12Calc vs AfroEconomics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
12Calc
This app provides a full-featured financial calculator experience, replicating the functionality of a popular physical model. It offers an audit tape for tracking calculations, a unit converter with currency exchange rates, and various worksheets with interactive graphs for financial analysis. Optimized for modern devices with high-resolution graphics and support for multiple orientations.
- HP12C emulation
- Audit tape for calculation history
- Unit and currency converter
- Interactive financial worksheets
- Portrait and landscape views
- Contextual help and tutorials
- HD graphics with color themes
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12Calc is a full version of the well known HP12C for the iPhone and iPad. It also includes an audit tape, unit converter, worksheets, rotated views, user guide and HD graphics optimized for iPad and iPhone retina displays. •Runs in 64 bit mode on the latest iOS release and new iPads and iPhones. •Calculations are highly accurate and blazing fast. No more "running" flashing displays for amortizations, depreciation schedules or interest calculations. Work as fast as you can type. •Audit Tape: The audit tape keeps a record of your calculations. You can review, mail, text, share or print the tape. •Unit Converter: Convert between a wide variety of common units and currencies. Currency rates can be downloaded from the internet. •Work Sheets with interactive graphs: Auto Purchase Black-Scholes Bond Break-even Cash Flow analysis Currency Date Depreciation Interest Conversion Lease Loan Amortization (includes option for Canadian mortgages) Margin&Markup Refinance Statistics Tip TVM •Views for all orientations: Portrait and landscape renderings of the full keyboard are provided for iPhone and iPad. The iPad version includes slide over and multiple split view displays as well as side-by-side display of the help page, audit tape, tvm mortgage table or program variables. •Built-in contextual help: Touch the ? key for a description of any keyboard function with examples of use. If you are just learning or can't remember how to use a function- just touch the ? key. Includes tutorials on how to use reverse Polish notation (RPN) and how to solve time value of money problems. •HD Graphics: Graphics optimized for both retina and standard resolution screens. Choose from multiple color schemes including gold, rose gold, brass, copper, silver and several color tints.
AfroEconomics
This strategic financial program focuses on building Black wealth through principles like legacy, debt reduction, and investment strategies. It covers retirement planning, credit issues, insurance, and estate planning, offering economic updates relevant to wealth advancement.
- Legacy and wealth building principles
- Debt reduction strategies
- Retirement and investment planning
- Credit issue resolution
- Insurance and family finance
- Estate and legacy planning
- Economic updates
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A Strategic Financial Program Designed for the Advancement of Black Wealth in America and Abroad. AfroEconomics explores……. The 10 Principles of AfroEconomics which includes: Legacy and its importance Debt Reduction and Wealth Development Retirement Planning and the Black Professional Investment Strategies and Risk Issues within the Black Community Credit Issues and Addressing Stereotypes Insurance and the Black Family Document Organization Estate Planning and Legacy Planning Education Planning: Why Do WE have so many school loans? Economics Updates and its impact on YOUR wealth In this app you can find: About AE, Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Photos, Contact us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AfroEconomics at Free against 12Calc's $8.99. AfroEconomics also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). 12Calc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (926 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
AfroEconomics is free to download; 12Calc costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 12Calc against 5.0 for AfroEconomics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 12Calc has 926 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of 12Calc's written reviews are positive against 100% of AfroEconomics's.
12Calc ships an update every 5 months, AfroEconomics every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 12Calc | AfroEconomics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (926 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 926 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernest Brock | AfroEconomics |
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12Calc
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In-app purchases
12Calc
No in-app purchases
AfroEconomics
No in-app purchases
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