Comparison

Calca vs LiT Browser

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

Head to head
About

Calca

This app is an advanced symbolic calculator and text editor. It solves equations, simplifies expressions, and allows you to explain your work alongside calculations. Calculations update instantly as you type, and all data is stored as plain text for easy sharing and device syncing.

Highlights
  • Symbolic calculation
  • Equation solving
  • Expression simplification
  • Markdown text editor
  • Real-time updates
  • Unit and currency conversion
  • Matrix operations
Features
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Calca is a powerful symbolic calculator that gives you instant answers as you type. It solves equations and simplifies complex expressions - it's a computer algebra system in your pocket! It's also a rich Markdown text editor so that you can explain your ideas alongside your calculations. Calca is perfect for professionals and students - anyone who works with numbers and equations. Variables and functions can be created with only a few keystrokes and can be manipulated with a rich library of operators and functions. Calca updates as you type - just like a spreadsheet. You can declare variables, edit their values and watch everything update before your eyes. Since everything is calculated on the device - no network needed - you get answers instantaneously. All calculations are stored as plain text so you can easily share them with other editors and move them from device to device. Calca has been designed to work with iCloud documents so all your devices can access your calculations - you'll always have the latest files ready for viewing and editing. Calca comes with a suite of examples to help you get started covering topics from home mortgages to kinetics. All these examples are fully explained within Calca itself. Are you still using a desktop calculator? Are you using the calculator with the giant buttons that came with your OS? Computers are much more capable than doing simple one-line arithmetic - put your machine to work with Calca! Calculation Features: • Variables `x = 42` • Functions `f(c) = 9/5*c + 32` and even recursive functions • Units `42 mph in kmph` and currency `¥599 in $` • Solves equations (`x + 2x + 4x = 42`, what is x?) • Matrices with inverses so you can solve linear equations • Sum, prod, map, and reduce operations on lists, matrices, and ranges • Trigonometry and complex numbers • Derivatives of functions • Logic operations and if statements • Binary math (& and |) and support for binary and hex number (`0xA9` and `0b1010`) • Keeps track of units (m, s, m/s, m/s^2, etc.) so you can verify your equations as you compute Please visit http://calca.io to see lots of examples. Thank you for looking!

About

LiT Browser

Prevent your screen from turning off while reading, cooking, or watching videos. This browser offers customizable timers to keep your display active, along with privacy features and a bookmark manager.

Highlights
  • Customizable wake lock timers
  • Bookmark manager
  • Home screen widget
  • Password manager
  • Tracker blocking
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Stop your screen from timing out while reading, cooking, or following videos. LiT Browser keeps your screen awake with a simple wakelock timer - set it and forget it. Perfect for: • Following tutorials • Cooking with messy hands • Reading long articles • Watching workout videos • Letting your child use your phone • Any time you need your screen to stay on FEATURES: • Customizable wake lock timers (15 min to unlimited) • Built-in bookmark manager with quick-launch tiles • Home screen widget for instant access • Password manager with Face ID/Touch ID protection • Privacy-focused browsing with tracker blocking • Full browsing history with search • Dark mode support • VoiceOver accessible HOW IT WORKS: Set your desired time, and your screen stays awake in the browser. No more constant tapping to keep your phone alive. Simple. Clean. Private. Does what it says.

Screenshots

Calca4 screens
LiT Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LiT Browser at $0.99 against Calca's $9.99. LiT Browser also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Calca's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Calca costs $9.99 and LiT Browser $0.99 up front. Calca sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LiT Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiT Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calca has 153 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calca ships an update every 5 months, LiT Browser every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calca versus LiT Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcaLiT Browser
Price$9.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (153 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKrueger Systems, Inc.Michael Perdue

Customer experience

Calca

All ratings153 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.5%

LiT Browser

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

Bugs and requests

Calca

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Magic Keyboard causes number input to overwrite instead of append
  • Text selection before numbers triggers increment/decrement instead of selecting
  • Cursor jumps forward and backward with external keyboards
  • iPad Pro keyboard truncation in portrait mode
  • Arrow key (=>) doesn't work in landscape mode
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  • App crashes on startup on some devices
  • File saving is temperamental and causes data loss
  • Folders don't persist unless calculations created within them
  • Large number calculations lose precision (10^100 + 1 - 10^100 returns 0 instead of 1)
  • Keyboard focus issues on iPad with Magic Keyboard
  • iOS 13+ button adaptation issues
  • Spinning beach ball on very large calculations

Requested features

15 requests
  • Files app and document browser integration
  • Dropbox and Google Drive support
  • Date calculation functionality
  • Looping and iteration support
  • User-defined function storage in separate files
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  • Temperature unit support (Celsius, Fahrenheit)
  • Logarithmic and non-proportional unit definitions
  • Multiple parametric plots simultaneously
  • Landscape mode optimization
  • Tabular data and multi-row markdown table support
  • Dark mode (now implemented)
  • Subscription model option for ongoing development
  • Decimal place formatting control
  • Charting and financial functions
  • Better document management interface

LiT Browser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calca

One-time2
  • 6-Month Optional Patronage$4.99
  • 12-Month Optional Patronage$7.99
None

LiT Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calca free?
Calca costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LiT Browser free?
LiT Browser costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calca or LiT Browser?
LiT Browser is rated higher. Calca averages 4.5 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while LiT Browser averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calca or LiT Browser have ads?
Neither Calca nor LiT Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calca or LiT Browser?
Calca ships an update every 5 months, and LiT Browser every 6 days. Most recently, Calca was updated on October 13, 2026 and LiT Browser on October 8, 2026.

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