# NumWorks calculator

9 Hacker News commenters recommended NumWorks calculator and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for its interface on stats and graphing and for a reasonable price. Common caveat: some find it underpowered.

## Why people recommend it

- Good UX, preferred over TI and HP (2 comments): "the UX on NumWorks calculators is completely a game changer, especially with stats and graphing questions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980692)) "Numworks is so much better. According to kids that have access to Ti and HP graphing calculators." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980256))
- Open source, supports upstart makers (2 comments): "I was happy when the "open source" NumWorks was released" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154608)) "I'm happy to support upstarts such as NumWorks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154720))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Texas Instruments TI-84 Evo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ti-84-evo.md): 41 recommend
- [TI-89 calculator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ti-89-calculator.md): 31 recommend
- [TI-83 Plus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ti-83-calculator.md): 21 recommend
- [Desmos](https://hackerapproved.com/p/desmos.md): 15 recommend
- [TI-85 calculator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ti-85-calculator.md): 11 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NumWorks+graphing+calculator&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.numworks.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NumWorks calculator", https://hackerapproved.com/p/numworks-calculator/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).