Comparison

Mathintosh vs Outpost

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

Head to head
About

Mathintosh

This versatile utility app combines a simple calculator, scientific calculator, tip calculator, and unit converter into one powerful tool. It offers additional modes for fractions and the Pythagorean theorem, with extensive customization options and an Apple Watch app.

Highlights
  • Simple and scientific calculator modes
  • Tip calculator with rounding and splitting
  • Unit converter with currency and timezone
  • Fraction and Pythagorean theorem modes
  • Customizable themes, fonts, and icons
  • Paper tape history and cross-app sharing
  • Apple Watch app and widget support
Features
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A calculator, a tip calculator, and a unit converter in one beautifully themed app. No ads, no tracking, and every feature is free. Mathintosh is a fast, fun, multi-function calculator for iPhone, iPad, iPhone Duo, and Apple Watch, packed with helpful tools, beautiful themes and plenty of ways to make it your own. Four Core Modes • Calculator: fast, easy, and every basic covered. • Scientific: trigonometry, logarithms, powers, factorials, memory and more. • Tip Calculator: pick your percentage, round the total up or down, and split the bill. • Converter: dozens of units across 10 categories, including live currency rates and time zones. Three More Modes • Fraction: separate whole-number, numerator and denominator pads, with step-by-step working. • Pythagoras: enter any two sides of a right triangle to find the third. • Quadrilaterals: solve for any four-sided shape. Made for Every Screen • iPhone Duo: Mathintosh adapts to every pose. Half-open, the display sits above the fold and the keys below; turn it sideways and your paper tape sits alongside. • iPad: big, comfortable keypads with a consistent look in every mode. • Apple Watch: a calculator on your wrist that syncs your theme from iPhone. Make It Yours • 23 themes, from classic terminals to vibrant colors and retro-inspired tech. PDP-11 and Luminosity are free, each with light and dark modes; 21 more come with a one-time purchase. • Choose your fonts, button shapes, and glass, flat or 3D button styles. • The same purchase unlocks 11 alternate app icons. Handy Extras • Paper tape: a clear history of every calculation, ready to review, pin and share. • Send a value from one mode to another with a tap. • Widgets, Control Center controls and Quick Actions. • Built-in support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and other accessibility features. Mathintosh is actively developed, and new features arrive regularly.

About

Outpost

Features
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Outpost runs a private VPN inside your OWN Amazon Web Services account. There is no VPN company in the middle — because there is no Outpost server anywhere. The app talks straight from your iPhone to AWS, using keys only you hold. VERIFY IT YOURSELF Don't take our word for it. Every action Outpost performs runs under your AWS credentials, in your AWS account — so every single API call is recorded in your own CloudTrail. Read the log. No other VPN can offer you that. WHAT IT DOES • Builds a WireGuard (or Apple-native IKEv2) server in your AWS account in about 60–90 seconds. • 20 AWS regions worldwide — change exit country with a tap. • Ephemeral by design: a fresh server on connect, torn down on disconnect. No always-on box, no monthly VPS. • Infrastructure console: every server you're running, its live cost, and one-tap stop or terminate. • Hard data cap plus an auto-cleanup janitor running in your own account, so a crash, force-quit or forgotten session can't run up a surprise AWS bill. • Tunnel keys are generated on-device. SSH is never opened on the server. A least-privilege IAM policy is provided for the keys you paste. WHAT OUTPOST IS NOT We would rather you know this before you pay: • It is not anonymity software. AWS knows the instance is yours — you own the account and the bill. If you need anonymity, use Tor. • It will not hide you from a state-level adversary. • It is not a shared-IP service. Your exit IP is yours alone: excellent for trust, useless for blending into a crowd. What it does protect: your traffic from the network you're sitting on — hotel, café and airport Wi-Fi — and your browsing from an ISP that logs and sells it, without handing that same data to a VPN provider instead. HOW IT COMPARES • A commercial VPN: $5–12/month, shared exit IPs, and a no-logs policy you have to take on faith. • DIY (Algo, Streisand + a VPS): free software, but you need a computer, a terminal, and an always-on server in one location. • Outpost: no computer, no terminal, nothing always-on — 20 regions on demand from your phone, and the server is destroyed when you disconnect. WHAT YOU PAY Outpost Pro unlocks the connection: 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year. You pay Amazon directly for the AWS resources you use — typically $1–4/month for everyday browsing. We take $0 from AWS: no referral, no markup, no kickback. BUILT FOR Developers, prosumers and privacy-minded people who already have (or can create) an AWS account, and would rather own the server than rent someone else's. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trilonapps.com/outpost/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.trilonapps.com/outpost/terms

Screenshots

Mathintosh4 screens
Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mathintosh and Outpost are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mathintosh sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Outpost sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mathintosh ships an update monthly, Outpost every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mathintosh versus Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathintoshOutpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJustin FlemingTrilon Apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mathintosh

One-time1
  • Premium Themes$2.99
3 purchases

Outpost

Subscriptions2
  • Outpost Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Outpost Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Outpost Pro (Lifetime)$199.00

Questions

Is Mathintosh free?
Mathintosh is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outpost free?
Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mathintosh or Outpost have ads?
Neither Mathintosh nor Outpost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mathintosh or Outpost?
Mathintosh ships an update monthly, and Outpost every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mathintosh was updated on October 25, 2026 and Outpost on October 17, 2026.

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