Comparison

Instacalc.com vs Rosetta

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Natural language calculations
  • Variable and row support
  • Excel-style functions
  • Unit and currency conversions
  • Scientific and programming commands
  • Shareable calculation permalinks
Features
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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!

About

Rosetta

Features
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Translate measurements instantly. A calm, ad-free unit converter for everyday checks — currency, weight, length, temperature, and ten more categories. Tap either side to make it the active value; both cards are first-class, so you can convert in either direction with one tap. Star up to ten favorites for one-tap reuse from the home screen. Currency rates come from the European Central Bank — cached after your first fetch, so they keep working offline. THIRTEEN CATEGORIES • Currency — 165 ISO currencies, ECB-sourced rates • Length — meters, feet, miles, kilometers, yards, inches • Mass — grams, kilograms, pounds, ounces, stones • Temperature — Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin • Volume — liters, gallons, cups, fluid ounces, milliliters • Speed — m/s, km/h, mph, knots • Area — m², ft², acres, hectares • Time, Energy, Power, Pressure, Data, Angle WHY ROSETTA IS DIFFERENT • No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No analytics SDK ships in the app. • No settings to configure. The defaults are the right defaults. • Works offline. Currency rates cache after one online fetch; everything else needs no network at all. • Two-way input — convert in either direction with a single tap. • Tap any result to copy. A quiet "Copied" toast confirms. • Light and dark mode automatic, with locale-aware number formatting and gentle haptics. Free. Forever free. Made by Optiwise. Support: contact@optiwise.us Site: rosetta.optiwise.us

Screenshots

Instacalc.com4 screens
Rosetta4 screens

Verdict

The call

Instacalc.com and Rosetta are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Instacalc.com versus Rosetta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstacalc.comRosetta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKalid AzadOptiwise

In-app purchases

None

Instacalc.com

No in-app purchases

None

Rosetta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instacalc.com free?
Instacalc.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rosetta free?
Rosetta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Instacalc.com or Rosetta have ads?
Neither Instacalc.com nor Rosetta shows ads.

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