Comparison

Portable Inventory vs Calc My Tip

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Portable Inventory

Easily track the quantity of any items, from personal belongings to business inventory. Set warning levels and organize items into groups for quick visual identification. Monitor item changes and view detailed statistics and rankings.

Highlights
  • Track item counts
  • Set warning levels
  • Organize items by groups
  • Visual item status indicators
  • View item statistics and rankings
  • Change log for items and groups
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Portable Inventory helps you to keep track of the count of anything you want. Personal stuff, office supplies, product storage, etc. You can add different items into the app, set its initial count, warning count, and separate items by groups. Each item will be displayed as different colors on the main page, so that you can add or reduce the count. When an item’s count is equal or less than the warning count, a little yellow triangle with an excalmatory mark will be display on the item, and the group it belongs to. In addition, the app provided various functions to see statistics for your items or groups. You can check out the increasing, or decreasing ranking list of your items or groups in a specified time period. You can also see the change logs for all items and groups. The app works both on iPhone and iPad, and fully supports iCloud. You may edit your items across all your devices and your data will be safely stored in iCloud. And of course you can wipe out all data as you need.

About

Calc My Tip

Easily calculate restaurant tips with this utility. It clearly shows the total bill and the added tip amount. Offers guidance on tipping based on service quality.

Highlights
  • Quick tip calculation
  • Separate total and tip fields
  • Tipping guidance by service quality
  • Easy to read display
Features
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This app allows for a quick and easy way to calculate the tip on your bill. It displayed the total, and the added tip in separate fields for ease of reading. It also includes a brief overview of how much to tip based on service quality.

Screenshots

Portable Inventory4 screens
Calc My Tip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calc My Tip at 5.0 against Portable Inventory's 4.1. Calc My Tip also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Portable Inventory's advantage is ratings volume (227 vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Calc My Tip sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calc My Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portable Inventory has 227 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Portable Inventory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calc My Tip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, Calc My Tip every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Portable Inventory versus Calc My Tip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortable InventoryCalc My Tip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (227 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings227 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd.Reiley Meeks

Customer experience

Portable Inventory

All ratings220 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral12.3%
Negative15.2%

Calc My Tip

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Portable Inventory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inventory counts resetting to zero unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit item names after creation
  • Issues with importing large inventory lists

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add photo support for inventory items
  • Ability to set minimum stock levels
  • Option to sort and rearrange inventory lists
  • Implement a reset function to reset all counts to zero
  • Add push notifications for low stock items
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  • Improve sharing and collaboration features

Calc My Tip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Portable Inventory

One-time3
  • Complete Version$1.99
  • Pro Version$7.29
  • Pro Version$9.99
4 purchases

Calc My Tip

One-time4
  • Tier 1 Donation$0.99
  • Tier 2 Donation$2.99
  • Tier 3 Donation$5.99
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  • Tier 4 Donation$9.99

Questions

Is Portable Inventory free?
Portable Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calc My Tip free?
Calc My Tip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Portable Inventory or Calc My Tip?
Calc My Tip is rated higher. Portable Inventory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 227 ratings, while Calc My Tip averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Portable Inventory or Calc My Tip have ads?
Neither Portable Inventory nor Calc My Tip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portable Inventory or Calc My Tip?
Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Calc My Tip every 3 months. Most recently, Portable Inventory was updated on November 6, 2026 and Calc My Tip on November 7, 2026.

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