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This is the new version of Calcumator. As you can see, there has been a subtle but important change in its user interface: the top navigation bar is now on the bottom and it doesn’t scroll with the other page content. In the previous version, we had quite a bit of trouble with the limited screen real estate (especially when the virtual keyboard was visible) that lead to Calcumator hiding the nav bar in landscape mode. By moving the bar to the bottom, we make a lot better use of screen that real estate now by maximizing the area available for displaying calculations.

Beautiful Conversions!

But of course the most awesome change is the shiny new converter. Calcumator now allows you to convert between lots of unit systems wherever you need it: distances, masses, areas, energies, pressures, speeds, and temperatures at the tip of your finger. True to the Calcumator concept, the results of conversions are kept in a visual log history where you can access and reload them.

Dropping Android Support

As of version 1.1, I have decided to go iOS only for now. There are several reasons for this. Foremost, the Android version never got any significant traction. I never felt comfortable with the Android Calcumator (that’s why it was available for free to begin with), there are just too many different handsets and I’m certain that the app doesn’t work correctly on a lot of them. Lastly, making a separate Android version takes a lot of time and effort – effort that I right now think is more wisely spent on making the iOS versions rock even more.

What’s In The Future?

I’m certain that future versions of Calcumator will include graphing and formula solving capabilities. Not certain when they’ll be out, but I’m working on it

> Get Calcumator 1.1 on the Apple App Store

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