Math Notepad
Shares rank 6 of 7 calculator apps by recommenders
A free browser calculator that keeps your expressions after refreshing or navigating away. The most common caveat is that it handles large numbers poorly.
A free browser calculator that keeps your expressions after refreshing or navigating away. The most common caveat is that it handles large numbers poorly.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Expressions persist after refresh or navigation
“It looks like it also uses local storage - so if you navigate away and come back (or just refresh the page) all of your expressions are still there.”
Comment from 7 Mar 2026 in “Math Notepad”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Limited handling of large numbers
“handling large numbers is pretty limited”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “Math Notepad”
Other calculator apps people recommend
The four most recommended other calculator apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpeedCrunch | 13 | 7 | 65% | 4 | — | — |
| Windows Calculator | 9 | 34 | 21% | 5 | — | — |
| Qalculate | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Can I Run AI locally? | 9 | 14 | 39% | 1 | — | — |
| Math NotepadThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It looks like it also uses local storage - so if you navigate away and come back (or just refresh the page) all of your expressions are still there.”
“handling large numbers is pretty limited”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.