RPN vs Scanner Pro OCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RPN
This app emulates the first pocket scientific calculator, offering a photo-realistic vintage experience. It simulates original operating speeds and unique arithmetic bugs, with optional modern enhancements like non-volatile registers.
- Photo-realistic look-and-feel
- Multiple vintage skins
- Vintage and Enhanced modes
- Optional key-click and key-glow
- Swipe to correct input
- Display stack and memory registers
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On January 4, 1972, Hewlett-Packard announced the HP-35, world's first scientific calculator small enough to fit in a pocket - more precisely, Bill Hewlett's shirt-pocket. The HP-35 was an immediate hit with students, engineers, and scientists. Despite its steep price of $395 (about $3000 today), it sold ten times better than anticipated in the first year. Experience this unique calculator that won HP the prestigious "IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing" in 2009. Features: • Photo-realistic look-and-feel • Three skins: version 1, versions 2 & 3 (1973) and final version 4 (1974) • Vintage mode and Enhanced mode • Key-click and key-glow, both optional • Swipe left across display to correct number input errors • Cut/copy/paste display value • Display stack registers and memory registers • All decimal points but one light when iPhone battery charge drops below 5% Vintage mode In this mode, peculiarities of a real HP-35 are simulated: - original speed of operation - stack register Z copied to T on trig functions - leading zeros may be entered; zero can be made negative - a negative number may be entered by pressing CHS before or after the number - a keyboard entry or RCL immediately following STO does not raise the stack - for version 1 only: simulation of a number of known arithmetic bugs Enhanced mode - non-volatile stack and registers - use registers 1 through 9 with HP-45-like register arithmetic - register 0 works as LastX register
Scanner Pro OCR
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Scan and extract text easily with our OCR app: Multiple Import Options: Capture from camera, photo library, or Files app. Fast & Accurate OCR: Quickly recognize printed text with precision. Flexible Viewing: Zoom and pan your scanned images effortlessly. Organized Output: Toggle line-by-line formatting for clean results. Offline Capability: Scan and extract text anytime, no internet needed. Easy Export: Save recognized text as a .txt file to Files app. Empower your productivity with reliable, versatile scanning – all in one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RPN at every 6 months against Scanner Pro OCR's every 21 months. RPN also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
RPN costs $1.99 and Scanner Pro OCR $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RPN ships an update every 6 months, Scanner Pro OCR every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RPN | Scanner Pro OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CuVee Software | Jorge Lucioni Charalla |
In-app purchases
RPN
No in-app purchases
Scanner Pro OCR
No in-app purchases









