Comparison

Input Calculator vs Calciq

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

Head to head
About

Input Calculator

This app offers both basic and scientific calculation modes, supporting a wide range of operations including trigonometry and logarithms. It features a clear expression display, customizable themes, and haptic feedback for an enhanced user experience.

Highlights
  • Basic and scientific calculation modes
  • Trigonometric and logarithmic functions
  • Full expression display
  • Dark and light mode options
  • Haptic feedback on button press
  • Theme customization
  • Responsive layout for various devices
Features
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Basic Calculator Mode: -Perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. -Supports decimal operations and percentage calculations. -Clear (C) button to reset the calculator. Scientific Calculator Mode: -Toggle between Basic and Scientific modes. -In Scientific Mode, additional operations are available, including: -Trigonometric functions: sin, cos, tan -Logarithmic function: log -Constants: Pi (π), Euler’s Number (e) -Exponentiation (^) and Square Root (√). -The app allows easy switching between the two modes. Full Expression Display: -As users type their expressions (e.g., 2 + 3 * 5), the full expression is displayed at the top of the screen for clarity before calculating the result. Dark Mode & Light Mode: -Users can toggle between dark mode and light mode for better accessibility and comfort based on lighting conditions. Haptic Feedback: -Subtle haptic feedback is provided when buttons are pressed, enhancing the tactile experience of using the calculator. Theme Customization: -The app offers various color themes that users can cycle through, allowing them to personalize the look and feel of the calculator. Always Visible Scroll Bar: -The app features a persistent scroll bar on the right-hand side, even when content fits within the screen, ensuring a consistent user experience. Responsive Layout: -The app dynamically adjusts its layout based on screen size, ensuring it works smoothly across different devices, including phones and tablets.

About

Calciq

This app allows you to perform calculations by simply typing questions in plain English, without needing to select modes. It handles everyday math, finance, developer calculations, and scientific functions, acting as a running scratchpad for continuous calculations. It also offers live currency conversion and can fall back to AI for complex queries.

Highlights
  • Natural language input
  • Automatic mode detection
  • Running scratchpad functionality
  • Live currency conversion
  • Developer and scientific calculations
  • AI fallback for complex queries
Features
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Type in plain English - Ask for a tip, a mortgage payment, a unit conversion, or a derivative, and get an answer you can check. Notebook - Your calculations live on a page you can name, revisit, and reuse. Open the budget you were working on last week and keep going. Named values - Write rent = 2400, then use rent in any line that follows. Change the definition and every line that depended on it updates, with the old value struck through so you can see exactly what moved. Real math - Solve equations. Take derivatives. Keep exact fractions and radicals instead of rounded decimals. Work with matrices and systems, including determinants, inverses, and solving Ax = b. Graph what you solve. Explanation - Every result expands into a receipt with the steps that produced it. Nothing is a black box. Everything else you expect - Percentages, tips, splits, loans and mortgages, unit and currency conversion, dates and time zones, trigonometry, statistics, hex and binary, and a full scientific function set. Private by default - All of that computes on your device. No account, no network, nothing leaving your Mac or iPhone. When a question needs more than on-device math, Calciq can ask an AI, and that is the only time anything is sent anywhere. You choose whether to turn it on. No personal information is saved ever Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://simplemind.dev/calciq/privacy

Screenshots

Input Calculator4 screens
Calciq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Input Calculator at none against Calciq's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Calciq sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Input Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Input Calculator against 5.0 for Calciq. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Input Calculator versus Calciq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInput CalculatorCalciq
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShafqat RahmanSarbmeet Kandhari

Customer experience

Input Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Calciq

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Input Calculator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Calciq

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Input Calculator free?
Input Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calciq free?
Calciq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Input Calculator or Calciq?
Input Calculator and Calciq are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Input Calculator or Calciq have ads?
Neither Input Calculator nor Calciq shows ads.

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