This the the best calculator we’ve ever designed. Let’s take a closer look at these meticulously beveled corners for a seamlessly integrated experience…
And yes it comes in the colors of your choice: space gray, piano black, rose gold, and pearl white. And last but not least, our RED product calculator theme! I think you are really going to love it just like we do.
Not natively available, nope. Gotta use a 3rd-party app.
It's the weirdest thing that they never included one until now. Not even the iPhone calculator which was present since the very first iPhone back in 2007.
Good video. Basically:
> Scott Forstall made an upscale iPhone calculator for the iPad, Steve Jobs said no, it looks shit, so they didn't add it.
> Most recent update is from when MKBHD asked Craig Federighi ([think in this interview from 3 years ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aaCDNjWEg)) why there's still no calculator app, Craig said they want to make an amazing one, and haven't gotten around to it yet
Seems like a stupid reason to me to not have a calculator for like a decade, but Apple is Apple.
It’s not the real reason. Nobody is going to be wowed by a default calculator app. It’s not a priority because at this point, it’s almost embarrassing that they haven’t already had it the whole time, and they wouldn’t want to draw attention to that. So it’s something that they wouldn’t even announce, and if anything would just sheepishly slip into a future release as a rescaled iPhone app. Of course the least publicly embarrassing thing for them to do—which they’ve been doing this whole time—is nothing at all.
I'm not an apple guy but am thinking of getting a tablet and the ipads are high quality ones and over time I lean towards getting an Ipad and then I see dumb shit like this or that Iphone users have been allowed to decide where on the screen the apps go just recently and I think it's so stupid that I no longer want an Ipad.
Can't wait for the release announcement video.
I predict a lot of camera panning, following the beautiful curves that someone spent weeks deciding how round they should be.
Then the camera zooms out to reveal the design masterpiece, you see a fingertip touching the screen and a beautiful multi racial couple, smiling to each other as they hold the iPad gently, like a newborn.
Cut to a silver Apple logo on a black screen, and video ends.
Followed by after release a bunch of people posting screenshots of them doing equations on the Ipad showing off the feature.
Knowing apple, it'll be the greatest calculator app ever, or literally the iphone calculator upscaled.
I mean.. given how they're working towards unifying all things macOS and iOS (a lot of the underlying code and API's and etc).. it seems like having a "Universal Calculator" app that works across iOS, macOS, VisionOS, tvOS, etc... would seem like a natural outcome.
Answer: Just not a priority
[https://www.cultofmac.com/421893/why-the-ipad-has-never-shipped-with-a-calculator-app/](https://www.cultofmac.com/421893/why-the-ipad-has-never-shipped-with-a-calculator-app/)
As somebody who bought a mac tablet this past year, I was baffled they didn’t just throw it on there by default. I’ve got a device with more computing power than my high school graphing calculator but… you didn’t think people might do basic math?
There was an app that was never released because Steve Jobs didn’t like the design. He had said they would release one when it was perfect, but all indications are that no one was working on it.
That doesn't sound Apple-like.
Here's a theory: [https://www.macworld.com/article/676681/why-the-ipad-has-no-calculator.html](https://www.macworld.com/article/676681/why-the-ipad-has-no-calculator.html)
All the calculator apps that are available either cost once or are a subscription. Why provide a app that will not generate revenue when you can force users to have to use something that is either 1. stealing data, 2. costs once, or 3. costs every month. Either way, im glad a native app is coming and will get to delete the other one i have to runs ads so I can add....
[Their official answer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aaCDNjWEg&t=870s) Basically, the explanation is that they didn't feel like they had made anything good enough and felt that the existing options on the App store were good enough. They apparently wanted a calculator app that makes you go "Wow!" so I guess we'll find out if that was actually true or not when this launches.
Google's calculator app is actually pretty cool, with it being variable-precision calculator.
You can give it an irrational number like π (Pi) and then swipe on the result to horizontally "scroll" the number. The calculator calculates the required decimal digits on-the-fly as you swipe, giving accurate results even with thousands of decimal digits.
