Calculator App Issues in iOS 18

Quite literally the most pointless change to what was a decent working calculator - it is now utterly unuseable. It’s like a child’s speak and spell.

Once more pointless and unnecessary changes ruining a once great app.

why change it if it worked? It’s like it was designed by someone who never actually uses a calculator. 😡

Please can someone at Apple please add this functionality back to the calculator app, this is something I use very regularly, for compounding over months or years as part of my job.

thank you

Absolutely hate this new calculator. Use it to balance my bank statement. It was so easy to use before. Am I going to have to go out and buy a basic calculator when I have this beautiful iPhone 14 Pro Max? Help! 😡

Please get rid of the scientific notation default for million dollar numbers. The calculator app was great until now. Can I go back to IOS17?

After adding numbers and getting a seven-digit result - say, 1,234,567 - and copying that result in Calculator, if I then paste it into Notes or Messages, it pastes as 1.23457e6. This has never happened before, and I can find no way to make it paste as a seven-digit number. Very frustrating.

I agree. I was working on my budget and the calculator kept rounding up the total. Why 😩

Same here. I downloaded another basic calculator

MichaelHighland wrote:

Please can someone at Apple please add this functionality back to the calculator app, this is something I use very regularly, for compounding over months or years as part of my job.

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, you may want to take a look at the third-party PCalc. It's not free but it is very highly regarded.

DaveSic wrote:

When I multiply 80 times 175,000 the answer is 1.4e7

what the heck is that?

Scientific notation shorthand. 1.4 times 10 to the 7th power, or 14,000,000.

Just add zeros to the right, then move the decimal point 7 digits to the right. Basic 7th grade science and math.

There was a earlier threat about the in iOS 18 calculator a few weeks ago that some one posted and showed that calculator was inaccurate. I did the same on the Mac and it was correct.

Here is the thread.

ios18 calculator not accurate - Apple Community

Sloading wrote:

Not sure how well Apple iPhone reps monitor and consider this content, but I would suggest that everyone also send input to the iPhone User Feedback page. This calculator downgrade is something they need to hear about until they decide to fix it. Feedback - iPhone - Apple

I AM sure how well Apple iPhone reps monitor ASC: Not at all. The only people who monitor ASC are moderators, and even they don’t read every post, and they certainly don’t read for feedback. I know because once you reach level 6 you can chat with the ASC administrators directly.

And someone got a promotion for it. Love big-tech's customer focus.

Don't bother using the Calculator in iOS 18. It gives you wrong numbers for totals. The Calculator on Mac's are accurate.

Yes yes yes. Did they hand over calculator design to a math-anxious second grader? My very first pocket calculator (which cost me $59 in 1980 dollars!!) had more functions and a more usable interface than this. At the very least, it should have:

-option to display calculations as we go, like an adding machine tape, for checking back on a sequence of operations

-suddenly need to press = EVERY TIME when adding a column of numbers

-changing to scientific notation without user request to do so

lame, lame, lame. Anyone who uses a calculator would know better. Hey, did AI design it??

now I have to go find my 3d party app I deleted, all excited, when Apple announced there would be a calculator in iPadOS 18 😠

Nanalsh wrote:

Why is it when you do an upgrade (iOS 18.1.1) that’s for security issue you mess with everything else? I.e. calculator, calendar and photos to name a few!!!

No one participating in this forum messed with anything. You can let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Also, iOS 18.1.1 didn't bring any changes that I'm aware of to Photos, Calendar or Calculator. All of the major changes were made with the release of iOS 18.0.

You might consider spending some time learning how to use Photos. It's actually quite customizable.

Photos - Official Apple Support

If you don't like the current calculator, try a third party calculator. PCalc gets good reviews by forum members. You can also find hundreds of third-party calendars, one of which might better meet your needs. I like Fantastical. Week Cal has lots of great features.