Ratio vs Google Calculator
Written on by Ratio.
Typing a sum into Google is the fastest way to get one answer. Ratio is for when you have several: a quote, a budget, a loan, a price in another currency, all kept on one page you can come back to.
| Ratio | Google Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | An app on Mac, Windows and Linux | In the browser or the search box, nothing to install |
| Price | Free 7-day trial, then $14.99 once | Free |
| Several calculations at once | A page of lines, each with its own answer | One expression at a time |
| Names and earlier results | price = 1200 eur, prev, line references | Ans and memory keys |
| Currencies | 160+ currencies and crypto, in a line: “84 eur in usd” | Currency converter, also from the search box |
| VAT, loans, working days | Built in, in words | Search for a separate tool for each |
| Saved for later | Sheets stay on your computer | Nothing is kept |
| Offline | Yes, with the last downloaded rates | Needs a connection |
| Privacy | Runs on your computer, no account | What you type is sent to Google |
The same sums in both
One-line sums work in either. Ratio keeps going where Google stops: the next line can use the one before.
| 15% of 240 | 36 |
| 20% off 80 | 64 |
| (1200 + 340) / 4 | 385 |
| 12 inches in cm | 30.48 cm |
| price = 1200 eur | €1,200.00 |
| discount = 15% | 15% |
| price - discount | €1,020.00 |
Use Google Calculator when
You need one number once, you are on someone else's computer, or you don't want to install anything.
Use Ratio when
You do the same kind of sum again and again, want to see all the lines together, work with several currencies, or need the answer next to a label you can read tomorrow. See also Ratio vs a spreadsheet and what a notepad calculator is.
Try Ratio free for 7 days · $14.99 once, updates included
Questions
Is Ratio better than Google Calculator? For a single quick answer, Google is faster because there is nothing to open. For a set of related sums that you want to keep, name and change, Ratio is better.
Does Ratio work without internet? Yes. Calculations run on your computer, and currencies use the last downloaded rates until you are online again.
Can Ratio convert currencies like Google? Yes, in a line of text: “100 eur in usd”. It covers 160+ currencies and major cryptocurrencies.