Comparison

Calcula Keyboard vs Optics Workbench

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

Head to head
About

Calcula Keyboard

Features
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Calcula is a lightweight scientific math keyboard for iPhone. After you add the keyboard, you can type expressions in chats, notes, browser search bars, or any system text field, and insert the result at the current cursor position. Version 1.0 focuses on the core workflow: a basic keyboard, an f(x) scientific panel, DEG / RAD trigonometric input, in-keyboard history, and a companion app for setup guidance, basic settings, and About. It does not include accounts, cloud sync, or online computation. Settings stay on the device.

About

Optics Workbench

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Optics Workbench is a local-first engineering calculator for optics and machine-vision work. Use the Camera Lens Selector to combine camera resolution, pixel size, working distance, and horizontal field of view. The app immediately estimates focal length, magnification, object-space pixel size, theoretical resolving power, vertical field of view, and target height. See the geometry in a live optical diagram, compare bundled technical lens examples, browse a read-only component library, and generate a shareable report image using the native iOS Share Sheet. Built for engineers, integrators, researchers, students, and anyone evaluating an imaging setup: β€’ 15 bundled camera presets β€’ 9 sensor-format references β€’ 20 technical lens examples β€’ Manual camera and geometry inputs β€’ Metric and U.S. customary display units β€’ English and Simplified Chinese β€’ Local calculations with no account or backend β€’ No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, analytics, or tracking Optics Workbench provides simplified engineering estimates. Verify image circle, working distance, distortion, resolving power, field coverage, tolerances, and mounting constraints with current vendor documentation and physical testing before final selection.

Screenshots

Calcula Keyboard3 screens
Optics Workbench4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calcula Keyboard and Optics Workbench are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Calcula Keyboard versus Optics Workbench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcula KeyboardOptics Workbench
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锦珍 ι»„ζ΅šε“² ε½­

In-app purchases

None

Calcula Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Optics Workbench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calcula Keyboard free?
Calcula Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Optics Workbench free?
Optics Workbench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calcula Keyboard or Optics Workbench have ads?
Neither Calcula Keyboard nor Optics Workbench shows ads.

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