Calculator Smart vs iCalc Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator Smart
This app offers a powerful and precise calculator for everyday math and advanced scientific computations. It features a clean interface with large buttons, supporting complex equations, multiple modes, and intuitive input methods. Personalize your experience with colorful skins and custom icons.
- 30+ scientific operations
- Degrees and Radians support
- Parentheses and nested equations
- Intuitive input with slide-to-delete
- Copy & Paste results
- Apple Watch app and Lock Screen Widget
- Colorful skins and custom icons
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Calculator Smart is the most powerful and precise calculator for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — built for everyday math and advanced scientific computations alike. Whether you need a quick percentage or a complex nested equation with parentheses, Calculator Smart handles it all with a clean, modern interface and lightning-fast big buttons. Scientific & Standard Modes • 30+ scientific operations including trigonometry, logarithms, and more • Degrees and Radians support • Parentheses and nested parentheses for complex equations • Output in Decimal or Scientific Notation (mantissa/exponent) Intuitive Input • Slide to delete wrong digits instantly • Double-tap or long-press to Copy & Paste results • Full External Keyboard support (Bluetooth & Smart Keyboard) • Three-digit grouping with locale-specific decimal and thousands separators Cross-Platform & Widgets • Apple Watch app with Complication shortcuts • Lock Screen Widget — calculate without unlocking your device • Messages Extension — share results directly in conversations • Multitasking: Slide Over and Split View (iPad) Personalization • Colorful skins to match your style • Custom App Icons that match your chosen skin • Button sound feedback for a satisfying tactile feel Universal Purchase — buy once, use on all your Apple devices. Download Calculator Smart for FREE today!
iCalc Lite
A straightforward and lightweight calculator app designed for iPad. It offers essential arithmetic and trigonometric functions in both basic portrait and scientific landscape modes, making it suitable for daily use.
- Basic arithmetic functions
- Trigonometric functions
- Portrait mode
- Landscape scientific mode
- Lightweight design
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iCalc is a simple, light-weight and easy-to-use iPad calculator app with the most common calculator arithmetic and trigonometric functions, both in basic (portrait) and in scientific (landscape) mode. A must for your iPad and your day-to-day needs! Did you like it? Do you have any issue? Add a review or comment on the App Store! Want more? Take a look at the new full version of iCalc in the App Store!
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Verdict
Calculator Smart and iCalc Lite both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of Calculator Smart's written reviews are positive against 0% of iCalc Lite's. Calculator Smart also leads on ratings volume (498 vs 12) and device support (6 vs 1). iCalc Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Smart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iCalc Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calculator Smart against 4.6 for iCalc Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator Smart has 498 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Calculator Smart's written reviews are positive against 0% of iCalc Lite's.
Calculator Smart ships an update every 4 months, iCalc Lite every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Smart | iCalc Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (498 ratings) — better | 4.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Gilbert Montane Pinto |
Customer experience
Calculator Smart
iCalc Lite
In-app purchases
Calculator Smart
- Colorful Skins and Remove Ads$1.99
- Colorful Skins$1.99
- Colorful Skins for Mac app$1.99
iCalc Lite
No in-app purchases
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