CalcFast vs Digits Basic Tape Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalcFast
A fast and elegant calculator for Apple devices that displays your calculation history. It offers a Today Extension for quick access and supports Apple Watch, external keyboards, and VoiceOver.
- Calculation history display
- Today Extension for quick calculations
- Apple Watch app
- Dark/light mode selection
- External keyboard support
- VoiceOver support
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Fast and simple calculator for iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch that shows the calculation history, includes a Today Extension that allows for fast calculation by swiping down and 3D Touch for quick interactions. Numbers are formatted for your country, i.e. period in the US and comma in Europe. Ever lost your train of thought half way through a calculation and thought how handy it would be to review your calculations. The aim of this Calculator is to be fast, elegant and simple. Features: - The calculator can open side by side or over other apps in iPadOS. - Select dark or light mode. - External keyboard support. - Smart Apple Watch Calculator included. - Light weight Today Extension included. - Calculations shown when input and on tape. - Key click confirms pressing of buttons, which may be turned off. - Previous calculation is repeated when the equal sign is pressed. - Numbers are shown in local format, depending on your Region Formats, i.e. comma used in Europe. The number of decimal digits may be set in the Settings. - VoiceOver is supported. - Calculations Tape may be deleted by Tapping on it.
Digits Basic Tape Calculator
This app offers a calculator with spreadsheet-like editing capabilities, allowing users to easily correct and manage calculations. It features a polished interface and supports various devices. Additional features can be unlocked through in-app purchases.
- Editable calculation tape
- Spreadsheet-like editing
- Polished user interface
- Multi-tape management (in-app purchase)
- Sharing and printing (in-app purchase)
- Dark Mode support
- VoiceOver support
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We're human. We're busy. We make mistakes. So we designed a calculator for humans, from the ground up. Digits combines the editability of a spreadsheet with the simplicity of a calculator. Digits is a calculator a human can love. Digits Basic is an ad-sponsored version of Digits that has basic functionality. Tap the shopping bag in Digits Basic to add powerful features such as: editing, sharing, multi-tape management, printing and more. --- Digits Basic highlights: • An updated, polished user interface with buttery-smooth interaction. • Multi-threaded processing for desktop-level performance. • Built from the ground up with support for 64-bit and the latest iOS/hardware. • Designed to maximize resolution on devices like the iPhone 11. • Split View support on iPad for side-by-side work. • Expanded in-app help. • Accessibility VoiceOver support. • Support for Dark Mode. With In-App upgrades: • Detailed color and sound customization. • Editing, flagging, commenting, sharing, printing and more. • Tape Document sharing (via Messages, Mail, Dropbox and other popular file sharing services). • Spreadsheet-like editing with calculator-level simplicity. • Fully correctable and editable line-by-line tape history. • Fluidly enter values, label and email or print. • Double-check and correct entries with ease. • Export Tape Documents in a variety of formats. Button functions: Delete row, backspace, clear all, clear, memory, memory plus, memory minus, plus or minus, tape browser, percent, export, settings, shop, tips, help, edit, insert, total, copy, use, comment, flag, sin, cos, tan, square, cube, exponent, square root, cube root, root, inverse, Euler, Pi, add, subtract, multiply, divide, total.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CalcFast at 78% against Digits Basic Tape Calculator's 40%. CalcFast also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Digits Basic Tape Calculator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Digits Basic Tape Calculator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CalcFast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digits Basic Tape Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of CalcFast's written reviews are positive against 40% of Digits Basic Tape Calculator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CalcFast ships an update every 2 months, Digits Basic Tape Calculator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalcFast | Digits Basic Tape Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannes Sverrisson | Shift |
Customer experience
CalcFast
Digits Basic Tape Calculator
In-app purchases
CalcFast
No in-app purchases
Digits Basic Tape Calculator
- Pro Design$0.99
- Pro Export and Sharing$0.99
- Pro Features$1.99
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