Pip Calculator is a utility for forex traders to determine pip values based on trade size and currency pairs on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Traders use the tool to remove the manual friction of calculating risk per trade, but the current lack of feature updates limits its utility for advanced risk assessment.
For Forex traders requiring quick risk assessment and pip value calculations for their positions.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates the monetary value of a pip based on account currency, currency pair, and trade size inputs.
Allows selection of account currency and currency pairs for risk management calculations.
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies entirely on ad-inventory generated by utility-focused sessions.
Velocity
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Pip Calculator has entered a zombie state, with no new feature builds or updates released in the last 422 days. The development activity has ceased entirely, as the latest release was a minor maintenance update that provided only generic bug fixes and performance improvements. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational activity for this application.
Who built it?
alpinetic
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate the pip value calculation tool provides accurate and fast results for currency pair trading sessions and simple and straightforward interface design allows traders to perform quick calculations without unnecessary complexity, but report the application fails to launch or crashes on startup following the latest update for many users.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The pip value calculation tool provides accurate and fast results for currency pair trading sessions
- Simple and straightforward interface design allows traders to perform quick calculations without unnecessary complexity
- The application fails to launch or crashes on startup following the latest update for many users
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Pip Calculator
How's the Finance market?
Pip Calculator maintains a 4.63 rating on iOS and 3.8 on Android, but the 422-day gap since the last update signals a lack of competitive investment [1, 2].
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Pip Calculator
Where is it heading?
The forex utility market is consolidating around tools that offer integrated risk management beyond simple pip values. Pip Calculator's maintenance-only posture and recent stability regressions leave it exposed to more responsive rivals, which will likely lead to further rating erosion and user churn.
- The 422-day release gap indicates a maintenance-only posture, which leaves the app vulnerable to competitors with active update cadences.
- Launch failures post-update erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
The SWOT
- Simple interface design allows traders to perform quick calculations without unnecessary complexity.
- Core calculation logic provides accurate results for currency pair trading sessions.
- Expansion into volatile currencies and commodities would address top user feature requests.
- Integration of stop loss and take profit metrics would increase session depth for active traders.
Next best moves
Rebuild launch sequence because launch failures are the top complaint theme → restore daily active habit
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's simplicity is its primary retention lever…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app remains in a maintenance-only state with no new features or performance improvements. The primary change is a more critical framing of the 422-day development freeze in the competitive outlook and SWOT analysis.
Bottom line
Pip Calculator serves a niche need for quick pip calculations, but the current stability regressions and lack of feature updates erode its utility. Addressing launch failures would stabilize the user base, while adding stop loss metrics would increase its value to active traders.
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