Decision Workspace
smartcalc-tui vs helix-calc vs qcalc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
smartcalc-tui
growingv1.0.8
Terminal UI for erhanbaris/smartcalc
53
helix-calc
stablev1.4.3
Reverse Polish Notation calculator in a terminal app.
42
qcalc
growingv0.15.3
qcalc is a simple but effective terminal calculator for quick access and ease of use. It supports history of expressions, built-in functions and stored variables
Core Metrics
| smartcalc-tui | helix-calc | qcalc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 53 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 4.4K | 41.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1447d ago | 36d ago | 217d ago |
| Age | 4y | 1y | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
smartcalc-tui
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
helix-calc
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
qcalc
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smartcalc-tui | helix-calc | qcalc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.8 | 1.4.3 | 0.15.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 39KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.8% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •helix-calc leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qcalc has the most downloads (41.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ smartcalc-tui has not been updated in over a year.
- •qcalc is pre-1.0 — API may change.