Comparison

Calculator vs Andon Vend

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

Head to head
About

Calculator

This app provides a comprehensive calculator experience, filling the gap for a built-in option on iPads. It offers basic, scientific, fraction, programmer, and tip calculations, along with unit and currency conversion. The interface is designed with a modern flat UI, supporting various orientations and multitasking features.

Highlights
  • Basic and scientific calculations
  • Fraction and programmer calculators
  • Unit and currency converter
  • Tip calculator and bill splitter
  • History and memory functions
  • Customizable themes and interface
Features
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Designed to fill in for the missing calculator app on the iPad with simplicity and functionality. This app features the modern design of flat UI of iOS which look like original built-in app. Users can make basic calculation in portrait and handy scientific calculation in landscape. It provides all scientific functions such as root, power, factorial, exponential, divisions, and logarithm are supported. Including trigonometric functions like sine, cosine, tangent, arch, and more. Unlock the power of binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal math with Programmer Calculator. Solve fraction math problem quickly and easily with Fraction Calculator. Includes international currency conversion and variety of units conversion categories. Tip calculator to calculate tip percentage for food and drink on the fly. Save time when use bill splitter, and tip exactly what you mean to, no more, no less. BASIC/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR • All functions like the original calculator app • Basic calculation in portrait • Scientific calculation in landscape • Manual basic & scientific calculator switching in portrait or landscape orientation • Access result and do calculation on widget • Switch between Degrees and Radians calculations • Make more complex calculations with Memory buttons • Simply swipe on the digits to delete a single wrong digit UNIT CONVERTER • Currency converter with daily updated exchange rates in the universal currency • Freely convert units from variety of categories • All catalogs in converter include: Currency, Area, Data, Length, Mass, Velocity, Temperature, Time, Volume, Acceleration, Angle, Current, Energy, Force, Illumination, Inductance, Magnitude, Power, Pressure, Radiation and Torque FRACTION CALCULATOR • Built-in fraction calculator to solve fraction math • Display result in proper fraction, improper fraction or decimal number PROGRAMMER CALCULATOR • Multi-base calculations with seamlessly switch between binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal • Perform arithmetic and logical operations • Directly view and manipulate the individual bits of the binary number with built-in Bit Editor TIP CALCULATOR • Calculate tip of bill on the fly • Split the bill to share with others • Simply swipe to round any number of total, tip, or per person • Built-in share function to easily share the number with others SIMPLICITY • View whole calculation equation in calculator • Check previous calculation with history • Copy and paste numbers from or into display • Support split view multitasking • Support external hardware keyboard input INTERFACE • Get new feel of different looks with multiple themes • Easy one-hand usage with resizable and draggable interface • Pinch to scale calculator size • Quick actions by tap and hold calculator area • Buttons feedback sound to ensure you touch the buttons correctly NOTES: • To add widget in iOS 14 or later, scroll to the bottom of the widget list, tap Edit, tap Customize, add Calculator widget, and tap Done.

About

Andon Vend

Features
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Andon Vend is the companion app for Andon Vending. It turns the iPad into a self-service vending kiosk for browsing products, taking payments, managing pickups, and unlocking connected vending compartments.

Screenshots

Andon Vend3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Andon Vend at none against Calculator's 1. Andon Vend also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Andon Vend asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculator ships an update monthly, Andon Vend every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calculator versus Andon Vend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculatorAndon Vend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (365K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings365K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRatha SouAndon Labs

Bugs and requests

Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calculation errors in certain cases
  • App crashing on older devices
  • Issues with the slide-over mode display

Requested features

4 requests
  • Voice input for calculations
  • Ability to delete individual digits
  • More advanced scientific functions
  • Improved split-screen/multitasking support

Andon Vend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calculator

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$5.99
None

Andon Vend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculator free?
Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Andon Vend free?
Andon Vend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calculator or Andon Vend have ads?
Calculator shows ads; Andon Vend does not.
Which is updated more often, Calculator or Andon Vend?
Calculator ships an update monthly, and Andon Vend every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calculator was updated on November 10, 2026 and Andon Vend on November 5, 2026.

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