Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS vs Calculator Plug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- PEMDAS order of operations mode
- Over 50 customizable color themes
- Full calculation history
- Adjustable decimal precision
- Copy and paste functionality
- Sales tax calculations
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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
Calculator Plug
Access over 450 specialized calculators for construction, finance, health, trades, and more. This app offers a clean, offline-capable interface for quick, accurate calculations without intrusive ads.
- 450+ searchable calculators
- Offline functionality
- Clean dark interface
- Construction calculators
- Finance calculators
- Health and fitness calculators
- Trades calculators
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Calculator Plug puts 450+ real-world calculators in one fast, clean app - built for people who need a real answer, not a search engine full of pop-ups. CATEGORIES - Construction and home: concrete, drywall, flooring, roofing, framing, square footage - Finance and money: mortgage, loan, refinance, compound interest, ROI, retirement - Health and fitness: BMI, calories, macros, body fat, heart rate, pace - Math and science: algebra, geometry, statistics, chemistry, physics - Trades: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, welding, structural engineering - Trading and investing: position size, pip value, cost basis, capital gains - Conversions, automotive, business, date and time, and more - Field pack: local weather, tides, sunrise/sunset and moon times FEATURES - 450+ calculators, searchable in a tap - Works offline (except live weather and tides) - Pro unlocks every calculator; Pro+ adds the professional suite - Clean dark interface, no clutter Free to use with a core set. Pro and Pro+ unlock the full library. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Calculator Plug at none against Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's shown. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Calculator Plug sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS against 5.0 for Calculator Plug. 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.
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS ships an update weekly, Calculator Plug every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS | Calculator Plug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Flowers | Mark Gabrielli |
Customer experience
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS
Calculator Plug
In-app purchases
Calculator Plus Basic & PEMDAS
- More Beans Calculator$4.99
Calculator Plug
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro+ Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Lifetime$29.99
- Pro+ Lifetime$44.99
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