Stock Calculators, a small finance utility for iPhone and iPad, is free on the App Store for a limited time. The tip site 流動日報 New Mobile Life puts the normal price at US $0.99, while the App Store listing itself now shows it as free. No end date has been stated.
What you get
The app collects four calculators in one place. According to the App Store listing, they cover:
- Stock Return: the amount and percentage of a gain or loss, with “what-if” scenarios to see how far a price has to move before you cut a loss or take a gain.
- Dividend Yield: a yield worked out from quarterly dividend payments, which you can compare with bank interest, bonds and similar options.
- Beta: how a stock moves in relation to the market, used to gauge risk and potential returns.
- P/E Ratio: a price-to-earnings check on whether a stock looks undervalued, fairly priced or overvalued.
These are plain arithmetic tools. The app does not tell you what to buy or sell, and this article does not either.
Platforms, privacy and catches
The developer is listed as H Valeur, with a copyright line to PriceCalculator.org. The app needs iOS 16.0 or later on iPhone and iPadOS 16.0 or later on iPad. The page also lists Mac (macOS 13.0 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later) and Apple Vision (visionOS 1.0 or later), but marks the app as designed for iPad and not verified for macOS. It is a small download, and the interface is in English only.
The developer says the app has no subscription fees, in-app purchases, tracking or ads. Its privacy label states that no data is collected, although Apple notes that this information is provided by the developer and has not been verified by Apple.
The catch is the rating. At the time of writing the listing showed 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings. One reviewer said the fields clear themselves every time the app is reopened, which is annoying if you switch to another app to look up a figure. That is one user’s report, not a confirmed bug.
How to get it
- Open the App Store on an iPhone or iPad running a supported version.
- Search for Stock Calculators by H Valeur, or use the link on the official listing.
- Check that the price button says Get rather than a price, then download it.
The price can change back at any time, since no end date has been given. Once downloaded to your Apple account, the app stays on your account like any other free download.
What it means for readers in Canada and the US
The only price quoted by the sources is US $0.99 for the usual price. A Canadian dollar price was not given, so check the listing in your own App Store region. If the button shows Get, the app costs nothing there. For anyone who tracks a handful of holdings and likes to check a yield or a P/E figure by hand, a free calculator is a low-risk addition, though a spreadsheet does the same job.
