Comparison

RLM vs BAFinancePrime

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

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About

RLM

This app offers a comprehensive suite of financial and business calculation tools, inspired by a popular professional calculator. It features specialized worksheets for loans, bonds, options, depreciation, and time value of money, alongside business, cash flow, statistics, and scientific functions.

Highlights
  • Finance Worksheets (Amortization, Bonds, Options)
  • Business Calculations (Break-Even, Bill Split)
  • Cash Flow Analysis
  • Statistical Functions
  • Scientific Calculator
  • Unit and Currency Conversions
  • Equation Solver
Features
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The RLM-BA2 application is a general purpose calculator with a special focus in finance and business. It is inspired by the Texas Instrument BAII+Professional calculator, but specially designed to bring up the most of your iOS devices. The RLM-BA2 has a extensive Menu System: >Finance Worksheets: •Account Balance: Calculates the Balance of cash transactions and interest applied at arbitrary dates. •Amortization: Loan Amortization Schedule for a single or several loan payments. •Bond Price & Yield: Calculates the Price, Yield and Effective Duration of a Bond. •Black-Scholes Options: Calculates the CALL, PUT and “Greeks” values of a Black-Scholes European option. •Depreciation: Calculates depreciation with SL, SOYD, DB or MACRS methods and conventions. •Time Value of Money: Calculates compound Interest problems. >Business Worksheets: •Bill-Tip-Split: Calculates the sharing of a Bill with Tip. •Break-Even: Analyze the following relation: Profit = (Price - Var.Cost) • Units - Fix.Cost •Currency Exchange with on-line rates. •Percents & Margins: Calculates %Change, %Total and Business margins. >Cash Flows Worksheets: •Equal Periods: Calculations with Cash Flows occurring at regular time intervals. •Unequal Periods: Calculations with Cash Flows occurring at arbitrary dates. >Statistics Worksheets: •One-Variable Statistics: Calculations for one variable data samples. •Two-Variable Statistics: Calculations for two variables data samples. •Probability: Combinations, permutations and Normal, Exponential, t-Student and Weibull probability distributions. >Scientific Worksheets: •Angles & Polar: Convert angles and coordinates. •Logarithm functions with common or arbitrary base. •Number Alteration functions •Trigonometric & Hyperbolic functions. >Conversion Worksheets: •Angles & Polar: Convert angles between DEG,RAD,GRAD,DMS or Slope % and Polar-Rectangular coordinates. •Currencies: world currencies conversions with manual input or on-line current rates. •Interest Rates: Nominal and effective interest conversion. •Units: Physical units conversions. >General Worksheets: •Date: Calculates days between dates with Actual, 360 or 365 days calendars. •Time: Calculates time intervals between different times. •Solver: Calculates arbitrary equations entered as text expression to solve any of the variables knowing the others. •Storage Registers: Store and perform operations directly over the calculators storage registers. •Memory Content: Clear, Back-Up or Restore part or all of the Calculator's memory. •General Settings: Customize many aspects of the calculator including formats & feedbacks. •Help Documents: Description and examples of all the calculator worksheets and features. >Editors Worksheets: To create or edit data •(Date,Trx) List: Transactions and the dates they occurs for the "Account Balance Worksheet". •(Date.CF) List: Cash flows and the dates they occurs for the "Unequal Periods Cash Flows Worksheet". •(X,N) List: Cash flows and repetitions for the "Equal Periods Cash Flows Worksheet". •(X,Y) List: X and Y data samples for the Statistics worksheets. •Solver Equation: Algebraic expression for use in the "Solver" worksheet. •Units Database: Customize the "Units" worksheet. System requirements: iOS 15.0 or above. 30 days Free-Trial. In-App-Purchase: One-Payment for life. License Agreement: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A TEXAS INSTRUMENT CALCULATOR, AND IS NOT SPONSORED IN ANYWAY BY TEXAS INSTRUMENT OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

About

BAFinancePrime

This app emulates the TI BA II Plus Professional financial calculator for iPhone and iPad. It offers a familiar layout and advanced financial calculations, including cash flow analysis and amortization schedules. An electronic audit tape saves and shares calculations, and the app preserves its state between sessions.

Highlights
  • TI BA II Plus Professional emulation
  • Time Value of Money calculations
  • Cash Flow Analysis (NPV, IRR, etc.)
  • Amortization Schedules
  • 11 Financial Worksheets
  • Electronic Audit Tape with sharing
  • Preserves calculator state
Features
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BA Finance Prime offers an iPhone and iPad version that emulates the TI BA II Plus Professional, all within a single application. This calculator is meticulously crafted to replicate the original’s layout, functionalities, and algorithms. If you are a student or a finance or real estate professional who is already familiar with the BA II Plus Professional, you will find this calculator highly intuitive and familiar. Additional Features: • Audit Tape: Saves all calculations and can be shared via email, text message, or printed. • iPad Layout: Includes slide-over, split-view, and multitasking screen layouts. • Continuous Display of Time Value of Money Variables: Provides confidence in problem setups. Results can be reviewed, annotated, and forwarded to clients using the built-in electronic audit tape via email. • Preservation of Calculator and Worksheet Contents: Remains saved between computing sessions. If interrupted or left to work in another application, the next time BA Finance Prime is started, it will be restored to the previous state. Calculations: • Time Value of Money • Cash Flow Analysis (NPV, NUS, PB, DPB, IRR, MIRR) • Amortization Schedules • 11 Worksheets: Includes bonds with duration and Macaulay duration, breakeven analysis, cash flow analysis, dates, percentages, depreciation, interest conversions, memory, cost-sell-margin, and statistics. • Full Set of Scientific Calculations: Includes logs and trigonometric functions. • Chain or Algebraic Calculation Bonus Features: • Built-in User Manual with Sample Problems • ? Key Help for All Key Functions • Converter Mini Application with Thousands of Financial, Real Estate, Scientific, Engineering, and Other Commonly Used Conversion Factors, Including Up-to-Date Currency Rates • Electronic Audit Tape with Email Capability • Automatic Generation of Amortization Tables and Depreciation Schedules • LOG, 10^x, π, E • Compatibility with iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

RLM4 screens
BAFinancePrime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RLM at Free against BAFinancePrime's $8.99. RLM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). BAFinancePrime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). 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

RLM is free to download; BAFinancePrime costs $8.99 up front. RLM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BAFinancePrime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RLM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BAFinancePrime has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RLM's written reviews are positive against 75% of BAFinancePrime's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
RLM versus BAFinancePrime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRLMBAFinancePrime
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#36 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperR.L.M. SoftwareErnest Brock

Customer experience

RLM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BAFinancePrime

All ratings33 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RLM

One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$9.99
None

BAFinancePrime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RLM free?
RLM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BAFinancePrime free?
BAFinancePrime costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RLM or BAFinancePrime?
RLM is rated higher. RLM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BAFinancePrime averages 4.5 from 36 ratings.
Do RLM or BAFinancePrime have ads?
Neither RLM nor BAFinancePrime shows ads.

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