Comparison

Isotope Browser vs RPN 50g

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

Head to head
About

Isotope Browser

Access comprehensive nuclear data for over 4,000 nuclides and isomers. Explore interactive charts, filter by various criteria, and view detailed information for each nuclide. Data is sourced from reliable resources and available offline.

Highlights
  • Properties of over 4,000 nuclides and isomers
  • Interactive Chart of Nuclides
  • Periodic Table of Elements
  • Filter by half-life, decay mode, radiation type, and energy
  • Detailed nuclide information with web links
  • Offline access to embedded database
Features
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Provided by the Nuclear Data Section of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the app gives properties of more than 4 000 nuclides and isomers. A Chart of Nuclides, with zooming and tapping enabled, and a Periodic Table of Elements are included to allow easy selection and navigation. Filter criteria on half-life, decay mode, radiation type and energy can be selected. Summary data are presented in a scrolling list, with a details page for each nuclide containing web links to the data sources and further information such as level and decay schema. The filtered nuclides can be visualised on the Chart of Nuclides. Data are taken from the most recent and reliable sources, and optimal search-and-retrieve performance is achieved with an embedded database, meaning that no network connection is required.

About

RPN 50g

This app emulates a powerful graphing calculator, offering advanced computation, graphing, and programming capabilities. It preserves the exact functionality and user experience of the original hardware, allowing for offline use and access to original firmware.

Highlights
  • Advanced computer algebra system
  • Comprehensive scientific calculator functions
  • 2D and 3D graphing capabilities
  • RPL programming support
  • Equation Library with over 300 equations
  • Offline functionality
  • SD card integration
Features
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The HP 50g is the last and most powerful of a legendary line: HP 48S, 48G, 49G, 49g+ and finally the 50g — a quarter century of RPN and RPL calculators that engineers, physicists and mathematicians never really let go of. Discontinued in 2015, it remains the reference, and many consider it the best calculator ever made. RPN 50g brings that machine to your iPhone and iPad — not an imitation, the real thing. The app emulates the calculator's hardware (its 75 MHz ARM processor, 512 KB of RAM, 2 MB of flash, the 131×80 display, the keyboard and the SD card slot) and runs HP's original firmware, so it behaves exactly as the calculator on your desk: every function, every mode, every flag, every quirk, key click included. THE CALCULATOR • An advanced computer algebra system: exact rational and arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic, symbolic simplification, factoring, polynomials, derivatives, integrals, limits, Taylor series, equation and system solving, linear algebra • An advanced scientific calculator: complex numbers, vectors and matrices, statistics and regressions, unit conversions with dimensional analysis, base conversions (BIN/OCT/HEX) and bit operations, numeric solver, financial (TVM) calculations, date and time arithmetic • Graphing: 2D function, polar, parametric, conic, slope field, differential equations, statistics and 3D wireframe/surface plots, with zoom, trace and analysis • The Equation Library with over 300 equations of physics and engineering, with units • RPN with the four-level or unlimited stack, or algebraic entry with the equation writer, at your choice • Programmable in RPL (UserRPL and SysRPL): your programs and libraries run as on the real machine THE APP • Three faces: the black 50g, the blue 50g and the HP 49g+ — the 49g+ is the same machine, running the same firmware • Firmware versions 2.15 (2009, with the 2 MB fix), 2.10 and 2.09 — switch between them, each keeps its own memory • Your calculator's memory stays: close the app, come back later, it is exactly where you left it • SD card: put files in the app's folder in Files and they appear on the calculator's card; what the calculator writes to the card lands in Files. Install libraries as on the real machine • HP's manuals (User's Guide, Advanced User's Reference…) can be downloaded into the app and read next to the calculator; the app remembers your page • Paste: type text from the clipboard onto the calculator • Hardware keyboard support on iPad and iPhone • The beeper, so BEEP and key clicks sound like the calculator • Works fully offline, no account, no ads, no tracking ABOUT THE FIRMWARE The app contains no HP software. On first launch you pick a firmware version and it is downloaded from hpcalc.org, the community archive that has hosted HP's own update packages for decades, exactly as you would with a browser (from an identical backup copy if hpcalc.org does not answer, each package checked against its known fingerprint); the image is then kept on your device. HP, HP 48, HP 49g+ and HP 50g are trademarks of HP Inc. This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by HP.

Screenshots

Isotope Browser4 screens
RPN 50g4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Isotope Browser at Free against RPN 50g's $5.99. Isotope Browser also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). RPN 50g's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On rating, 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

Isotope Browser is free to download; RPN 50g costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RPN 50g holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Isotope Browser has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Isotope Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, RPN 50g weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Isotope Browser versus RPN 50g: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsotope BrowserRPN 50g
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.8 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIAEAGuglielmo Pasa

Customer experience

Isotope Browser

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative4.3%

RPN 50g

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Isotope Browser

No in-app purchases

None

RPN 50g

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isotope Browser free?
Isotope Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RPN 50g free?
RPN 50g costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Isotope Browser or RPN 50g?
RPN 50g is rated higher. Isotope Browser averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while RPN 50g averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Isotope Browser or RPN 50g have ads?
Neither Isotope Browser nor RPN 50g shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isotope Browser or RPN 50g?
Isotope Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, and RPN 50g weekly. Most recently, Isotope Browser was updated on October 24, 2026 and RPN 50g on October 31, 2026.

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