Calculator%. vs Essential Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator%.
This app offers a straightforward calculator with a large display and oversized buttons for easy operation. It's designed for everyday tasks, enabling users to perform fundamental arithmetic like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with clarity and convenience.
- Big display and buttons
- Easy to use
- Basic calculations
- Clear display format
- Intuitive design
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Simple calculator with big display and button. Easy to use for daily work. Perform basic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Characteristics : - A clear display format and easy to read. - An intuitive and attractive design that facilitates calculations every day.
Essential Calculator
Perform basic mathematical calculations with a clean, minimalist interface. Get instant results for your equations on your iPhone or iPod touch.
- Basic mathematical equations
- Instant results
- Minimalist interface
- iPhone and iPod touch support
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Easily enter basic mathematical equations and instantly view the results on your iPhone or iPod touch with this simple, minimalist calculator app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Essential Calculator at none against Calculator%.'s shown. Essential Calculator also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 61%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Calculator%.'s advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calculator%. holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calculator%. has 4.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Calculator%.'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Essential Calculator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Calculator%. ships an update every 3 months, Essential Calculator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator%. | Essential Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (4.2K ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | CyberMoai |
Customer experience
Calculator%.
Essential Calculator
Bugs and requests
Calculator%.
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when adding certain numbers
- Buttons not responsive at times
- Incorrect calculations for some operations
Requested features
3 requests- History feature
- Customizable interface
- Improved accuracy for decimal calculations
Essential Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator%.
No in-app purchases
Essential Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calculator%. free?
Is Essential Calculator free?
Which has better reviews, Calculator%. or Essential Calculator?
Do Calculator%. or Essential Calculator have ads?
Which is updated more often, Calculator%. or Essential Calculator?
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