CalcFast vs Pebbl
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.
Pebbl
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Pebbl is a powerful notepad calculator. Type naturally, get instant answers. - Type math like you think: "5 plus 3" or "20% off $50" - Convert units: "5 miles to km", "100°F in celsius" - Live currency conversion with daily updated rates - Variables: set "price = 20" and use it in later lines - Sum and average entire sections - Built-in functions: sqrt, sin, cos, log, and more - Multiple documents, auto-saved - 100% private, all calculations happen on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pebbl at weekly against CalcFast's every 2 months. Pebbl also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CalcFast ships an update every 2 months, Pebbl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalcFast | Pebbl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannes Sverrisson | IVAN ALEJANDRO MUNGUIA CRUZ |
In-app purchases
CalcFast
No in-app purchases
Pebbl
No in-app purchases









