Comparison

Calx vs CalcStak

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

CalcStak

Features
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A reverse-Polish-notation calculator built for the keyboard-first crowd: enter, op, done. No equals key, no parentheses, no nested expressions to babysit. WHY RPN If you've used an HP-12C, a Forth REPL, or any stack-based calculator, you already know: RPN is faster once your fingers know the moves. This app puts that experience on your phone without the skeuomorphic clutter. FEATURES • Stack display - see four levels at a glance, scroll deeper. • Full keyboard - numeric pad, operators, and stack manipulation (swap, drop, roll, LASTX). • Configurable angle mode (degrees / radians), stack mode (unlimited or HP-classic four-deep), and ENTER behavior. • Storage registers (STO/RCL 0–9) for holding values across calculations. • History - every operation, scrollable; tap a row to push that past result onto the stack. Capped at the most recent 150 entries. • Optional Scientific pack (one-time in-app purchase): trig + inverses, log/ln, 10^x/e^x, powers, roots, π and e. • Dark mode and a calm, monospace-forward design. • Offline-only. No tracking, no analytics, no network calls. Your math stays on your phone. NOT INCLUDED (BY DESIGN) • No "infix mode." This is RPN. If that's not what you wanted, this isn't your app. • No cloud sync. Yet. • No ads, ever. PRIVACY CalcStak collects nothing. The app does not make network requests. Settings and history are stored on-device.

Screenshots

Calx3 screens
CalcStak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CalcStak at Free against Calx's $0.99. Calx's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CalcStak is free to download; Calx costs $0.99 up front. CalcStak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calx asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calx versus CalcStak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalxCalcStak
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ClellandJOEL ANDREW ROSINBUM

In-app purchases

None

Calx

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CalcStak

One-time1
  • Scientific Functions$2.99

Questions

Is Calx free?
Calx costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalcStak free?
CalcStak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calx or CalcStak have ads?
Neither Calx nor CalcStak shows ads.

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