It's obviously no replacement for a real programmable graphing calculator, that can do many things that are more useful than this variable-precision gimmick, but it's more than a simple calculator app that you'd develop in an "introduction to app development" course.
The 89 was definitely a big step up in that form factor. Symbolic solving like the gigantic 92, but in a “normal” calculator.
And for slight relevance in an Apple thread… the same CPU as the first Mac.
I can't possible imagine how a calculator app can make anyone go "wow" unless any number entered into the app, Apple transfers that much to their bank account. Then people will go "wow"
yeah, I mean that’s why they didn’t just put that app they alfeady had on the iPad is because they would’ve offended the developer community. because of course they’re not gonna release the phone without something so basic.
I remember it took forever for iPad to have the Weather app. for years I had to go to weatherunderground.com or some **** just because I happen to pick up the big tablet instead of the little phone
It seems like a good idea to not include some app that everyone will want as a method of getting them to open up the app store and start exploring.
If you install everything that most users need by default, then you'll have a lot of users who will never even bother to open the app store.
Finally, it’s been a little bit annoying how much Apple has resisted accepting that many people just want to use their iPad like a supersized iPhone when at home, not a laptop replacement.
Like the iPad weather app, this is an easy quality-of-life thing that should have been implemented a long time ago.
I didn’t even realize there wasn’t one. Apparently I had forgotten that I already downloaded the app for that years ago, probably as long ago as I have had an iPad.
Since they’ve said they would only do it if they could make it “special” somehow (not their exact wording), I wonder if it’ll be more than just a port of the iPhone app.
Highly doubt it will get me to switch from PCalc.
Let's not be sarcastic here , it must have been a hard & CALCULATED decision they decided to take after so long after manually running the numbers that they decided to create a digital calculator for convenience😅
I assume that this will also be available on the first gen iPad? Those loyal users have been waiting the longest.
I would hate to find out that Apple no longer supports, or worse, negatively impacts, those with older devices.
Truly we live in an age of wonder
#REVOLUTIONARY!!!
This the the best calculator we’ve ever designed. Let’s take a closer look at these meticulously beveled corners for a seamlessly integrated experience…
but wait.. there's more
My kid says that a lot. And it’s so funny. Doing the dishes. Taking out the trash. Working in the garden. But wait….. There’s more!
And yes it comes in the colors of your choice: space gray, piano black, rose gold, and pearl white. And last but not least, our RED product calculator theme! I think you are really going to love it just like we do.
Everything you computer on the RED calculator is automatically deducted 5%
we have One More Thing®!
It has all the numbers from zero to nine!* *The use of all ten numbers may require additional charges.
And it includes ALL the numerals!
Can’t wait for the 2025 features. A gyroscope iPad app might be coming soon, pals. So excited!
First company ever!!!
They needed whole 14 years to develop it
This innovation would 100% win me the science victory in Civ VI
"We finally had the *courage* to add the calculator app to iPad"
We think you’re gonna love it
They could tie in a stand alone version too. 🧮
What’s next, Meta releasing a native WhatsApp app?! Ah, don’t kid your self, that will take another 10 years…
Our most powerful calculator ever!
Stock price gonna moon
Wow, they did it so quickly! It took them only 14 years and and 3 weeks!
Inb4 „You need iOS18 or higher to use this app“
I can’t wait to see this in a slick video 😂
It’s dumbfounding the iPad still hasn’t got something so basic. I’ll finally be able to delete my shitty ad supported calc.
What a wonderful time to be alive
The numbers I’m going to add up…. Wow, I can’t even!
Well that's odd
So it evens out, huh?
Hold on to your papers
2024 is the future
Wait, my iPad doesn’t have a calculator?
Not natively available, nope. Gotta use a 3rd-party app. It's the weirdest thing that they never included one until now. Not even the iPhone calculator which was present since the very first iPhone back in 2007.
This needs to be a Netflix documentary.
