- CategoryBusiness
- First releasedOctober 23, 2008
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerStone Meadow Development LLC
- Bundle IDcom.stonemeadowdevelopment.Calc12E
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issue5 Stars. “I can't tell you how often I use it, probably about as much as the phone app!" - CharlieW, President. Waterman & Company (Real Estate Investment and Development)
“This is the first 12C type calculator for the itouch that has actually made me put down my real 12C. One of the best features of this calculator is the register display where you can see what is in FV, I, PV, PMT, etc. That alone makes it worth the $14.95 price. Consider the many other features that it has over and above the real 12C and you have one sweet program here. Best of the 12C emulators out there - hands down! “ - tsinvest
It started in early 2008 with a belief that: • there was one and only one insanely great financial calculator • the iPhone is the perfect platform to bring that calculator back to life • it's not good enough to just copy the old, you have to make it better • a financial calculator is a professional tool, not a game From this mindset came Calc-12E, the first 12C emulator on the App Store. It was expensive back then ($20-$25) and compared to a game it still is because, well, you usually get what you pay for. Specifically:
Foremost, if the math isn't right in the corner cases I can't trust the calculator. Calc-12E's algorithms were written for iOS by a (the?) key member of the original 12C development team who incorporated his solutions to the quirks in financial computation that historically tripped up lesser implementations. There are reasons the 12C was the absolute best, and Calc-12E draws directly on that heritage. While the original did what it could, 1980s technology made many features difficult, impractical or impossible to use. Calc-12E pioneered the following innovations to address shortcomings: • you can always see what's in the financial registers (and stack if you choose) so you have instant assurance that you've entered your data correctly. This feature has been copied by nearly every emulator on the App Store, for good reason. • visual cash flow editing radically eases how you deal with cash flows... believe it or not it is actually easy to manipulate cash flows with Calc-12E. There's a demo on YouTube, search for Calc12E. • Investment mode allows you to simultaneously evaluate metrics on up to three cash flow scenarios at a time. You can compare cash flows side-by-side AND because of visual cash flow editing you can play what-if games • the results of some calculations need to "leave the phone" to be useful. Amortization schedules, leasing terms, bond yields... everything can be sent via email using customizable templates Finally, a professional tool receives continuing support and updates. It does not nag you to rate it, it does not invite you to pay to get more. It does not crash. Check out Calc-12E's version history and reviews of previous versions. This is a live, supported app with tens of thousands of long term customers and I have never charged for an upgrade or cloaked features behind ads or paywalls. It's not ethical at this level (in my humble opinion!).
When you buy Calc-12E you get my best (and evolving!) rendition of the most popular handheld calculator ever made. It's core (the math) comes from the same mind as your trusty original and to that foundation you get usability advances that actually enhance the overall tool.
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Archived Reviews
8 of 25Format issues of the keypad area on the iPad Pro.
I have an iPhone 8 Plus running IOS 11. If I’m listening to an stream of audio and/video, the stream stops 90% of the time when starting your app. If I pull down the control center the play/pause button needs to be pressed play to start the streaming again.
I have never used a financial calculator before, but my current finance class practically requires it. I figured at this price it was worth it to try and it works great. The interface is easy to use and so far it has done everything I need it to.
I have used an HP12C for many years and can't live with out it. I really don't like the portrait layout at all. I know you can just rotate it but it's slow, even on my iPhone5. Please add an option to turn this off in settings. I can't imagine anyone that uses a 12c all the time actually wanting portrait for any reason. Fix that and I give it 5 stars.
Updated for iPhone 5 layout
Visual cash flows, ability to see what's in the financial registers or the stack (!), buttons that support the retina display... This is a version of the venerable 12C for modern times. Great job!
Apps come and go, so many are simply a fad. After over a year, I'm still using the 12E daily. Stone Meadow Dev, I can't thank you enough! The negative reviews here are strange, I've found this calc to be better than the HP version. MANY more features, read the rest of my review below. I'm preparing for the CFP exam. I've been testing the 12e, using it in all my test prep work. It's matched the 12C out to four decimal points on all problems! I love this ap, so great getting instant results and for time-value problems, it's so smart, having all values visible. AMAZING AP!! THANK YOU!!!
This was one of the first Apps I bought for my iPhone. It was the HP-12C, original classic and although the iPad upgrade wasn't very exciting it worked. The latest update coverts it to a 12E? What is that? I tried switching it back to the Traditional layout, but it isn't a 12C. I wonder how many others bought something from this company and then got 'upgraded' to something completely different.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.