Is there a way to revert just the Calculator App back to the iOS 17 version?

Yes. Go to the calculator app on your screen. When it opens, look at the bottom left corner of the calculator next to the number zero on the left. You’ll see an icon calculator. Tap on that and hit “Basic” and it will revert back to the original calculator.

Lippy1234 wrote:

Please. How do I get my calculator back to normal?!

You cannot change the Calculator app.

You can let Apple know what you think they should change here:

Product Feedback - Apple

You can also look at third-party calculator apps in the App Store. One that is frequently recommended is PCalc.

There were more users requesting the new calculator than users wanting no change. You only recourse is to submit feedback to Apple. If enough of you do so you may get a reaction. The reason for the change is that users were submitting feedback requesting the new features.

So for now you are locked into something you can’t stand. The majority rules.

Of course there are all kinds of calculator apps available for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Start looking for one that suits your needs.

Bandou wrote:

Give us the old calculator back!!!

No one here in this user-to-user forum can do that. You can let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, you may want to look at some of the hundreds of calculator apps available in the App Store. Perhaps one would better suit you. PCalc gets favorable recommendations from many people here in these forums.

drooburger wrote:

I hate the new calculator. I can no longer add a % to a number and see what that additional amount is. I need to then minus the new total from the existing. SO ANNOYING APPLE!!!!!

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, there are lots and lots of third-party calculator apps available. PCalc is well regarded.

brer_rabbit wrote:

I totally agree. When I’m adding up lots of figures it’s too hard to get a running total along the way. Just revert back to the basic more simplified version please.

Why are you telling us? Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

If you must keep this version, as you state people had requested it, then at least give the majority of people who dislike its functionality immensely, the option of choosing which version they would like to keep.

How do you know it's a majority? I know it's easy to think that our individual preferences must be the most logical, the ones shared by most people. But that's a lot less true than we may think.

That way everyone is happy.

Apple will never be able to make everyone happy. If Apple gives the option to chose versions, there will be people who will be unhappy that they have to make the choice, that it complicates things and Apple should make it easier.

While you're hoping for Apple to make the changes you want to see, you might want to explore the App Store. There are lots of other calcuator apps available. One of them might better suit your needs right now, no waiting.

No, there is not. You can always find a 3rd party app that works like you want.

robinhenkel wrote:

I agree the new Calculator is totally annoying. I'm starting to go back to the old calculators I used 10 years ago. I wish there was an option provided by Apple to revert to the previous Calculator style.

Have you updated to iOS 18.3? Apple restored some of the features of the old app. But frankly, I never thought much of the calculator, old or new (although New is slightly better for my usage needs). My Go To calculator on my iOS devices is an HP-12C simulator, and for functions needing columns and totals I use the Numbers app, because I not only can see my errors, I can correct them without having to re-enter everything.

Velln wrote:

Any update on this?

If Apple changes the calendar again, those changes will appear in an iOS update. Nothing was mentioned in the release notes for iOS 18.2.

The new calculator is demonstrably worse; I don’t understand what possessed someone who was in charge of anything to convert the perfectly fine calculator app into this frankenstein monstrosity that has less normal functionality in exchange for weird “look at me I’m different :B look how speshul I am” functions that hardly anyone wants.

It's foolish to assume that everyone has the same needs or preferences that you do. Apple makes changes based on the huge amount of actual user data it has. Some of the changes, particularly how the equal key works appear to be based on that data and the years of people complaining about it. Personally, I have no issues with the new version and I use Calculator every single day.

I just want the normal quick function calculator back; please roll it back to the previous version or make an alternate version on the app store that we can download instead.

Apple isn't going to make two versions of Calculator. However, lots of third-party calculator apps are already in the App Store. PCalc is frequently recommended. Whether it will meet your needs or not is something I can't say.

Christianmelia wrote:

How do you get the old Calculator back ? Because the new calculator is no good to use? I can’t do my work with it no more due to the rubbish of the calculator if anyone knows can you please tell me thank you.

You don't. If you update to iOS 18.3, one or two changes were reverted. If it still doesn't suit you, find one from the App Store that does. PCalc gets recommended quite often.

Rainbowdrgon wrote:

Apple, please change this back to where I can enter a whole series of numbers to be added or subtracted and see the result as I proceed, or I can’t tell if everything looks correct.

Seriously? Did you read any of this thread before posting? Particularly all the posts that explained Apple doesn't read here and giving you the feedback link?

I had to download another calculator App and remove the Apple one.

So, problem solved.

Casey-Pitt wrote:

Can I up vote this 10000 times? The new calculator has negative functionality!

There wouldn't be much point to that. What can have an effect is telling Apple what you think:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, there are lots of other calculator apps out there.

packross wrote:

Me too I want running totals and I don’t need to see that calculation across the top!

Tell Apple what you'd like to see:

Product Feedback - Apple

And, until such time as Apple makes the changes you want (if they do), you should consider one of the many, many other calculator apps available in the App Store. Perhaps one of them will better meet your needs.

packross wrote:

They want monthly fees or always popping up ads!

Did you try all of them? Some of them are free and don't have ads. PCalc, if I recall, is a one-time only charge. And, sometimes, we have to pay for what we want. But it's up to you. You can continue to be annoyed about Apple's version or you can pay a small amount of money and be happier.

vthegreat1 wrote:

Yeah, I miss the old calculator. Trying to find a the download for ioS 17.7.2 just for the calculator, buy an old iphone for it. The swipe and all that. I don't even know why they just don't give us an OG app and put it in the store and charge for it. So simple. The amount of threads on this forum and reddit and facebook alone says it all. I'm done.

There are over 100 calculators in the app store, and the developers charge for some of them (the best), so there is no need for Apple to compete with those other developers.

The fact is that there is no calculator that will meet everyone’s needs. For my needs the current calculator is better than the old one. YMMV. But just because some users don’t like it that doesn’t make it defective.

And you are forgetting (or you didn’t know about) the amount of threads complaining about the OLD calculator, which is why it was redesigned.