Should I call the basic calculator app on iPhone 電卓app or 計算機app?


I just fired-up the basic calculator app on an iPhone. Is that called 電卓app or
計算機app?

Were I to get a more sophisticated app that calculated stuff like logarithms,
would the name change?




The official calculator app [was called 計算機](https://support.apple.com/ja-
jp/guide/iphone/iph1ac0b5cc/ios), although it looks like it is no longer
installed by default. People use these words interchangeably, and I suppose
the majority of people do not even remember which is the official name of the
default app. The calculator pre-installed on Windows is called 電卓, and so is
the calculator installed on my Android phone.

Strictly speaking, 電卓 and 計算機 are not exactly the same. 電卓 only refers to that
small gadget you can buy even at a 100円ショップ, whereas 計算機 technically also
includes PCs, mainframes and supercomputers. However, although "sophisticated"
ones are basically called 計算機, 関数電卓 has been established as a set phrase, and
even iOS's 計算機 has a mode called 関数電卓. So if you want something like the one
below, it's usually called 関数電卓 rather than 関数計算機.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nvuR9m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nvuR9m.png)




The official calculator app [was called 計算機](https://support.apple.com/ja-
jp/guide/iphone/iph1ac0b5cc/ios), although it looks like it is no longer
installed by default. People use these words interchangeably, and I suppose
the majority of people do not even remember which is the official name of the
default app. The calculator pre-installed on Windows is called 電卓, and so is
the calculator installed on my Android phone.

Strictly speaking, 電卓 and 計算機 are not exactly the same. 電卓 only refers to that
small gadget you can buy even at a 100円ショップ, whereas 計算機 technically also
includes PCs, mainframes and supercomputers. However, although "sophisticated"
ones are basically called 計算機, 関数電卓 has been established as a set phrase, and
even iOS's 計算機 has a mode called 関数電卓. So if you want something like the one
below, it's usually called 関数電卓 rather than 関数計算機.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nvuR9m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nvuR9m.png)

