Calculator Smart vs The Talking Calculator
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!
The Talking Calculator
This basic calculator speaks mathematical functions aloud as they are entered and calculated. It's a helpful learning tool for students and individuals who have speech difficulties. Supports English and Spanish, and works on iPhone and iPad.
- Speaks mathematical functions
- Supports English and Spanish
- Customizable speech rate
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Split screen multitasking support
- Dark mode display
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Talking Calculator is a basic four-function calculator that speaks mathematical functions as they are entered and calculated. This is a great learning tool for young students or can be used by anyone who has difficulty speaking. Talking Calculator speaks in both English and Spanish languages and supports all iPhone and iPad models. It even works in split screen multitasking mode on the iPad. In version 2.0 users can use any English or Spanish speech voices that has been installed on the device. - Choose from many available English or Spanish voice for speech - Download additional high quality voices using iPhone or iPad Settings app. Select Accessibility -> Spoken Content -> Voices. Once a voice has been downloaded, it will be available in the calculator app. - Set the speech rate from very slow to very fast or anywhere in between. - Free Talking Calculator is ad supported. But ads can be removed from the app with a one time in-app purchase. - Supports dark mode display (iOS 13 or newer) - Custom launch URL: talkingcalc://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calculator Smart at 4.7 against The Talking Calculator's 3.2. Calculator Smart also leads on ratings volume (498 vs 5) and device support (6 vs 3). The Talking Calculator's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and The Talking Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calculator Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator Smart has 498 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Calculator Smart's written reviews are positive against 50% of The Talking Calculator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Calculator Smart ships an update every 4 months, The Talking Calculator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Smart | The Talking Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (498 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Roundhouse Software LLC |
Customer experience
Calculator Smart
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In-app purchases
Calculator Smart
- Colorful Skins and Remove Ads$1.99
- Colorful Skins$1.99
- Colorful Skins for Mac app$1.99
The Talking Calculator
- Pro Upgrade - Remove Ads$0.99
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