I have never before written an app review—such is my enthusiasm for this app. I am using a 2018 iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, and the handwriting recognition is incredible. For basic numerical calculations, it is simply stupendous to see a string of calculations reduced to a single solution in one step. The speed and fluidity of writing numbers down and then tapping calculate (or doing it in real time(there is a setting in the menu)) feels like the future of basic calculators. I wish there were more powerful calculation options, or that this input method was available for other calculation tools like PocketCAS or others, but for simple numerical calculations the rapidity is just unmatched. For accuracy or complexity, look elsewhere, but what makes this special is the handwriting recognition. Having used it, I would now pay far more and feel it was worth it—but then again, if it cost more, I might not have tried it out. I wouldn’t hesitate for anyone using a stylus type thing on a notepad sized device.
Helpful to see everyday calculations on magical paper
D’Anconia Copper
This is quite a useful app. It’s helpful to see your math on a page anytime you have the chance to write it down. This time, however, the page finishes your calculations once you show your work. Magic. This is something from the future. Helps me with mundane household budgeting when comparing shopping options. Especially great with the Apple Pencil, where I use this app the most, though the iPhone app is there in a pinch when you’re out and about. Very cool stuff. It would be cool to be able to change the weight of the ink; I think it’s too thick. Altering the auto-calculate time to be a little bit longer would be good too, perhaps as an adjustable setting.
Developer Response
D’Anconia Copper, thank you so much for your rave review! Thanks for your improvement suggestions for Calculator. We have forwarded them to our teams. In the meantime, the auto-calculation can be disabled in the Settings, so that you can decide when the result should appear. Hope this helps. Mila from MyScript
Great Calculator!
UltimatePikmin
This is a great calculator and I would highly suggest it! It can do fractions, decimals, variables, all of that plus more! The detection is great and it always knows what I’m drawing! It also helps with the problem I sometimes have where I press a wrong number on the regular calculator and have to delete it all. With this you obviously draw so messing up is pretty hard! Even if you do you can just scribble it out or hit the undo button! In the end I highly recommend this app! It will save you time that may be wasted when using the built in calculator app! 5 Stars! Great App!
Not for smaller device users
nicknicknickleback
There are a few major problems on this app. For example, it is very difficult to write any equation because the writing space is very limited; though that might be just a small device problem. Another problem is having a difficult time editing the equation. Say you wrote an equation already. You then realize you messed up and try to fix it~ it gets confused and tries to put something else instead or it just doesn’t work at all. This is happened to me plenty of times and it’s gotten to the point where I’ve given up. Everything else works fine though, like the simpler problems. All in all I think this app is all right, although if I had to say, I would NOT recommend purchasing this item. Very disappointed in this!
Developer Response
Hello ! Thank you for your review on our app! Did you see it is possible to make equation on several lines? As we developed this feature to improve usability on smaller devices, this could help you here. Regarding your other topic, our developers are constantly working on improving the reliability of our handwriting recognition to make editing always easier. Please note that if you have any trouble when editing an equation you can use the back button (or the history) to restore your previous calculation and edit it. Also, feel free to send us any example you want on https://support.myscript.com/ so we can have a better look to your issue. Thanks a lot for choosing MyScript Calculator 2! Best, Nick.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Version 2.0.8
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Information
Seller
MyScript
Size
14.3 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 10 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese