# MathStudio vs Maple Calculator

The clearest difference is price: Maple Calculator at Free against MathStudio's $19.99. Maple Calculator also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 170). MathStudio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Maple Calculator is free to download; MathStudio costs $19.99 up front. Maple Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. MathStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MathStudio against 4.7 for Maple Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maple Calculator has 1.5K ratings behind it against 170, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of MathStudio's written reviews are positive against 62% of Maple Calculator's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | MathStudio | Maple Calculator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $19.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.6 (170 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mathstudio/id956033107/reviews) | **[4.7 (1.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maple-calculator-math-solver/id1466659419/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 170 | **1.5K** |
| Positive reviews | **68.4% of reviews** | 62.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 3 MB | 69 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Pomegranate Apps LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/293619496) | [Maplesoft](https://appshunter.io/developer/469981986) |

## What reviewers say

### MathStudio

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mathstudio/id956033107)

This powerful app offers a symbolic graphing calculator with a scripting language for complex computations and visualizations. It bridges the gap between technology and imagination, allowing users to create interactive plots and animations. Ideal for students, teachers, and engineers, it provides hundreds of mathematical functions and syncs across devices.

**Highlights:** Symbolic graphing calculator, Expressive scripting language, Interactive plots and animations, Hundreds of mathematical functions, iCloud document syncing, Computer algebra system

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Maple Calculator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maple-calculator-math-solver/id1466659419)

This app provides comprehensive math homework assistance, offering step-by-step solutions for a wide range of high school and university level problems. It functions as a graphing, scientific, algebra, calculus, and integration calculator, with the ability to visualize equations in 2-D and 3-D.

**Highlights:** Step-by-step math solutions, Camera and handwriting input, 2D and 3D graphing, Scientific and algebra calculator, Calculus and integration solver, Built-in math game

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | $6.99 | per month |
| 6 months | $25.99 | per 6 months |
| 12 months | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Excellent tool
- 👍 Does what it's supposed to do perfectly
- 👍 Very useful and fun to use
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 The best math app in the world

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🚫 The idea of using the system keyboard instead of the app's keyboard is very bad and makes the app difficult to use
- 🐛 When trying to take a photo in the app the camera quality appears to blurry, and a picture cannot be taken
- 🐛 This app is honestly bad. It gets questions wrong and doesn't answer them correctly at all
- 🚫 No support, no instructions, nobody cares
- 🚫 Entering an equation by typing has been a frustrating experience, if not impossible

**Reported bugs**

- When trying to take a photo in the app the camera quality appears to blurry, and a picture cannot be taken
- This app is honestly bad. It gets questions wrong and doesn't answer them correctly at all
- Entering an equation by typing has been a frustrating experience, if not impossible
- Ne se met pas en  mode paysage
- Does not work for iPad, why does this not work for iPad ?

**Requested features**

- More options
- Zoom for graphs in double direction separately
- Support for landscape mode
- Fundamental physical constants, or the ability to assign letters to constants


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MathStudio free?

MathStudio costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Maple Calculator free?

Maple Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, MathStudio or Maple Calculator?

Maple Calculator is rated higher. MathStudio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while Maple Calculator averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.

### Do MathStudio or Maple Calculator have ads?

Neither MathStudio nor Maple Calculator shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, MathStudio or Maple Calculator?

MathStudio ships an update every 2 months, and Maple Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, MathStudio was updated on September 29, 2026 and Maple Calculator on October 2, 2026.

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