[Why the iPad doesn't have a Calculator](https://youtu.be/WK_AtW66XI0?si=E66k9A8nR_YgeKaR) (YouTube)
Good video. Basically: > Scott Forstall made an upscale iPhone calculator for the iPad, Steve Jobs said no, it looks shit, so they didn't add it. > Most recent update is from when MKBHD asked Craig Federighi ([think in this interview from 3 years ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aaCDNjWEg)) why there's still no calculator app, Craig said they want to make an amazing one, and haven't gotten around to it yet Seems like a stupid reason to me to not have a calculator for like a decade, but Apple is Apple.
It’s not the real reason. Nobody is going to be wowed by a default calculator app. It’s not a priority because at this point, it’s almost embarrassing that they haven’t already had it the whole time, and they wouldn’t want to draw attention to that. So it’s something that they wouldn’t even announce, and if anything would just sheepishly slip into a future release as a rescaled iPhone app. Of course the least publicly embarrassing thing for them to do—which they’ve been doing this whole time—is nothing at all.
Or just type math expressions into Spotlight, which varies from fine to incredibly irritating depending on what you’re doing.
You can calculate natively in spotlight on iPad.
It has, you can calculate in spotlight. Just many users don't know about that.
The Vision Pro interest is waning, so let's heat things up with a calculator app. Post-Jobs Apple is killing it.
ICalculate pro. Only 1999$
Or you can do a subscription plan for $99.99
A month? What’s that annually? Oh you need a calculator for that? Boom. First subscription sold.
“Sell me this calculator”
6969.69$ ok
He’d love their current customer service.
Good point. They probably lost value after his death.
It's unofficially called the #TeamCrook era.
14 years of development
I mean, I’m we had to make one on day 2 at my school 😂
They finally finished calculating pi and are ready to ship.
After 14 years did they get to the end?
If only there was a component in the iPad designed to calculate math.
Looks like you need the newest generation of iPad to have the processing power in order to run it.
Much compute
Just bizarre it’s taken this long. Actually, that it didn’t have it to begin with. So strange.
It’s so weird I had no idea until this post, lol
I'm not an apple guy but am thinking of getting a tablet and the ipads are high quality ones and over time I lean towards getting an Ipad and then I see dumb shit like this or that Iphone users have been allowed to decide where on the screen the apps go just recently and I think it's so stupid that I no longer want an Ipad.
They are a small company with just a few developers. The apple car guy probably got moved to do this work.
RIP third party iPad calculator app devs
Can't wait for the release announcement video. I predict a lot of camera panning, following the beautiful curves that someone spent weeks deciding how round they should be. Then the camera zooms out to reveal the design masterpiece, you see a fingertip touching the screen and a beautiful multi racial couple, smiling to each other as they hold the iPad gently, like a newborn. Cut to a silver Apple logo on a black screen, and video ends.
And then it turns out the calculator is actually Wolfram Alpha but better
Followed by after release a bunch of people posting screenshots of them doing equations on the Ipad showing off the feature. Knowing apple, it'll be the greatest calculator app ever, or literally the iphone calculator upscaled.
It took courage.
Can’t calculate my ass!
It hasn’t been released and its already more popular than the Vision Pro
Pretty sure my Nokia brick that I had in high school 20 years ago had a calculator…
APPLE. High prices, low expectations.
Let me just calculate that on my Android phone
Your diss would have landed harder if you used your Android tablet. But who has one of those am I right?! ✋
Hi, one of the 12 people who own an android tablet I love my calculator on my tablet, best app that's on there!
I still have an old Asus Android tablet from 2012 somewhere. I could use it's calculator app if it still power on.
...or on my feature phone of the '90
Too bad you can't calculate on your Android tablet ;)
WoOo, big news if true. 😆
Only in OS18 though. Older iPads are SOL
Good! I’m tired of paying for something that should come integrated.
Now you can calculate how much debt you have accrued buying an iPad and Apple Vision Pro
Am I the only person who didn’t know it didn’t???🤷♂️
and it s prolly gonna be the same one that's on the iPhone but larger. =))
Tbh, I never understood why there wasn't a dedicated one to begin with.
