NumWorks calculator
Ranked 14 of 21 calculators by recommenders
Praised for its interface on stats and graphing and for a reasonable price. Common caveat: some find it underpowered.
Praised for its interface on stats and graphing and for a reasonable price. Common caveat: some find it underpowered.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: 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
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Good UX, preferred over TI and HP
“the UX on NumWorks calculators is completely a game changer, especially with stats and graphing questions”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Ti-84 Evo” “Numworks is so much better. According to kids that have access to Ti and HP graphing calculators.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Ti-84 Evo” Open source, supports upstart makers
“I was happy when the "open source" NumWorks was released”
Comment from 15 May 2026 in “I designed a nibble-oriented CPU in Verilog to build a scientific calculator” “I'm happy to support upstarts such as NumWorks”
Comment from 15 May 2026 in “I designed a nibble-oriented CPU in Verilog to build a scientific calculator”
Other calculators people recommend
The four most recommended other calculators, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments TI-84 Evo | 41 | 53 | 44% | 4 | 10 yrs7 owners | — |
| TI-89 calculator | 31 | 8 | 79% | 8 | 28 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| HP 15C | 24 | 6 | 80% | 5 | 41 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| TI-83 Plus | 21 | 8 | 72% | 6 | 30 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NumWorks calculatorThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm happy to support upstarts such as NumWorks”
“at $125 for a calculator, you've got to really love the idea”
“I was happy when the "open source" NumWorks was released”
“maybe a little underpowered from my experience with the first NumWorks but eh idk it's a calculator”
“the UX on NumWorks calculators is completely a game changer, especially with stats and graphing questions”
“Numworks is so much better. According to kids that have access to Ti and HP graphing calculators.”
“very similar for a more reasonable price”
“The problem is that it is always discharged”
“it seems to just select & use the results of previous expressions”
“has some nice features, but not RPN.”
“before Numworks locked down their calculators and the alternative firmwares (Omega) died off”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.