Comparison

iCalc Math vs FlightPlan!

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

Head to head
About

iCalc Math

This app offers a versatile calculator with seven distinct modes for various needs, from basic arithmetic and scientific calculations to programming, statistics, unit conversion, matrix operations, and graphing. It supports advanced functions and system conversions.

Highlights
  • Multiple calculation modes (Calculator, Programmer, Statistics, IP Subnet, Unit Converter, Matrix, Grapher)
  • Advanced scientific and trigonometric functions
  • Number system conversions (DEC, BIN, HEX, OCT)
  • Unit conversion for various measurements
  • Matrix operations
  • Function graphing
Features
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iCalc Math, the powerful calculator for home, school and office includes 7 different modes of operation: > Calculator: Memory, power, square root, logarithmic, factorial and other functions like floor(), ceil() and random(). *** Includes more than 30 trigonometric functions. *** Touch the "sci" button to perform advanced calculations. > Programmer: Make conversions from/to DEC,BIN,HEX,OCT systems and many more masking operations. > Statistics: Calculate median, stddev, etc, as well as create random numbers. > IP Subnet: Calculate subnets from a giving IP address. > Unit Converter: Convert values between units, such as length, area, volume, mass, time and many more. > Matrix: Perform matrix calculations such as detA, invA, AxB, etc. > Grapher: Type in your function and it automatically gets plotted.

About

FlightPlan!

Visually program and execute flight paths for your Tello drone. Control the drone manually or upload pre-designed flight plans. Monitor real-time telemetry data on a digital cockpit display.

Highlights
  • Visual flight plan programming
  • Upload flight plans to drone
  • Manual drone control
  • Real-time telemetry display
  • Glass cockpit interface
  • WiFi connection management
Features
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This app allows you to visually program a flight plan for the Tello Drone and then upload it to the drone for execution. You can also fly the drone manually with the app if you wish. Real time telemetry from the drone is displayed on the glass cockpit. Tello is a mini drone equipped with a HD camera that is manufactured by Ryze Robotics and includes a flight controller with DJI smarts. We access the Tello API by connecting to the airframe via a WiFi UDP port. Once a connection is in place, the drone is controlled using simple text commands. So before using the app, make sure that your Tello drone is on and the iPhone is connected to the Tello WiFi. You can check this by going to Settings -> WiFi. The first time that you use the app it will request your permission to use Location Services. This is required to allow the app to determine the SSID of the WiFi connection so we know when you are connected to the drone. The app doesn't use location services for anything else. The app has two modes of operation: manual and planning / auto pilot. The app status is shown in the top centre panel. This panel also indicates whether WiFi is connected or not. It may take a few seconds for a change in WiFi status to be displayed.  If you are connected to the Tello and in manual mode, then tapping the take off icon will cause the drone to auto take off and hover. Tapping land will auto land. Only tap emergency stop if necessary as it will immediately stop all four motors and the drone will fall out of the sky! Tapping the plan button toggles the app state between planning mode and manual mode. In planning mode a grid (representing the ground) and yellow arrow (representing the drone), will appear. The arrow direction indicates the front of the drone. In planning mode, you can enter the sequence of commands which will be transmitted to your drone for execution. Start with take off or you will receive a warning message. When you are finished with your flight plan tap land. The arrow will simulate the position of the drone but is not to scale. Tapping the upload icon will send your flight plan to the Tello and execute it. While the plan is being flown, the app will display the glass cockpit. Real time telemetry from the drone is displayed on the glass cockpit. This includes pitch, roll, yaw, velocity (x, y, z), temperature, time of flight (tof), height, battery percentage, motor on time, barometric pressure, and acceleration (x, y, z). A full description of how the app operates is provided at our website (reefwing.com.au). FlightPlan is a refined version of another that I described in an article called "Programming the Tello Drone using Swift." (https://medium.com/@reefwing/programming-the-tello-drone-using-swift-f9122fd4aeb8?). You can refer to this article to understand how the app operates and create your own version.

Screenshots

iCalc Math4 screens
FlightPlan!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightPlan! at none against iCalc Math's 1. FlightPlan! also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). iCalc Math's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.2). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. iCalc Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlightPlan! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for iCalc Math against 1.0 for FlightPlan!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iCalc Math versus FlightPlan!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCalc MathFlightPlan!
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDae-Hyeon KimReefwing Software

Customer experience

iCalc Math

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FlightPlan!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iCalc Math

One-time1
  • iCalc Math Pro$0.99
None

FlightPlan!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCalc Math free?
iCalc Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightPlan! free?
FlightPlan! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCalc Math or FlightPlan!?
iCalc Math and FlightPlan! are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do iCalc Math or FlightPlan! have ads?
Neither iCalc Math nor FlightPlan! shows ads.

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