powerful per-column filters Set conditions on each column to narrow thousands of rows down to exactly what you need. • Easy-to-read layout Columns resize automatically to fit their content, so your data stays clear and readable. Whether you're a developer, analyst, or anyone who gets CSV files by email, CSV Reader makes handling data on mobile easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSVReader at 4.6 against Calculator SpreadSheet Lite's 3.0. CSVReader also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 2) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). Calculator SpreadSheet Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. CSVReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calculator SpreadSheet Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
CSVReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSVReader has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Calculator SpreadSheet Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of CSVReader's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Calculator SpreadSheet Lite | CSVReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (118 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 118 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juancho Enterprises | Motoki Takahashi |
Customer experience
Calculator SpreadSheet Lite
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In-app purchases
Calculator SpreadSheet Lite
No in-app purchases
CSVReader
- Remove ads$7.99
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