Comparison

Retail Math/Pricing Calculator vs Simple Margin Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Retail Math/Pricing Calculator

This app provides instant, accurate calculations for retail pricing, including gross margin, markup, target cost, and break-even analysis. It eliminates the need for spreadsheets and manual calculations, offering a clean, fast, and offline experience for business professionals.

Highlights
  • Gross Margin calculation
  • Markup Calculator
  • Target Cost determination
  • Retail Price Setter
  • Markdown & Sale Pricing
  • Break-Even Analysis
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Retail Math Calculator is the go-to tool for anyone who buys, prices, or sells products. Stop fumbling with spreadsheets and mental math — get instant, accurate answers for the calculations you do every single day. WHETHER YOU'RE A RETAIL BUYER, STORE OWNER, OR MERCHANDISER, THIS APP HAS YOU COVERED: GROSS MARGIN Enter your cost and retail price and instantly see your gross margin %, margin dollars, and equivalent markup %. Know exactly how profitable every product is before it hits the shelf. MARKUP CALCULATOR Start from your cost and a markup percentage to land on the right retail price. Includes your resulting gross margin so you always know both sides of the equation. TARGET COST Working backward from a retail price? Enter your target margin and see the maximum you can pay for a product and still hit your number. Essential for sourcing and vendor negotiations. RETAIL PRICE SETTER Know your cost and the margin you need to hit? This calculator gives you the exact retail price to charge — plus the equivalent markup percentage. MARKDOWN & SALE PRICING Calculate sale prices from any markdown percentage. See exactly how much the customer saves, and optionally enter your cost to see what your new margin looks like after the promotion. BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS Enter your fixed costs, selling price, and variable cost per unit to find out exactly how many units you need to move to break even — plus your contribution margin and CM ratio. CLEAN & FAST - No ads, no subscriptions, no fluff - Works entirely offline - Large, easy-to-read results with comma-formatted numbers - Built-in formula reference on every screen so you always know the math behind the answer PERFECT FOR: - Retail buyers and planners - E-commerce and DTC brand owners - Small business owners and entrepreneurs - Merchandisers and category managers - Wholesale and import businesses - Students studying retail or business math

About

Simple Margin Calculator

Features
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Margin Calculator is a simple and fast tool for calculating profit, margin, markup, and selling prices. Enter your cost and selling price to instantly see your profit, margin percentage, and markup percentage. You can also include optional selling fees and tax to get a more realistic profit calculation. Need to set a target margin? Enter your cost, fee, tax, and desired margin percentage to calculate the required selling price. Margin Calculator is useful for sellers, small businesses, shop owners, resellers, and anyone who wants to quickly check pricing and profitability. Features: • Calculate profit from cost and selling price • View margin percentage • View markup percentage • Add optional selling fee percentage • Add optional tax percentage • Calculate required selling price from target margin • Clear inputs quickly and start again • Simple, clean, and easy-to-use design Whether you are pricing products, checking profit, or comparing selling prices, Margin Calculator helps you make quick and clear pricing decisions.

Screenshots

Retail Math/Pricing Calculator4 screens
Simple Margin Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retail Math/Pricing Calculator at none against Simple Margin Calculator's 2. Retail Math/Pricing Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Simple Margin Calculator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retail Math/Pricing Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Retail Math/Pricing Calculator versus Simple Margin Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetail Math/Pricing CalculatorSimple Margin Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllen GaiownikJun Yamabe

In-app purchases

None

Retail Math/Pricing Calculator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Margin Calculator

One-time2
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Retail Math/Pricing Calculator free?
Retail Math/Pricing Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Margin Calculator free?
Simple Margin Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retail Math/Pricing Calculator or Simple Margin Calculator have ads?
Neither Retail Math/Pricing Calculator nor Simple Margin Calculator shows ads.

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