# Desmos Scientific Calculator

> Move beyond arithmetic with the Desmos scientific calculator!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.desmos.scientific](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.desmos.scientific)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.desmos.scientific`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Desmos Inc
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 1,281,976
- **Rating:** 4.39 / 5 (2,275 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.57.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2018-10-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 5.23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.desmos.scientific)
- **Website:** [http://www.desmos.com](http://www.desmos.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.desmos.com/privacy](http://www.desmos.com/privacy)

## Description

The Desmos Scientific Calculator offers students and professionals a powerful math tool that goes beyond basic arithmetic. Featuring a range of functions including trigonometry, statistics, combinatorics, and more, this calculator allows users to define and evaluate custom functions effortlessly. It's built on the same advanced engine as Desmos's graphing calculator but focuses on a streamlined, user-friendly interface ideal for quick scientific calculations.

Designed to support universal math literacy, the calculator works offline and keeps all expressions visible, enhancing user understanding and workflow. Features like variable assignment, an automatic answer memory key, and support for both radians and degrees make it an indispensable resource. Completely free, this extension is perfect for anyone looking to perform complex calculations with ease and precision.

## Rankings

- #59,148 — Overall
- #20 — graph

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.desmos.scientific.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Desmos Scientific as a reliable, easy-to-use calculator especially useful for students and SAT prep with a clean UI. Repeated complaints center on the small/unusable keypad and keyboard support, inability to select/copy formulas or move the cursor easily, missing persistent history, several absent functions (log/ln, roots, floor/mod), and requests for a dark theme.

### Pros

- Trusted, powerful Desmos engine — seen as a high-quality calculator by many users
- Simple, clean UI and good visuals; easy to use
- Popular for students and SAT/homework use; helpful learning tool
- Responsive/quick for basic calculations (many reviews call it reliable)

### Cons

- On-screen keypad is small or unusable for some; external/Bluetooth keyboard support and unexpected keyboard pop-up on app switch reported
- Cannot select, copy/paste, or easily move the cursor within long formulas
- No persistent history (history lost after restart)
- Missing some built-in functions (users reported lack of log/ln, nth-root/cube-root issues, floor, mod, etc.)
- No system dark theme toggle (multiple requests for dark mode)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.desmos.scientific)