Basic Calculator vs Amazing Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Calculator
A straightforward calculator app designed for everyday use. It offers a clean interface with essential functions, displaying current calculations and providing a history of your operations. Ideal for users who prefer simplicity over advanced features.
- Basic calculation system
- Intuitive design
- View present modifications
- Calculation history
- Universal app support
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'3.0 Fun design applied' Focusing on the most basic calculation system This calculator is focused on the most basic calculation system than other calculator apps. Excluded engineering calculations. It shows present modifications. It provides calculation history. This is for common people using in the most easy ways. It is available for people seeking the simplest method. - Intuitive design - Able to see present modifications - Calculation history - Universal app Basic Calc for iPad Think Human Designed by SuperDG
Amazing Calculator
This utility app allows users to easily edit complex expressions and view calculation history. It offers quick access to functions, custom constants, and saved bookmarks. Rotate your device to landscape for expanded functionality.
- Multiline expression editing
- Calculation history
- Customizable constants
- Functions panel
- Bookmarks panel
- Landscape mode functionality
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Amazing Calculator puts control back in your hands. You can edit the current expression whatever you like and you can see at up to 3 lines of expression of possibly all calculation you ever need. Amazing Calculator's philosophy is simple: "Make it fast and easy to edit" ***** And yeah, you can add constants of your own!!! No need to type all those constants all over again every single time you make a calculation!!!!!!!!! ****** All the main features of Amazing Calculator is one click or one swipe away: - Functions panel in the left sidebar - Constants panel in the left sidebar - History panel in the right sidebar - Bookmarks panel in the right sidebar - Don't forget to rotate the device to landscape to access more functionalities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Calculator at none against Amazing Calculator's 1. Basic Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 5). Amazing Calculator's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Amazing Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Amazing Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator has 1.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Basic Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Amazing Calculator's.
Basic Calculator ships an update every 3 months, Amazing Calculator every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator | Amazing Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SuperDG Inc. | Tung Vu |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator
Amazing Calculator
Bugs and requests
Basic Calculator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Percentage key not working on iPad
- Calculation history not updating correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Support for fractions and advanced calculations
- Ability to correct mistakes without restarting
- Customization options like themes and fonts
Amazing Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator
No in-app purchases
Amazing Calculator
- Constant Pack$0.99
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