QtOctave is described as 'Front-end for . Octave is a high-level language for numerical computations, like MATLAB' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to QtOctave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best QtOctave alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QtOctave are MATLAB, SMath Studio, Xcos and DomainMathIDE.
Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with MATLAB . It is part of the GNU Project. It is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
High-level environment supporting numerical computation, visualization, matrix operations, algorithm development, custom interfaces, integration with external languages, symbolic and model-based simulation, and specialized toolboxes for fields like engineering.
qtoctave (RSVP) added gui building to octave. Matlab has GUIDE GUI builder built in. So not an equivalent of qtoctave but of octave (with QTOctave as a plugin)
SMath Studio is a math program with 'paper'-like interface and numerous computing features. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. SMath Studio includes integrated mathematical reference book.
Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.
It is an IDE. When they say the word GUI they just mean that it is a full fledged IDE with all the bells and whistles of an ide, like code coloring and a console or project files and folders window. QtOctave on the other hand is A Visual GUI BUILDER for allowing a developer to CREATE visual dashboards and control panels as a front end for their Octave apps.
Derive 6.1: Powerful system for doing symbolic and numeric mathematics. This application is no longer available or supported.
Anoc allows you to create and manage Octave projects directly on your Android device and generate the result and plots by using the Octave service available at verbosus.com
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QTOctave is a complementory plugin for octave. So it USES Octave and in fact works only if octave is installed and running. So no - Octave is NOT an alternative to QTOctave although the two are related to each other and reminiscent of each other.