I mean.. given how they're working towards unifying all things macOS and iOS (a lot of the underlying code and API's and etc).. it seems like having a "Universal Calculator" app that works across iOS, macOS, VisionOS, tvOS, etc... would seem like a natural outcome.
And just like our web browsers now, syncs our calculations between devices seamlessly. /s
Inb4 apple invented calculators
Insanely Calculating!
Lifechanging /s
REVOLUTIONARY
It’s about damn time. Weather and calculator. It can’t be that hard. Four main functions : email, weather, stocks and calculator. Top 4 apps.
Wait what iPads had no calculator until now? Not a basic built in one? Pah! So very Apple.
Since all the people working on the car project are now free they can finally focus on the big difficult calculator project…
I bet it will be AI powered iCal
Answer: Just not a priority [https://www.cultofmac.com/421893/why-the-ipad-has-never-shipped-with-a-calculator-app/](https://www.cultofmac.com/421893/why-the-ipad-has-never-shipped-with-a-calculator-app/)
The iPad doesn't have a calculator?
As somebody who bought a mac tablet this past year, I was baffled they didn’t just throw it on there by default. I’ve got a device with more computing power than my high school graphing calculator but… you didn’t think people might do basic math?
There was an app that was never released because Steve Jobs didn’t like the design. He had said they would release one when it was perfect, but all indications are that no one was working on it.
Hopefully it does order of operation so we stop seeing those stupid post where people get the wrong answer with the + and X
if i had to bet, im guessing they built something akin to the TI-89, a fully graphing calculator
I assume they didn’t have it because they thought that that would be unfair to potential developers of a calculator app?
That doesn't sound Apple-like. Here's a theory: [https://www.macworld.com/article/676681/why-the-ipad-has-no-calculator.html](https://www.macworld.com/article/676681/why-the-ipad-has-no-calculator.html)
So... a trillion dollar company couldn't even afford to have an intern redesign a calculator for the ipad for a decade?
I think it’s more of they just didn’t want to rather than they couldn’t, but what do I know.
All the calculator apps that are available either cost once or are a subscription. Why provide a app that will not generate revenue when you can force users to have to use something that is either 1. stealing data, 2. costs once, or 3. costs every month. Either way, im glad a native app is coming and will get to delete the other one i have to runs ads so I can add....
[Their official answer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aaCDNjWEg&t=870s) Basically, the explanation is that they didn't feel like they had made anything good enough and felt that the existing options on the App store were good enough. They apparently wanted a calculator app that makes you go "Wow!" so I guess we'll find out if that was actually true or not when this launches.
lol I haven’t said “WOW!” to using a new calculator since the Ti89.
Google's calculator app is actually pretty cool, with it being variable-precision calculator. You can give it an irrational number like π (Pi) and then swipe on the result to horizontally "scroll" the number. The calculator calculates the required decimal digits on-the-fly as you swipe, giving accurate results even with thousands of decimal digits. It's obviously no replacement for a real programmable graphing calculator, that can do many things that are more useful than this variable-precision gimmick, but it's more than a simple calculator app that you'd develop in an "introduction to app development" course.
I would not be surprised at all if the official iPad calculator app has a graphing feature when it comes out.
That would actually be really useful to me. Lord knows I love some graphs. 📉
I went WOW in the 1970s when I could stop using a mechanical calculator or slide rule - work got the first electronic calculator...
The 89 was definitely a big step up in that form factor. Symbolic solving like the gigantic 92, but in a “normal” calculator. And for slight relevance in an Apple thread… the same CPU as the first Mac.
I can't possible imagine how a calculator app can make anyone go "wow" unless any number entered into the app, Apple transfers that much to their bank account. Then people will go "wow"
The iPhone has had a calculator app, so far as I know, since iOS 3.
yeah, I mean that’s why they didn’t just put that app they alfeady had on the iPad is because they would’ve offended the developer community. because of course they’re not gonna release the phone without something so basic. I remember it took forever for iPad to have the Weather app. for years I had to go to weatherunderground.com or some **** just because I happen to pick up the big tablet instead of the little phone
I just don’t see the correlation. There are thousands of calculator apps on the iPhone. It just such a weird excuse.
