Comparison

Padme vs Retro Numpad

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

Head to head
About

Padme

Features
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Mac Numeric Pad turns your iPhone into a beautiful, customizable, wireless keypad for your Mac :) Designed to feel right at home next to Apple hardware, it brings a clean, refined keypad experience inspired by the Magic Keyboard, with responsive key presses and a polished look that fits naturally into your Mac setup. More than a standard number pad, Mac Numeric Pad lets you create custom keypads that fit your workflow. Build layouts for shortcuts, navigation, function keys, editing controls, or everyday tasks, and keep them ready on your iPhone whenever you need them. You can also share your custom keypads with others, making it easy to reuse your favorite layouts across devices or send them to friends and teammates! Features: All the features are free, but limited to one custom keypad, perfect for a light user and to demonstrate Padme's promises :) An in-app purchase will be required to have multiple custom keypads and to support the project! - Create custom keypads for shortcuts, workflows, and everyday tasks - Share keypad layouts easily with anyone - Full wireless and easy connection - Access navigation, arrow, function, and editing keys - Enjoy smooth, responsive key presses with auto-repeat support - Swipe between keypad layouts quickly - Connect to your Mac over your local network, with no accounts or sign-ups! - Automatically sync and backup your keypads on iCloud Pair the app with the free Mac Numeric Pad Companion on your Mac and start typing in seconds! For any suggestion or issue, do not hesitate to contact me at support@lightme.site

About

Retro Numpad

Features
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Retro Numpad brings back the feel of a real desktop calculator โ€” a warm, matte case, a glowing LCD readout, and number keys that actually click when you press them. Built for fast, everyday math: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages, with chained operations so you can work through a full expression without losing your place. The display keeps your last expression in view above the current result, just like a physical calculator's tape. FEATURES โ€” Full arithmetic: +, โˆ’, ร—, รท, % โ€” Chained operations (2 + 3 ร— 4, entered left to right) โ€” Decimal entry, backspace, and all-clear โ€” Clear "Error" state instead of a crash on divide-by-zero โ€” Light and dark mode, each with its own tuned palette โ€” Haptic feedback and a physical key-press animation โ€” No accounts, no ads, no tracking

Screenshots

Padme4 screens
Retro Numpad1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Numpad at none against Padme's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Padme sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Numpad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Padme versus Retro Numpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPadmeRetro Numpad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe BertoliniRyan Hopkins Inc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Padme

One-time3
  • Breakfast$7.99
  • Margherita and a beer$14.99
  • Small specialty coffee restock$29.99
None

Retro Numpad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Padme free?
Padme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Numpad free?
Retro Numpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Padme or Retro Numpad have ads?
Neither Padme nor Retro Numpad shows ads.

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