Comparison

SwiftRPN vs HP

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

Head to head
About

SwiftRPN

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SwiftRPN is an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator that aims to be quick to open and easy to use. = RPN Stack Work quickly and efficiently using the RPN Stack by pushing and popping values. The stack will always show what series of inputs led to each output, so you won't lose context during complicated expressions. = Extended Types SwiftRPN can understand scalar types like integers and real numbers, as well as vectors and square matrices of sizes 2, 3, and 4. When operating purely in the scalar integer domain, SwiftRPN can promote up to BigInts to avoid floating point imprecision. = 80 Operators SwiftRPN has 84 built-in operators with included documentation and examples. All the expected operators (basic arithmetic, exponents, logarithms) are present, as are: - Rounding functions (floor/ceil/trunc/round) - Unit conversions - Bitwise operations (and/or/not/xor/shift left/shift right) - Statistics (avg/min/max/sum/std dev/NPV) - Trigonometry (sin/cos/tan + arc/hyperbolic variants) - Vector operations (dot/cross/normalize/length/swizzle) - Matrix operations (identity/inverse/transpose + translation/scale/rotation matrix generators) = Unit Conversions SwiftRPN has 74 built-in units, and can convert between units within families, including: - Angle - Area - Colors (3 and 4 components) - Coordinate systems (2D and 3D) - Length - Mass - Storage (Base 10 [SI, 1000 bytes in a kb] and Base 2 [1024 bytes in a kb]) - Temperature - Time - Volume = Value Representation SwiftRPN recognizes values represented in binary, octal, decimal, and hexidecimal. You can: - Enter values in one representation, and convert them to another - See the result of bitwise operations in binary automatically - View vec3 and vec4 components (truncated) in hexidecimal when working with colors.

About

HP

Emulates classic Hewlett Packard RPN scientific calculators from the 1970s. Experience the original HP-35, HP-45, and HP-21 models on your iPhone.

Highlights
  • RPN calculator emulation
  • HP-35 model
  • HP-45 model
  • HP-21 model
  • Classic scientific calculator interface
Features
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The classic Hewlett Packard RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculators. - HP-35, HP-45. First pocket scientific calculators (1972).  - HP-21. 2nd gen of the HP-35 (1975)

Screenshots

SwiftRPN4 screens
HP4 screens

Verdict

The call

SwiftRPN and HP are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SwiftRPN versus HP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftRPNHP
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GelvinEnrique Haro

In-app purchases

None

SwiftRPN

No in-app purchases

None

HP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwiftRPN free?
SwiftRPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HP free?
HP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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