Good grief. As friendly as Apple products try to be, I can't believe it's as complex as it is to use the calculator on the trusty MacBook, and it irks me terribly that there's no built-in calculator on the iPad.

Really, Apple? No calculator in iOS?

Anyway... I hit up the App Store a bit ago, trying to find a simple calculator app. My goodness gosh, man! Nearly every app wants to bring ads and track my usage and all this crazy stuff. This is nuts.

I'm sure there's a simple, non-intrusive, ad-free calculator app out there... I just haven't found it yet.

I have this one on my phone. It works on iPads as well.

CalcMadeEasy.

I have PCalc on my iPhone. Likely available for iPad too.

PCalc is marvelous! Algebraic or RPN. I use the latter.

Selectable keyboards – simple or scientific or engineering. And custom – design your own. With most keyboard options rotating the device to landscape orientation brings up more key options. A good user manual is available on the web.

It also has an extensive and simple to use unit conversion capability that I use often.

Not free, but a modest one-time fee that’s well worthwhile. I also happily make voluntary annual contributions. Such a wonderful app. A labor of love by the developer. There’s nothing else like it.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
CalcMadeEasy.

I've loaded and like this one so far.
Thank you!

Pipe Smoker, I'll have a look at PCalc, too.

Word I have seen is that a calculator (with a paper print out simulation no less) is included with iPadOS 18.

I haven't updated my seldom used iPad yet so I can not personally verify...

Current version of iOS has the calculator app


If you don’t have or want that, this is a good app for phone and iPad. In fact I’ve used it in my phone for years

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...for-ipad/id443932954

HP 12C app. None better.

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Originally posted by 911Boss:
Current version of iOS has the calculator app

Interesting!
This one's on iPadOS 17.7.2, and I couldn't find a built-in calculator at all.

After 14 years of not offering a calculator app, they added one in iOS 18 in September and it’s pretty cool. The math notes section lets you actually write out equations and it solves them when you draw the = command.



If you are using an older iPad that doesn’t update to iOS 18, PCalc mentioned above is what I used for a decade and it’s great. There is a paid and free version.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

I have PCalc on my iPhone. Likely available for iPad too.

Yup. I've used that for many years.

P Calc lite. Used for many years.

Thanks, all!

If there are any HP 48G/GX fans, iHP48 is great app that works with exactly like the actual calculator.

Just noticed this morning that the last IOS update has changed how the Apple phone app works.
When you put something in, it now shows it.
For example:
200 X 5 =
Before you just saw the numbers as you put them in.
Actually kind of like it.
ETA: just used it again. Once you hit the = button it shows the answer with the entire formula above it. So, you can see that you entered it correctly.

My goto on macOS padOS or iOS is Plus42, an enhanced clone of the HP 42 scientific calculator. It is RPN, like most HP calculators, I understand that's not for everybody, but I have not found a better calculator program. I am a long-time HP/RPM calculator user, and have an extensive library of HP-41C programs that Plus42 runs just fine.

The built-in macOS calculator isn't terrible especially in the programmer mode. Adding a base binary view option and making it somewhat less ugly would help. Look in /Applications for this program (Calculator.app), and under the VIew menu for various display/entry options.

I've been using the basic IOS calculator app since I started with Iphones.
This topic got me looking for other app's and found one that is a clone of the HP11c, something I have been using for work and home for the last 40 years or more.
Love using the RPN operating system so much its clumsy for me to use a regular calculator.
Thanks again Sigforum!