Comparison

RPN vs ReadableCalc

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

Head to head
About

RPN

Features
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The basic four function calculator displays numbers in fixed format. The scientific calculator has 75 built-in functions covering logarithms, powers, roots, trigonometric, date, time, memory operations, statistics, and probabilities and up to four user defined macro functions. It displays numbers in user configurable fixed, scientific, or engineering formats. The user configurable calculator has sixteen user configurable function buttons that can each be assigned two functions from 75 built-in functions and access an unlimited number of user defined macro functions. It displays numbers in user configurable fixed, scientific, or engineering formats. The programmer’s calculator has a hexadecimal keypad and displays numbers in user configurable hexadecimal format. It has four basic mathematics, six bitwise, and two shift functions. All calculators share an operation history display for ease of reviewing computations and extensive in-app help documentation. Numbers can be copied to and pasted from the clipboard for ease of use with other applications.

About

ReadableCalc

Features
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ReadableCalc is a calculator app that displays large numbers—like 3 trillion 500 billion—in readable units. It’s designed to make extremely large numbers more intuitive at a glance. Main Features • Supports four basic operations (+, −, ×, ÷) • Displays results in English numeric units for easy readability • Handles decimals and negative numbers • DEL button for deleting one character at a time (Long press to clear the entire expression) • Long press on expressions or results to copy • Tap on the “readable” result to toggle display between: • Short scale / Long scale / Kanji numerals Additional features in landscape mode: • “00”, “000”, and “0000” buttons for quickly adding zeros • “x²” and “x³” buttons for quick exponentiation Note: • Numbers exceeding 200 digits may be rounded due to calculation and display limitations. Please be cautious if you need high precision. • Short scale and Long scale support numbers up to 10^198. • Kanji numeral display supports up to 10^72. Larger numbers are shown in Arabic numerals instead.

Screenshots

RPN4 screens
ReadableCalc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ReadableCalc at Free against RPN's $4.99. ReadableCalc also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

ReadableCalc is free to download; RPN costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RPN ships an update every 7 months, ReadableCalc weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
RPN versus ReadableCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPNReadableCalc
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven DaviesYONAGARE LAB

In-app purchases

None

RPN

No in-app purchases

None

ReadableCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RPN free?
RPN costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadableCalc free?
ReadableCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RPN or ReadableCalc have ads?
Neither RPN nor ReadableCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RPN or ReadableCalc?
RPN ships an update every 7 months, and ReadableCalc weekly. Most recently, RPN was updated on October 4, 2026 and ReadableCalc on October 7, 2026.

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