Digital Slide Rule

Name: Digital Slide Rule
Rating: 3.75 (89 reviews)
Author: The Animated Software Company

By: The Animated Software Company

Virtual fully functional straight, circular, spiral & cylindrical slide rules!

Features & Capabilities

Digital Slide Rule is a comprehensive virtual calculator replicating traditional straight, circular, spiral, and cylindrical slide rules used extensively for 400+ years. This Chrome extension combines historical slide rule functionality with modern digital enhancements, like color options and numeric displays, for precise and easy calculations right in your browser.

Ideal for enthusiasts, students, and professionals alike, Digital Slide Rule offers dozens of scales and features impossible on physical slide rules. It includes an interactive slideshow showcasing famous antique slide rules and allows zoom, rotate, and quick reset actions. While resource-intensive, it runs best on larger devices to enjoy all detailed workings and beautiful interfaces. Experience the elegance of a classic tool reimagined for the digital age with Digital Slide Rule.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Programming

By:

The Animated Software Company

Downloads:

14,329 2

Rating:

3.75

(89)

Version:

4.06.06 Last updated: 2017-10-28

Creation date:

2016-05-06

Publisher country:

Email:

rh*****@animatedsoftware.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-01

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# 475,862 ▼ 1,371

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Developed by:

The Animated Software Company

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.DigitalSlideRule20160505A

Email:

rh*****@animatedsoftware.com

Website:

http://www.animatedsoftware.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate the app's detailed features, including rare slide rule scales and high-quality animations, along with its educational and nostalgic appeal. It works well on modern devices and offers flexibility with storage. However, many report sluggish performance on older phones, cumbersome controls, and difficulties with zoom and precision. Ads are a common annoyance due to the absence of a no-ads version. Some scale inaccuracies and challenges in mimicking physical slide rule manipulation detract from the experience.

Pros

Highly detailed and includes rare scales like 'P' and 'Q' for solving Pythagorean theorem.
Exceptionally good graphics and smooth animations enhancing user experience.
Educational and nostalgic value, serving as a nice historical lesson on slide rules.
Supports moving the app to external SD memory, helping with device storage management.
Functions well on newer Android devices, providing reliable performance without lag.

Cons

Performance issues on older or less powerful devices causing sluggishness and input lag.
User interface can be cumbersome and impractical, with tricky controls and suboptimal zooming.
Lack of a paid option to remove ads, which many users find intrusive.
Screen sensitivity makes it difficult to align scales precisely compared to physical slide rules.
Some inaccuracies in certain scales (like exp(.001x) log log scale) reducing reliability.

Recent reviews

Great

Mu*****, 2023-04-02

Every slide rule is animated. App can be moved to external SD memory. It even includes the rather rare "P" and "Q" scales, which solves for the Pythagorean theorem: Let P = 3, and Q = 4. Then P x Q = 5. With android smart phone models introduced after Jan 1, 2020, the sluggishness problem, related to computing new values, is now non-existent. I would gladly pay a fee to remove the ads.