36 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2019
MACUSER REVIEW: SOULVER 3much for everyday use. You can hover
over a result, click the Round icon (≈),
which lets you adjust to the degree of
precision you need.
The latest version lets you
collect Soulver files into a kind
of notebook, so you can move
among them through a sidebar
and organize them as well. It
also makes it easier to find
projects you’ve worked on.
The revision isn’t without
bumps for previous users,
such as this reviewer, as
Soulver’s developer replaced
the underlying third-party
math engine with a superior
one that’s still a work in
progress for some outlying
features, like data units.
However, through micro-releases in
version 3.0 and a major 3.1 release, my
concerns were answered.
A few features remain absent. The
precision adjustment above
could be set as a default for all
new calculations in Soulver 2
and then be overriden where
desired; the developer said it’s
slated in a future release of
version 3. Line numbering is
missing as well, but slated for
future addition.BOTTOM LINE
For freeform calculation entry,
especially converting units and
calculating currencies, Soulver
provides answers with little
effort and great flexibility. ■mmmmh
Soulver 3
PROS- Ease of entry for common
kinds of calculations. - Converts currency using
regularly updated
exchange rates. - Added solving for
proportions and more
solve-as-you-say-it
methods.
CONS - Missing a few useful
features found in version 2.
PRICE
$20
COMPANY
Acqualia
A scrub feature lets you test different input values by dragging.