A usabable calculator for iPhone

The built-in Calculator may not be suitable for your specific needs, but its certainly not useless for the vast majority of people who don't need advanced scientific or graphing functionality.

Why don't you try searching the AppStore for "graphing calculator" or even "ti83" and see for yourself what is available?

And for Mac, Google (or www.macupdate.com / www.versiontracker.com ) is your friend.

RobertKD wrote:

A) Apple to actually see that their calc app is a piece of pooh

Its a calculator - it can't be much simpler than that. Turning it sideways give you a scientific claculator. If you need more then you are in the very small minority for whom Apps will serve your need.

B) get some input from users.

They get lots of input but not all users get what they want - how could they ? I'd bet that 90% of users wouldn't object if they removed the calculator all togther - would you be happy if those users got their way ?

Don't believe that because you don't get what YOU want, that Apple don't listen. they listen but don't necessarily agree.

Yes I am aware there are so called calc apps but my question is what works

Define "what works". What specifically do you need the calculator to do?

The Apple calculator works perfectly for what it is supposed to do. You type some numbers and formulas in and press equals, and it gives you the answer. That's what it does.

When you say the calculator you've tried "doesn't really work" what do you mean? Does it not give you an answer? Does it give you the wrong answer?

Be more specific. Just saying it doesn't work, tells us nothing. And it would also be helpful if you actually mentioned which Apps you've already tried, and what you are expecting them to do, over and above giving you correct answers to mathematical formulas, which is what they all do.

Rotate iPhone to landscape orientation to display the scientific calculator.
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2nd:

Changes the trigonometric buttons (sin, cos, tan, sinh, cosh, and tanh) to their inverse functions (sin-1, cos-1, tan-1, sinh-1, cosh-1, and tanh-1). It also changes ln to log2, and ex to 2x. Tap 2nd again to return the buttons to their original functions.

(:

Opens a parenthetical expression. Expressions can be nested.

(:

Closes a parenthetical expression.

%:

Calculates percentages, adds markups, and subtracts discounts. To calculate a percentage, use it with the multiplication (x) key. For example, to calculate 8% of 500, enter

And so on.

Now instead of attacking me perhaps someone who has had experience with any calc applications could answer the question.

WHAT QUESTION!!!!!!????

How can anyone answer when you haven't told them specifically what you need the calculator to do? There are hundreds of calculator functions - which ones do you need? What do all the Apps that you've tried do differently to what you'd expect?

I am sorry to have upset so many apple fan boys but I actually expect stuff to work, sorry if that is a novel concept but it happens in the real world.

Expecting someone to describe accurately and clearly what it is they are looking for, does not make them an Apple fanboy.

Just saying "it doesn't work" is pointless. It's just a typical clueless help query, which requires people to be mind readers to actually be able to help.

If you want some help, try the following:

1) Tell people what you actually need. Give specific examples of functionality you need and the results you'd expect.
2) Tell people which of the dozens of calculator Apps you've already tried
3) Tell people in what way these Apps don't work as you expect them to
4) Tell people how you are entering the formulae in case you're entering it wrong

Perhaps you could i don't know buy a calculator or use a spread sheet.

The iPhone is a consumer not a scientific device.

Have you tried searching the app store for graphing calculators?

For the majority of people, the two choices (portrait & landscape) for calculator work perfectly fine. They don't need a graphing calculator.

Look here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hp-15c-scientific-calculator/id318956846?mt=8

Or this:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prg-16c-programmer-calculator/id291968259?mt=8

There are emulators for the 11c, 16c, also, look at this:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pi83-graphing-calculator/id301163759?mt=8