Max Calc vs Tug Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Max Calc
This app offers a versatile calculation suite, combining standard, scientific, developer, and accounting functions. It also includes a unit converter and tools for health and date calculations, all within a user-friendly interface.
- Standard and Scientific Calculator
- Developer Calculator (hex, binary)
- Accounting Calculator
- 130+ Unit Converter
- Body and Date/Time Calculator
- History tracking
- Customizable result formatting
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Max Calc: Your All-in-One Calculator App Max Calc is more than just a calculator; it's a comprehensive toolset designed to simplify your calculations across various domains. With its six-in-one functionality, you can effortlessly handle everything from basic arithmetic to complex scientific computations, developer-specific tasks, financial calculations, unit conversions, and even personal health metrics. Key features include: * Standard and Scientific Calculator: Perform basic and advanced calculations with ease. * Developer Calculator: Work with hexadecimal, binary, and 7-64 bit numbers, along with integer/real number CPU representation and signed/unsigned arithmetic. * Accounting Calculator: Tackle financial calculations with dedicated functions. * 130+ Unit Converter: Convert between various units of measurement effortlessly. * Body and Date/Time Calculator: Calculate BMI, age, and more. Max Calc is designed with simplicity in mind, providing a user-friendly interface without compromising on functionality. Enjoy features like memory storage, history tracking, customizable result formatting, and more.
Tug Calc
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Tug Calc is a calculator that can be connected by sliding. It supports multiple numerical connections, direct correlation of operation results, scientific operations, and rich mathematical charts, including line charts, bar charts, pie charts, polar coordinates, etc. 【Connection Value】 Press and hold the value and drag it to other value positions to complete the connection, and the calculation results will be related to each other after connecting the values, so that you can enter multiple calculations at one time. 【Flexible Labels】 Add tags to the values, the associated values can be modified synchronously, the calculation process is easy to remember, and the operation results are defined by you. 【Rich Charts】 Rich mathematical charts are supported, including line charts, bar charts, pie charts, polar coordinates, etc. Drag and drop values to the specified area to create a new chart, and drag and drop the values to an existing chart to add a plot directly. 【Scientific Computing】 In addition to basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations, the calculator also supports scientific operation mode. Including power exponential operations, logarithmic operations, trigonometric function operations, factorial operations, integer operations, etc. 【Convenient Keyboard】 The software has a built-in convenient computer keyboard, which is tailor-made for calculus, and can quickly complete the calculation and calculation input. 【File Management】 Support operation file management, different operations are saved separately, and the historical record is convenient for backtracking. 【Snapshot Export】 Support program snapshot export, the calculation process is clear at a glance, easy to share, and the results are presented in seconds. 【Paid Membership Features】 - Computing file management - Increased number of cards available - Increased number of available charts 【Activate Paid Membership】 Paid members are available as a subscription or as a permanent activation Membership Service Agreement: https://tugcalc-serviceagreement.mysxl.cn/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Tug Calc at 4 against Max Calc's 2. Tug Calc also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Max Calc sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tug Calc sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Max Calc ships an update every 9 days, Tug Calc every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Max Calc | Tug Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anatolii Mazkun | 嘉欣 胡 |
In-app purchases
Max Calc
- 5 days Free Using All PremiumFree
- Premium features$4.99
Tug Calc
- Monthly Subscriptions$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscriptions$0.993 Months
- Annual Subscription$2.991 Year
- Perpetual Subscription$4.99