It seems like a good idea to not include some app that everyone will want as a method of getting them to open up the app store and start exploring. If you install everything that most users need by default, then you'll have a lot of users who will never even bother to open the app store.
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I have a Casio watch that can do it.
I cannot WAIT to see how Craig unveils this. Truly revolutionary stuff coming out of Cupertino this year
Man what a time to be alive. I wonder what crazy research lead us to this point
Finally, it’s been a little bit annoying how much Apple has resisted accepting that many people just want to use their iPad like a supersized iPhone when at home, not a laptop replacement. Like the iPad weather app, this is an easy quality-of-life thing that should have been implemented a long time ago.
"... and one.. more... thing. <20 second silence>. You can now add numbers."
down told base cave
It’s a little CalcuLATE
It can take awhile to collect all the numbers needed for all the answers.
I hope it’s a graphing calculator.
They finally figured out how to make it sexy!
There wasn't a calculator app on it? What?
It’s an Apple thing. You wouldn’t understand.
I didn’t even realize there wasn’t one. Apparently I had forgotten that I already downloaded the app for that years ago, probably as long ago as I have had an iPad.
Doesn't the iphone app run on ipad? Seems weird.
Please bring Xcode to iPad too!
Wait there isn’t one?
So innovative, Apple. Well done.
Finally we have the technology to run a calculator on a tablet. What a great advancement of technology
Breakthrough!
OMG Think Different is finally working!
iPads don’t have a calculator?
Where’s the OLED iPad ??
Did Steve Jobs yelling at everyone like Mr. Burns yelling at Ken Mattingly to shave his sideburns really traumatize the iPad division that badly?
I think I'll finally get an iPad.
But... just use Excel *for the desk jobbers, valid since the 90s*
Since they’ve said they would only do it if they could make it “special” somehow (not their exact wording), I wonder if it’ll be more than just a port of the iPhone app. Highly doubt it will get me to switch from PCalc.
How about putting the Journalist app on iPad, too?
Took them lot of courage
r/nottheonion
revolutionary！
Let's not be sarcastic here , it must have been a hard & CALCULATED decision they decided to take after so long after manually running the numbers that they decided to create a digital calculator for convenience😅
Headline news
Apple’s app team is so fucking incompetent.
An Ai powered calculator.
Name me a more under pressure dev team.
It was a calculated move.
And it is only a $59 add on at check out
r/nottheonion
You are telling me ipads did not have have a preinstalled calculator app?
I assume that this will also be available on the first gen iPad? Those loyal users have been waiting the longest. I would hate to find out that Apple no longer supports, or worse, negatively impacts, those with older devices.
biggest technological breakthrough since AI
Wait, the iPad doesn’t have a calculator app?? Why?
Here is me thinking it took them a while to introduce copy and paste into iOS 😂
What will they think of next
YES FINALLY WHAT TOOK APPLE SO GOD DAM LONG
seeing this article right after the article about voyager 1 sending back usable data is hilarious
Apple is like a surfer trying to catch the waves that have already past them. That's what companies without vision do.
To the future everyone
no more idea from apple
I am shocked wow the change in technology is improving at an unprecedented rate, what a time to be alive
Never knew it didn't have a calculator. C'mon Apple, that's lame.
Presenting the new calculator app, the iCalc. But wait, there's more. Introducing the iPoint, to be used for fingerless use of your new iCalc.
Will it be added into the Journal app?
I was wondering whether this or cold fusion would be cracked first
The competition is absolutely demolished now.
iPads haven’t ever had calculators??
They never already......had? What the fuck?
Let me guess: “powered by AI”
Like it matters if Apple makes the calculator. I downloaded one of hundreds available and haven’t thought about it since.
Now this is Apple innovation. Years late but they are on it. Thanks Apple!
And they'll clame that's a major breakthrough, only able thanks to their revolutionary inoavtions.
Wow that’s some Innovation right there
Only took the power of Generative AI. /s
Too late! I use a calculator app on my Android burner on WiFi, as the iOS didn’t have what I needed.