Comparison

12Calc vs 10bII+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

10bII+

This app is a financial calculator that replicates the functionality of a popular physical calculator. It offers basic functions for free, with advanced financial worksheets available through a one-time purchase. Features include interactive prompts and register views to help users understand and remember calculations.

Highlights
  • Full HP 10bII+ functionality
  • Interactive prompts and recipes
  • Register views for stored values
  • Basic calculator functions included
  • Advanced financial worksheets via IAP
  • Customizable recipe recording
Features
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The 10bII+ is a complete reimplementation of the full functionality of the popular HP 10bII+ financial calculator. In addition to providing 10bII+'s look & feel and functionality, we have modernized the app with features such as recipes, interactive prompts, and register views. This free version provides basic calculator functions, Math, Trigonometry, Memory, Interest Conversion, and Date functions. A one-time In-App-Purchase is required to access the Time-Value-of-Money (TVM), Amortization, Cash Flow, Bond, Depreciation, Statistics, Profit Margin, and Breakeven worksheets. The 10bII+ modern addresses two critical issues for the user: (i) knowing what is stored in each of the calculator's internal registers, (ii) remembering the exact key sequences for getting specific calculations done. The register views, accessible in the main screen, provides visibility into various register groups. You can switch between different groups of registers (such as Financial, Cash Flow, Bond, etc.), and inspect stored values. The recipes which you can record and store remove the burden of remembering the exact keystroke sequence for your tasks. You simply select a pre-recorded recipe (builtin or your own) and run. When running a recipe, the app visually prompts you with the keystrokes to press and guides you along in getting the results. The app comes with 25 built-in recipes and allows you to add/record/edit/delete your own recipes. The convenient register view on the screen allows you to view register contents as your operations proceed.

Screenshots

12Calc4 screens
10bII+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 12Calc at 96% against 10bII+'s 10%. 12Calc also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 10bII+'s advantage is price (Free vs $8.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On ads 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

10bII+ is free to download; 12Calc costs $8.99 up front. 10bII+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 12Calc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

12Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 12Calc has 916 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of 12Calc's written reviews are positive against 10% of 10bII+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

12Calc ships an update every 5 months, 10bII+ every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
12Calc versus 10bII+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter12Calc10bII+
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (916 ratings) — better1.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings916 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErnest BrockAnishu, Inc.

Customer experience

12Calc

All ratings916 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.5%

10bII+

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

In-app purchases

None

12Calc

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

10bII+

One-time1
  • 10bII+: Full Functionality$5.99

Questions

Is 12Calc free?
12Calc costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 10bII+ free?
10bII+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 12Calc or 10bII+?
12Calc is rated higher. 12Calc averages 4.9 out of 5 from 916 ratings, while 10bII+ averages 1.9 from 9 ratings.
Do 12Calc or 10bII+ have ads?
Neither 12Calc nor 10bII+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 12Calc or 10bII+?
12Calc ships an update every 5 months, and 10bII+ every 15 months. Most recently, 12Calc was updated on October 15, 2026 and 10bII+ on October 4, 2026.

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