Daily Mac App: Soulver

Soulver, which has billed itself in the past as a "plain English" calculator, has been around for the past few years as a complex calculator with a simple interface.
To use Soulver, type in a math question as you would write it out on paper. Soulver provides the answer as you're typing, ranging from simple math and currency conversions to complex problems. The awesome thing about Soulver is that you also can type in words and Soulver knows what you're talking about. What to know how many miles are in 100 meters? Type "100 meters in miles" and you'll find it's roughly .06 of a mile.
Soulver can keep track of stocks as well, but you have to program the app first. Once your preferences are set, tell Soulver the stock symbol and it spits out the current stock price. Or, if you want to purchase ten shares of Apple stocks and you're in the UK, type in 10 AAPL in Pounds and it tells you that it's currently £2,539.02. It's not a sophisticated scientific calculator, but can do basic algebraic equations, functions and other bases.
Soulver is $24.95 and is available via the Acqualia site or through the Mac App Store. iPad and iPhone versions of Soulver also are available.
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Source: http://www.acqualia.com/soulver/
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Soulver, which has billed itself in the past as a "plain English" calculator, has been around for the past few years as a complex...
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WolframAlpha is for very very simple calculations and measurement. There is cheap & handy alternative to Soulver called Numi: getnumi.info .
February 04 2012 at 2:23 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyWell....as everybody is online anyway, why not use Wolfram Alpha for the same and more. It's free.
September 29 2011 at 10:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm a big fan of this app, and use it primarily on my desktop but also on iPad. At first glance, you may not get how it could be helpful, but I use this many times a week for work estimates, planning budgets, quick home banking stuff, helping kids with homework etc. It has replaced Excel for many things. It's easier to work out basic scenarios than a spreadsheet, once you figure out how to use simple "answer tokens" which are the same as referencing a cell.
September 29 2011 at 7:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThere's another app called AutoMathic that does the "smart calculator" thing but with more sophisticated language understanding, more built-in knowledge, and the ability to show its work. Check it out at www.automathic.info
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