Comparison

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS vs LumioCalc

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

Head to head
About

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS

This app offers a customizable calculator experience with a clean interface and advanced features like PEMDAS mode and calculation history. Personalize its appearance with numerous themes and button styles to suit your preferences.

Highlights
  • PEMDAS order of operations mode
  • Over 50 customizable color themes
  • Full calculation history
  • Adjustable decimal precision
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Sales tax calculations
Features
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Combining powerful calculations with fully customisable design — so your calculator looks and works just how you want it to! Built For Speed & Simplicity: Clean, simple, intuitive layout Instant, responsive calculations Large easy to read buttons and numbers Switch between standard and order of operations (PEMDAS) modes effortlessly Make It Yours: Over 50 color themes available, with more added regularly High-contrast colour themes for visually impaired users Favorite your top themes for quick switching Request your very own color theme Choose round or square buttons Smart Features That Matter: Full calculation history with US format date & timestamps - store up to a year of results Adjustable decimal precision Copy & paste from the display or calculation history Retro LCD or modern display Customisable haptic feedback intensity Sound effects on or off Optimized layouts for both iPhone and iPad Sales Tax calculations Currency conversions Speaking calculations Tips calculator Unit price calculator Discount percentage calculator Premium: Upgrade to Premium with a one-time purchase and: Unlock all Premium color themes and features forever on your iPhone and iPad No subscription Reasons to Love it: No clutter, no confusion — just an intuitive, great looking calculator Personalisation without limits

About

LumioCalc

A fast and customizable scientific calculator for iPhone and iPad. It offers advanced functions, a scrollable history, and premium themes for a personalized user experience. Ideal for students, engineers, and everyday calculations.

Highlights
  • Scientific calculator functions
  • Degree/radian modes
  • Full expression support
  • Scrollable calculation history
  • Premium themes and custom styling
  • Standard and scientific layouts
Features
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Meet LumioCalc — the calculator that looks as good as it performs. From quick everyday arithmetic to advanced scientific operations, LumioCalc delivers speed, precision, and complete visual control. Choose from a growing collection of handcrafted themes or design your own from scratch with a deeply customizable theme editor. BEAUTIFUL THEMES, BUILT IN Pick from glossy, frosted, seasonal, and curated themes — each with its own color palette, typography, and personality. Explore favorites including Paper & Ink, Cobalt Studio and Lumio, plus the new Halloween-inspired Moonlit Gothic Observatory. MAKE IT YOURS LumioCalc Pro unlocks the full theme editor. Customize every detail: background colors, gradients, and images; button shapes, shadows, and corner radius; per-category colors for digits, operations, functions, memory, and scientific buttons; display, button, and scientific typography; haptic feedback; button sounds (Click, Tick, Pop); and animation styles (Push, Bounce, Glow, Liquid, Spin) with adjustable speed and intensity. POWERFUL CALCULATOR - Standard and scientific modes with one tap to switch - Trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, and root functions - Radian and degree mode toggle - Memory operations (MC, MR, M+, M-) - Full parentheses and expression support - Scrollable calculation history — tap any result to reuse it - Keyboard input support DESIGNED FOR EVERY SCREEN Portrait and landscape layouts on iPhone. An adaptive iPad layout with a side-by-side scientific panel and history sidebar when you have the space. FREE TO USE, PRO TO PERSONALIZE Every calculator feature and a selection of built-in themes are completely free. Try every LumioCalc Pro feature free for 7 days, including premium themes and the full theme editor. Create custom themes, explore every personalization option, and decide if Pro is for you. When the trial ends, simply continue using LumioCalc for free or unlock Pro with a one-time purchase — no subscription. Buy once and unlock Pro across iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Apple ID. Whether you are a student, engineer, designer, or just someone who wants a calculator with personality — LumioCalc gives you power and style in one app.

Screenshots

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS4 screens
LumioCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LumioCalc at none against Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's shown. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LumioCalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS against 5.0 for LumioCalc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS ships an update weekly, LumioCalc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS versus LumioCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculator Plus Basic & PEMDASLumioCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul FlowersNathan Booth

Customer experience

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LumioCalc

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS

One-time1
  • More Beans Calculator$4.99
1 purchases

LumioCalc

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS free?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LumioCalc free?
LumioCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or LumioCalc?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS and LumioCalc are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or LumioCalc have ads?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS shows ads; LumioCalc does not.
Which is updated more often, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or LumioCalc?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS ships an update weekly, and LumioCalc every 2 months. Most recently, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS was updated on October 18, 2026 and LumioCalc on October 12, 2026.

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