Comparison

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS vs Glo

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

Glo

This scientific calculator features a unique rainbow glow animation and haptic feedback for each button press. It offers a full range of scientific functions, DEG/RAD mode switching, and a calculation history that can be easily copied to your clipboard.

Highlights
  • Scientific functions (sin, cos, tan, log, ln, sqrt, exponents)
  • DEG/RAD mode switching
  • Calculation history
  • Copy results to clipboard
  • Haptic feedback on button press
  • Rainbow glow animation
Features
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Glo-CALCULATO is a fully original scientific calculator wrapped in a continuously rotating rainbow glow - built from the ground up by De'Jahn Bell and FOOD4THOTH. Every button pulses with a full-spectrum rainbow border. The calculator body swirls with color. A hand-drawn smiley face greets you on launch and gently fades when you start calculating - bring it back by tapping AC. SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS - Sine, Cosine, Tangent (sin, cos, tan) - Log base-10 (log) and Natural Log (ln) - Square Root, Exponents (^) - Pi and Euler's number (e) - Parentheses for complex expressions - All standard arithmetic: +, -, x, / DEG / RAD MODE Tap the DEG/RAD badge on the display to switch angle modes instantly. In DEG mode, sin(90) = 1, exactly as expected. Trig functions automatically adjust to the selected mode. CALCULATION HISTORY Every result you calculate is saved to a scrollable history panel above the calculator. Tap any past result to load it back into the display and continue from where you left off. Clear history any time with one tap. COPY TO CLIPBOARD Tap the copy icon on the display to copy your current expression or result to the clipboard. A confirmation flash shows you exactly what was copied - paste it anywhere. HAPTIC FEEDBACK Every button press responds with a precise haptic tap. The equals button gives a stronger pulse for that satisfying finish. COMPLETELY FREE No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No account required. Just open it and calculate. Glo-CALCULATO is born from the creative universe of FOOD4THOTH - where math meets color, and every calculation feels magical.

Screenshots

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS4 screens
Glo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glo at none against Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's 1. Glo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS ships an update weekly, Glo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS versus Glo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculator Plus Basic & PEMDASGlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul FlowersDeJahn Bell

Customer experience

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS

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

Glo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS

One-time1
  • More Beans Calculator$4.99
None

Glo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS free?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glo free?
Glo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or Glo?
Glo is rated higher. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Glo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or Glo have ads?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS shows ads; Glo does not.
Which is updated more often, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS or Glo?
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS ships an update weekly, and Glo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glo on October 17, 2026.

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