Instacalc.com vs Advanced Calculators
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instacalc.com
This app bridges the gap between simple calculators and complex spreadsheets. It allows for natural language input, variables, and advanced functions, making calculations quick and easy to check. Share your calculations via a permalink.
- Natural language calculations
- Variable and row support
- Excel-style functions
- Unit and currency conversions
- Scientific and programming commands
- Shareable calculation permalinks
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Is a pocket calc too simple? Excel too much? Enter instacalc, the calc/spreadsheet sweet spot. Here's what users have to say: “I bleepin' love this site and I use it all the time. I especially love the simple variables and conversions.” “For quick ad-hoc calculations I like instacalc.com because: It's quick to write. It's free. It's less prone to mistakes and easier to check than Excel.” “An astonishing mixture between a simple calculator and a spreadsheet application.” Instacalc lets you... * Crunch numbers while seeing results in real-time * Use natural language (250k + 25%) * Use variables (profit = sales - cost) * Use excel-style functions (SUM, AVG, PMT...) * Use scientific and programming commands (trig, hex/bin, logical operators, if/else...) * Share a calc permalink with anyone (no login) * Use units (meters/feet, etc.) and currency, along with custom units * Dozens of more features (see below) If you login (free), the app syncs with the main instacalc.com website. Welcome to your new, favorite calculator. --- Here's a few more details on features: - Flexible Arithmetic: Easily manage calculations from "2 + 2 - 3" to complex expressions like "(3 * 5) / 2". - Instant Roots and Powers: Compute roots and powers in a snap, from "sqrt(9)" for square roots to "5^2" for exponents. - Master Percentages: Effortlessly calculate percentages, whether it's "5%", finding "17% of 200", or calculating "20 + 50%". - Modulo Operations: Solve "5 mod 3" quickly, perfect for programming and mathematical proofs. - Number Shortcuts: Speed through large numbers with shortcuts like "3.3k" or "200 million". - Scientific Notation Made Simple: Work with large values using entries like "1.234e3" or as simple as "1e-3". - Dynamic Variables & Rows: Create and manipulate variables "x = 9", and perform calculations across rows to streamline data analysis. - Comprehensive Unit Conversions: Convert "15 feet into inches" or complex rates like "15 miles/hour into feet/second". - Time and Date Wizardry: Calculate durations like "3 days in minutes" or perform timezone conversions "8pm PST in EST". - Advanced Financial Calculations: From loan payments using "PMT(rate, nper, pv)" to calculating the internal rate of return with "IRR(values)". - Statistical Tools: Analyze data using functions for variance "var(r1:r3)" or standard deviation "stddev(r1:r3)". - Trigonometry and Logarithms on the Go: Solve "sin(30)" or "log(2)" for both educational and professional uses. - Programming Made Easy: Tackle binary operations "bin(a = 3) and bin(a and b)", logical comparisons "2 * 2 > 3", and conditional statements. - Real-Time Financial Insights: Convert currencies "15 USD in EUR" and check real-time stock prices with "STOCK(AAPL)". Use Instacalc today and transform the way you handle calculations, whether for work, study, or daily life!
Advanced Calculators
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Advanced Calculators is a complete scientific, engineering, and daily-use calculator designed for students, professionals, and anyone who needs accurate fast calculations. Whether you're solving equations, converting units, calculating GST, or doing physics/maths tasks—this app gives you all tools in one clean and easy layout. Key Features - Scientific Calculator Trigonometry, logarithms & exponential functions Degrees & radians Multi-line display History & memory functions Parentheses & complex calculations - Math Tools for Students Equation solving Step-by-step results (if applicable) Percentage, ratio, average Age, discount, EMI & simple calculators - Unit Converter Length, weight, area, volume Temperature Time, speed Data & digital units - GST & Finance Tools GST calculator (Add/Remove) Discount calculator Loan/EMI Tip & split bill - Extra Utilities Currency converter (if added) Date calculator Age calculator Fractions & decimals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Instacalc.com at 16.4 against Advanced Calculators's 18.2. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Instacalc.com | Advanced Calculators |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kalid Azad | Arvinder Singh |
In-app purchases
Instacalc.com
No in-app purchases
Advanced Calculators
No in-app purchases
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