iHP48

Name: iHP48
Rating: 4.6 (298 reviews)
Author: Alexis Lorca

By: Alexis Lorca

The classic HP48 improved

Features & Capabilities

iHP48 revives the legendary HP48 calculator as a free, improved emulator. It supports HP38, HP39, HP48, HP49, and HP50 models, delivering the classic calculator experience with a modern interface and broad compatibility.

Explore a rich library of Calculator Packages, Skins, ROMs, and utilities like Meta Kernel and QPI. It also offers internal File Manager, object handling, and easy file management across devices, all without hidden costs.

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By:

Alexis Lorca

Rating:

4.60

(298) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.9 Last updated: 2024-11-17

Version code:

870155330

Creation date:

2021-01-25

Compatible devices:

Size:

5.71MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

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# 97,673 ▲ 172

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Developed by:

Alexis Lorca

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ihp48/id1549608953

Website:

https://thinkchile.com/iHP48

User Reviews

The iHP48 app is praised as a faithful HP-48 emulator with strong nostalgia value and daily usability. Users appreciate easy customization, ROM/skin options, and its portability for on‑the‑go work. However, stability and input reliability are recurring concerns, with frequent crashes, slowdowns post‑iOS 18, display issues on some devices, and keystroke/mapping problems. Overall, it’s among the best HP-48 emulators on iOS, but stability improvements and input reliability are needed.

Pros

Faithful HP-48 parity (look, feel, and functionality) with authentic hardware emulation across skins.
Nostalgic appeal combined with daily usability; fast and practical compared to other calculator apps.
Extensive customization and ROM/skin support enabling easy loading of configurations and apps.
Portable on iPhone/iPad, letting users work on the go without the physical calculator.

Cons

Frequent, random crashes and freezes; stability is a major concern across devices.
Performance slowdowns after iOS 18 update, with typing lag and missed keystrokes.
Display issues on some devices (blank screens or no display) hindering use.
Input reliability problems (keystrokes occasionally missed; keyboard mapping limited on MacOS).

Recent reviews

This is a phenomenal emulator. I use an HP48GX daily for my engineering work, and have lots of customization - KEYMAN, UNITMAN, lots of applications loaded, etc. This emulator allows you to load up any of these customizations very easily - more easily than on the real hardware in fact. I do manage to crash it frequently when messing around with the applications and configuration in various ports, but it usually restarts back within a couple of actions. Overall I’m super impressed with this and use it all the time when I don’t have the real thing at hand.

by ji*****, 2026-03-25

Well developed calculator, works just like my old HP48 in school.

by Wo*****, 2026-01-21

Really great port of the emulator to MacOS. However, there is zero support for the keyboard. The basics should be mapped like the letters, numbers, and arrow keys at a minimum. For bonus, map the ‘~’ to alpha key, +,-,*,/, ‘on’ to ‘esc’, ‘<-‘ to left shift, ‘->’ to right shift, and ‘backspace’ to ‘delete’ key.