Best Calculator Apps for iPad

Unlike the iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch, there is no Apple Calculator app for the iPad. From the most popular to the most functional, this is a list of apps to fill that gap.

One of the most famous calculator apps on Apple platforms, it is also available as iPhone, Apple Watch, iMessage and FaceTime apps.

PCalc uses the large Retina display to provide a large readout, with a selection of scientific calculator buttons that allow the user to enter the most common types of math problems.

Users can also switch between a list of previous solutions to make multi-step troubleshooting easy. The app also offers programmable automated operations, currency conversions, and other more vital but less delivered features. There is also a Lite version available with the more essential features.

In the spirit of a homework solver, this app shows you step by step how to exactly solve problems in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus and statistics.

All the user has to do is point the built-in camera at a problem and the app does the rest.

Photomath takes the problem and provides a detailed answer with instructions and demonstration of the series of proofs, subtractions and solutions to give a comprehensive understanding.

The large iPad display allows the user to see even more steps of the process at a glance, with detailed annotations on important rules and important tips.

The basic version of Photomath is free, with in-app purchases to add additional features.

Also available on iPhone, this calculator allows you to use your own scribbles and handwriting and convert them into solved, completed equations.

Using a patented handwriting recognition technology, it can also identify all kinds of mathematical symbols. With the freedom of a full canvas, the user can write a full math expression instead of having to type one in strict accordance with the order of operations.

The user can also go back and edit the expression at any time by simply scratching and adding additional symbols. The result appears in just milliseconds.

MyScript Calculator sells for $2.99.

Aiming to close the gap in the availability of official calculators between Apple platforms, this app brings with it a familiar interface that iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac users will recognize.

This app supports scientific landscape mode, recognizes orientation and adjusts to provide more button options just like the original app.

In addition to the familiar style, the app also offers fractional calculations, alternative themes, tips and currency conversions, as well as a widget to add even more convenience.

Calculator – Pad Edition is also free for basic functionality, with in-app purchases.

Calculator84 brings a touch-based input paradigm to the famous TI-84 calculator and brings the convenience of one of the most widely used work and school calculators to the iPad.

This unofficial app uses new controls and flexibility enabled by the touchscreen and emulates the vast majority of the functions of an authentic TI-84, while enabling swipe-based scrolling for even faster navigation.

It supports the graphical output of its namesake and can perform all the operations of a real TI-84. In addition, it supports Split View, so power users can now rely solely on the iPad while their important work is docked alongside an essential tool.

This all-rounder takes the basic concepts of all the key features in the popular apps and distills them into a single hub.

It features a photo solver, which allows the user to point the camera at a handwritten note for a basic solution guide. It detects rotation and presents scientific math calculation options. It also calculates fractions and also acts as a currency converter.

It also works with Split View so users can click it against another app with their work. The app also includes a selection of themes that the user can customize to make it personal.

Calculator & Math Solver is another free app, with in-app purchases