Comparison

Calx vs Calccis

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

Head to head
About

Calx

This calculator app utilizes Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) for efficient calculations by manipulating numbers on a stack. It offers a guided tutorial, gestural interaction, multiple keypads with various functions, and customization options for fonts and colors.

Highlights
  • Reverse Polish Notation (RPN)
  • Gestural interaction
  • Multiple keypads (basic, scientific, statistical)
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Guided tutorial
Features
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CALX is an RPN calculator — a calculator designed to work with a list of numbers. This means that instead of just typing an equation into your calculator, you push numbers onto a stack, and then apply operations to the lowermost numbers in the stack. It's bizarre, but it makes sense once it clicks. If this all sounds confusing, don't worry! CALX comes with a guided tutorial which will get you up to speed in three minutes. Features: • Gestural interaction: Manipulate your data with simple, intuitive gestures. • Multiple keypads: CALX features an array of basic, scientific, and statistical functions. • Customization: Select from different fonts and colours to find a combination that works for you.

About

Calccis

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Calccis is a reverse polish notation (RPN) calculator. It supports basic arithmetic, trigonometrical, logarithm and exponent calculations for real, fractional, and complex numbers. Degrees and radians can be used for trigonometrical functions. You can perform matrix calculations, too. There is an undo stack, which supports undoing and redoing the 100 latest operations. Calccis does not copy or mimic any existing physical calculators. However, the operation of the stack has been influenced by how the stack works in the 1990s Hewlett-Packard HP-48 family of calculators.

Screenshots

Calx3 screens
Calccis3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calccis at Free against Calx's $0.99. Calccis also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months). Calx's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Calccis is free to download; Calx costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calx ships an update every 24 months, Calccis every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calx versus Calccis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalxCalccis
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ClellandJukka Aittola

In-app purchases

None

Calx

No in-app purchases

None

Calccis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calx free?
Calx costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calccis free?
Calccis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calx or Calccis have ads?
Neither Calx nor Calccis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calx or Calccis?
Calx ships an update every 24 months, and Calccis every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calx was updated on October 4, 2026 and Calccis on September 12, 2026.

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