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View Full Version : Yes, Another Calculator App, But There is a Twist to This One


Jeff Campbell
07-15-2010, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/13/tapbots-releases-calcbot-macheist-makes-it-cheap/' target='_blank'>http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/13/tapb...makes-it-cheap/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"taptaptap, Tapbots, and Macheist have released a very well-designed calculator app for the iPhone and iPad called Calcbot -- it's available for 99 cents right now on the App Store."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1279146995.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Yes, we have another calculator app. This one is from the folks that make Weightbot [<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=VoxLcfp5Si4&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=177776.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=3909&amp;RD_PARM1=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id293642937?mt=8" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>] and Convertbot [<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=VoxLcfp5Si4&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=177776.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=3909&amp;RD_PARM1=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id308928075?mt=8" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>], and while Calcbot costs $0.99 USD [<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=VoxLcfp5Si4&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=177776.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=3909&amp;RD_PARM1=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id376694347?mt=8" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>] for a limited time only, what you also get is a universal app for your iPhone or iPad. On top of that, Macheist is doing a <a href="http://www.macheist.com/calcbot" target="_blank">promo</a> so if you spread the word about Calcbot on Facebook, they will give you a free copy of Socialite for Mac. Socialite is a program to manage all of your social networking. A $29.00 USD program that you can get free for posting on Facebook? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me, if it's something you can use of course.</p>

encece
07-15-2010, 01:46 AM
I'll pass on both. They're really good at promoting so-so software like it's the greatest software ever. (though they do make good looking software). But still....it's a calculator!

Jeff Campbell
07-15-2010, 02:08 AM
I gave it a look to see how it all worked and if you just go to the promo page, you can get the program for free without actually buying the calculator app. I haven't really played around with Socialite yet to see if it's something I am going to keep on my laptop... I'm with you on the calculator though, I don't need another one :)

Dyvim
07-15-2010, 03:34 PM
Thanks for the tip- I got my free copy of Socialite. Not sure if I will keep it, but I'm going to test drive it for at least a week and see. Facebook, Twitter, and Google Reader all in once place could be a compelling experience. As a relative newcomer to the Mac platform, I'm always on the lookout for new software to try out. But so far, for Reader I haven't found anything I prefer over Google's own Reader website.

As far as the Calculator goes, I went ahead and spent $1 on it. I have WeightBot and ConvertBot Mini and enjoy their UI's, so I bought the Calculator "on faith". $1 isn't too much to pay if you actually use a calculator on your iPhone and appreciate the experience and find the built-in calculator lacking (I do). There are of course plenty of free alternatives in the App Store, but many are less polished.

Dyvim
07-15-2010, 03:41 PM
Ok, just spent a couple minutes actually playing around with CalcBot. Much, much better experience than the built-in Calculator. The display shows all operations for your calculation (e.g. 3+3*5+2*8%) and you can use backspace. Pull down to show a history tape and swipe left-right to switch between normal and scientific keypads all in portrait mode. And it's a universal binary I can use on my iPad (haven't tried that yet) which of course lacks a built-in Calculator.

Verdict: well worth $1.