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

Timothy Holt wrote:

Now, if the option of changing the interface to "reverse Polish Logic" was available, I would jump at it. That's how the HP calculators worked.

There are lots of other calculator options available in the App Store. PCalc has been recommended by a lot of people whose opinion I respect. It's not free but one shouldn't expect good software to be free.

Tim Millea wrote:

The new Calculator app is a terrible retrograde step.

Tell Apple your opinion (and yes, it's an opinion not a fact):

Product Feedback - Apple

Continuing to harp on it here will accomplish nothing.

I was having the same issue. I downloaded pCalc lite and it shows you the percentage amount on there before you see the total amount

Go to the App Store and search “calculator”. Scroll down until you see “Calculator %” and click the download icon.

then delete the faulty one.

pevelyn wrote:

Unfortunately when you go via the product feedback, apple don't allow you to complain about the Calculator app! Almost like they know hahah

Or, you could just put feedback under "iPhone." There are lots of built-in apps that don't have separate sections.

erohross5 wrote:

I’m with all of you. I think the new update to calculator is like “calculator for dummies”. Go back to the old version!!!

No you are NOT with all of us. If you read the thread you just added to you will see different opinions. Well, I think it’s better. No, Don’t go back to the old version. It won’t happen, however there is an update with 18.3 that you should check out.

Jayyank wrote:

If it ain’t broke…

People have been complaining about the calculator for years. Apple is never going to be able to please everyone all the time. It is apparently not your turn to be pleased with the calculator.

You can let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

And meanwhile, there are lots of better calculators available in the App Store. PCalc gets recommended quite a bit.

MoonStarstruck wrote:

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.

It's great that you want to help but it doesn't appear that you read this thread before posting. That is not a solution to the issues people were posting here. There were fundamental changes made to the Calculator app. Some of them have been walked back but some have not.

You may also want to direct your efforts to support people to threads that are still active rather than ones that have been dormant for more than than a month.

Labs4Ever47 wrote:

I agree with the others. I don’t like the new updated calculator. Needs to go back to previous calculator before update.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

Yes….Download old calculator in apps @ calculator 7th gear

As far as I now there's no way on returning to the old calculator, try to styled it simpler

It is not possible to please all of the people all the time.

PCalc is certainly not the only other calculator option. Have you spent any time exploring options? There are HP emulators, for example.

Living in the past often disappoints no matter how safe it feels. Worst downgrade since AppleWorks? Really? Now thats living in the past.

Okay, you have your opinion and that’s fine. Raging here will do nothing and this thread is not exactly setting the internet on fire and starting protest marches is it?

You have a few options here...

1. Stop using the included calculator app and find some other app that suits your needs.
2. Submit feedback in the hope something will change.
3. Continue using the included app and learn to live with it.

Is there another option you can think of other than continuing to be enraged?

On the calculator page, in the lower left corner, click the little calculator, choose basic & click off the convert

Same for MacOS Sequoia! Whoever designed the new Calculator app clearly did not understand BODMAS:

Brackets

Orders

Division

Multiplication

Addition

Subtraction

So that you could use rely upon BODMAS to get running totals. All gone.

Gone also are recent conversions which I used to use all the time.

I find the new Calculator an absolute pain.