Desmos Graphing Calculator Reviews

by @SlimKnot

I love Desmos. I really do. It’s hard to find a replacement that allows you to graph multiple functions. Right now, as I am preparing for my AP exam, I am so incredibly frustrated that I can’t hold down on the screen to identify a point of interception. In the past, this feature worked without a flaw, and now, I have to zoom very close into the graph to find the intercept myself. Please, amazing desmos engineers, fix this feature! And I will love DesmosGraphingCalculator unconditionally once more :)

by Mrsuperman171

UPDATE: export function removed. Not good. Can take a screenshot but that’s not the greatest solution. Updated to 3 stars
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loved DesmosGraphingCalculator and have used it for years to visualize business expense scheduling decisions. It’s so intuitive and is extremely easy to use. I just redownloaded it and there’s even more powerful features now that I have to try. Easily the best graphing calculator on DesmosGraphingCalculator Store.

by Anxiously Awaiting A Fix

This is less a review, and more a request for a change in features.
My dilemma is this: When entering text in a given calculation bar, it is sometimes necessary to select text to make changes. On the iPhone, this is done by tapping with a finger. Then, to continue the editing process, select the end of the text to continue typing numbers (etc. ). That puts your finger dangerously close to the “X” that will delete all of your work (when all you really wanted was your cursor at the end of the line). Perhaps switching to a “swipe to delete” setup for ridding unwanted calculations would spare those around me an avalanche of dismay?

by Shwodjcnwkaodhdbenemsk

I love Desmos, use it 100% of the time instead of the calculator app that comes with iOS. I really really want a way to hide the graph window, though, so that using it as a regular calculator is easier and takes up the whole screen

by Hardluck43

Formatting can be kind of annoying to understand sometimes. Could use some more tutorials.

Also, DO NOT SIGN IN!!! Signing in breaks DesmosGraphingCalculator ! If you sign in, you can only press one button and then DesmosGraphingCalculator becomes unresponsive. Absolutely ruinous bug.

by The Sheep Man

But the fact that it deletes everything after switching apps for more than a minute to try and get more numbers for calculations makes it really really annoying other than that it is the best option out there

by Bass-i-disco

Disclaimer: not an expert. Using a graphical calculator first time in my life. For all I care, I carry functionality with me in the same device I use to browse the web, text, call and communicate with others. As far as I can tell the functionality is super intuitive and seems to be working along with my exercises in the college level book I am reading. Terrific tool indeed!

by IndianMathGuy

We all know typing big problems takes forever and if DesmosGraphingCalculator creators can add a camera to scan the problem it would save sooooo much time. Other than that DesmosGraphingCalculator is amazing. It automatically changes from degrees to radians which is always appreciated.

by Makinzye

Me being in 9th grade starting algebra hasn’t been the easiest thing but DesmosGraphingCalculator has helped me a whole lot I’ve recommended to a friend and they said the same thing it’s amazing much easier to understand and it’s FREE in my opinion it’s the best of the best but all in all I highly highly recommend it😁

by Asdkjklsj

My math teacher LOVES Desmos, and it’s a huge help in class. Regular graphing calculators are kind of a pain for finding maxes, mins, intersections, or really any points, but desmos makes it super easy! My only thing is it would be super helpful if the graph included a point for the point of inflection. But seriously, great app!

by Bobby Brown29991

DesmosGraphingCalculator is fantastic for algebra students who don’t have a graphing calculator. I just wish it had or more simple look and give the user a quick tutorial on how to use DesmosGraphingCalculator to better understand it. Just to make it easier for beginners in algebra or difficult mathematics in general.

by Huybydt

Everything about this calculator is wonderful. It’s one the most powerful 2D calculators i’ve seen. The UI is intuitive and easy to use. The only feature i’d recommend is the ability to enter polar equations in more than just r= form.

by MGA Student

DesmosGraphingCalculator is wonderful and a large part of why I don’t hate math and now actually understand what I’m doing. I can check my answers agents the original problem to check my solution and through messing around changing signs in an equation I am been able to visualize equations that would otherwise be as number soup to me.

I can’t wait for possible future updates it would be useful to be able to have an option to see the center points of conic figures as well as the foci. This is a great app and well made and I hope to see future improvements such as this.

by ChaosRises99

I was forced to download DesmosGraphingCalculator and I despise every second of it. I have no free will and am being forced to write a review for 5 stars. I cannot believe that I have to help boost DesmosGraphingCalculator with a five star. It is hot garbage and can go die in a hole. I will delightfully delete DesmosGraphingCalculator when summer comes because I hate it with a burning passion :)

by Barnibus Pipinpadaloxicopolis

Love everything about DesmosGraphingCalculator. I’ve used the browser version since middle school and the second I had a smartphone I was using DesmosGraphingCalculator.
I’ve been using this for years all through getting my ME degree and into my job as an engineer. I’ve even used it to keep track of things during game night with the family!
Every once in a while I might notice a feature missing but without fail that feature appears in the next update.

