Nanny Paycheck Calculator vs PayCal+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nanny Paycheck Calculator
Easily manage household payroll and nanny taxes. Track hours, calculate wages and taxes, and generate professional pay stubs. Offers step-by-step guidance for legal compliance and an affordable alternative to payroll services.
- Time and hour tracking
- Payroll tax calculation
- Paystub and paycheck generation
- Record keeping and reports
- Step-by-step guidance
- Affordable alternative to payroll services
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Simplify Household Payroll & Nanny Taxes in 2026 Guidance to pay your nanny, caregiver, housekeeper or other household employee legally — without confusion or costly payroll services. Nanny Paycheck Calculator helps you track hours, calculate wages and taxes, and generate accurate paychecks and pay stubs right from your device. Perfect for: * Parents & families hiring nannies or sitters * DIY household employers who want transparency * Anyone who wants to save time, frustration, and money compared to full-service payroll providers The Nanny Paycheck Calculator provides: * Time & Hour Tracking - Track regular, overtime, and bonus hours with ease. * Payroll Tax Calculator - Federal and state withholding calculations based on current tax rules (updated for 2025/2026). * Paystub & Paycheck Generator - Create professional pay stubs and email them directly to yourself or your employee. * Record Keeper & Reports - Quarterly and yearly summaries you need for year-end filings and reporting. * Step-by-Step Guidance - Clear instructions on how to handle nanny taxes and comply with household employer responsibilities. * Affordable Alternative - Avoid expensive payroll services. Keep control and save money while staying compliant. Learn the steps you need to take in order to pay your nanny legally to save a fortune over a full service payroll providers. Developed as an affordable solution for on the go parents by on the go parents. Start your free trial subscription today! In-App Purchases: • Paycheck Nanny offers a $7.99/month auto-renewing subscription to be able to create and email unlimited pay stubs. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Try risk free with free trial period! • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Visit us at https://www.paychecknanny.com Terms of Use: https://www.paychecknanny.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.paychecknanny.com/privacy.html
PayCal+
This app helps you estimate your weekly earnings by inputting hours and wage. It tracks expenses, savings, and provides visual graphs of your financial data. Choose between a one-time purchase or a subscription for full access.
- Paycheck calculation and estimation
- Expense and extra tracking
- Saved paycheck history
- Financial graphs and charts
- Multiple app themes (Pro)
- Customizable expense categories (Pro)
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Paycheck Calculator An app to calculate your weekly paychecks. An estimate of how much you'll earn. 3 Main Functions: 1. Calculation/Estimate (Basic purchase or Basic subscription required) * Can input hour & wage to get resulting estimation. * Can input manually and even add a loss percentage. * Can add expenses or extras. * The app will automatically calculate how much will remain (or not, whatever you prefer). * Ability to save/archive paycheck for the future. 2. History (Basic purchase or Basic subscription required) * Ability to see all saved paychecks. * Quick view to see total remaining and other info. * Ability to edit paychecks. 3. Graphs/Charts (Pro Purchase or Pro Subscription required) * Using the info from saved paychecks, you can see many graphs. * Total Remaining, Total Expenses, Total Extra, Paychecks, Hours, Loss and Overtime. Beautiful animations throughout! You can use the app free of charge using the 14 day trial. After which you will be able to purchase either the standard or the pro version of the app. You can either do a one time purchase for either one of these, or start a subscription to continue trying the app for longer. For the Standard Features: 1. One time purchase of 2.99 2. 0.99 cents monthly subscription Whichever of these you prefer. Pro Plan: 1.. One time purchase of 5.99 2. Monthly subscription of 1.99 Pro includes: 1. Multiple app themes 2. Beautiful graphs for visual referencing (New graphs and redesign coming soon) 3. Custom Expense list (coming soon) 4. Expense Categories to better organize your expenses 5. Access to all widgets (New widgets coming soon) 6. Subscription analyses (coming soon) I really hope this app can benefit you. Thank you for using PayCal+ Apple Service Agreement https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://epickid976.wordpress.com/paycal-privacy-policy/ [Image taken from flaticon.com] [Screenshots taken from screenshots.pro]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PayCal+ at 5.0 against Nanny Paycheck Calculator's 4.5. PayCal+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Nanny Paycheck Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 5) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nanny Paycheck Calculator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PayCal+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PayCal+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanny Paycheck Calculator has 51 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Nanny Paycheck Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of PayCal+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanny Paycheck Calculator | PayCal+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michelle Grady | Jose Blanco |
Customer experience
Nanny Paycheck Calculator
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In-app purchases
Nanny Paycheck Calculator
- Full access14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Yearly Full Access14 Days trial$89.991 Year
PayCal+
- Basic Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Free TrialFree
- Basic Features Purchase$2.99
- Pro Purchase$5.99
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