Love DesmosGraphingCalculator , love the developers. Honestly not too sure how DesmosGraphingCalculator is free but I sure am glad it is for all of those students in need.

5/5

by Rambo8649

After trying all the different graphing calculator apps available here I finally ran into Desmos this week. I can’t believe it, DesmosGraphingCalculator is awesome for my calculus work, better than any of the paid calculators here. My only suggestion would be a floating input panel, because when using on an iPad in portrait view, the input is at the very bottom and very small.

by Cllayyboii

DesmosGraphingCalculator is amazing, I use it all the time and its pure calculating power along with its saving graphs feature is why I’ve never even thought of deleting it ever.

But here’s a small tip for all of you reading this:

It may seem that there is no antiderivative feature, but that’s actually wrong. To be fair, you’ve got to know a bit of calculus to know this one, but it’s a simple trick.

To get antiderivatives, you’ll need to utilize the first fundamental theorem of calculus, which says:
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∫f(x)dx=∫f(t)dt
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Where a can be any constant.

So if ya need indefinite integrals of functions, use that format. Don’t worry about the value of a. Remember that a +C is added at the end of each antiderivative because it is not needed to calculate regular derivatives.

by Crackerpot

the calculator is great but the thing i love most about DesmosGraphingCalculator is how little storage it takes up. it’s like it’s not even there. i wish developers would focus on this more, since apple started messing with our ability to relieve storage space by transferring files off our several-hundred dollar iphones, pushing us towards paying more for their icloud service instead. thanks for this easy app!

by Mutterbafoonnn

This is the best graphing app on the store however updates containing new features are scarce. I think support for more greek letters as variables would be great, as well as an option to whether, for example, π or e are treated as constants or variables. The Lambert W Function would be awesome (F⁻¹(xe^x)) and also the Riemann Zeta Function (convergence of sum of 1/n^x from n=0 to infinity). The ability to put minuses and plusses in subscript. The addition of the gamma constant ~0.577 and the omega constant which is the principle solution to 1 = xe^x.

by A_Bad_Word

I’m a university math student and as such, I’ve had a deep appreciation for Desmos since I downloaded it in high school. The incredible amount of functionality in DesmosGraphingCalculator is truly what sets it apart from anything else I’ve ever used. From implicit curves to parametric equations, from multi variable integrals to combinations/permutations. As it is, Desmos registers f(x,y)=g(x,y) as an implicit curve and even r=f(θ) as a polar curve. The one thing that would make DesmosGraphingCalculator unstoppable would be the ambitious feat of registering complex numbers. If this is ever accomplished, I think I may die.

by Mags_Mags

Maybe I'm incompetent, but when you're dividing things in DesmosGraphingCalculator and it's in a decimal form there's no option to turn it into a fraction like on the website. It's a little irritating, but other than that it works great.

by 828335

First of, it really makes me mad how they just made 2 black strips on top and bottom for iPhone X. Next, I’m very disappointed it offers no support for complex numbers. It is missing many other important things in advanced math, like vectors.

by Dolphindrewgames

Only issues I notice are that graphs don’t always sync from your computer to your phone, and shifting the cursor left and right is pretty slow (tap once to move, rather than hold to move faster). Other than that, desmos is a very useful graphing calculator app!

by Nathansvee

Disclaimer: not an expert. Using a graphical calculator first time in my life. For all I care, I carry functionality with me in the same device I use to browse the web, text, call and communicate with others. As far as I can tell the functionality is super intuitive and seems to be working along with my exercises in the college level book I am reading. Terrific tool indeed!

by Ali Ghasemian

It is a great app for graphing. I had searched a lot and tried so many apps until I found this one. I have been using it for a few years now, and it has always been handy. It helps me to get a better understanding of functions. I also have it on my iPad!

by Recon798

DesmosGraphingCalculator is great, and I would highly recommend it. That being said, it would be great to have an option to change the keyboard size. Right now it is almost unusable small.

by Kukugkug

I’ve been trying various graphing calculator apps. This is the best one I’ve found. The online tutorials are great. There is so much functionality built in that I would highly recommend reviewing the tutorials. My search for a Calc is over.

by NovaStorm93

It is leagues beyond traditional calculators in schools, TI-73, TI-84, TI-83 are all nothing compared to this FREE phone app. It can make and hold simple variables, graph almost anything, and has easy to understand messages to show errors. It is the only calculator I trust to make and manage phone calls.

by Master Of The TRUTH

DesmosGraphingCalculator works pretty great considering my middle school math teacher told me to get it. I only know how to do a couple of things tho, since I’m only in algebra 1 advanced, so idk if some higher level things work or not.