US Paycheck Calculator vs PayCal+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
US Paycheck Calculator
Easily calculate paycheck deductions, estimate taxes, and create budgets. Dynamically adjust inputs like marital status, deductions, and savings to see their impact on your finances in real-time. Offers modules for wage earners, tax estimation with multiple income sources, and detailed budgeting with expense tracking.
- Dynamic paycheck calculation
- Real-time tax estimation
- Multi-budget planning
- Manual expense tracking
- Slider-based input adjustments
- State tax withholding for all 50 states
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It can be complicated and exhausting to make changes to multiple inputs (marital status, state, deductions, mortgage amount, interest, charity, 401K, health savings account, etc.), and calculate their impact on taxes and paycheck amount, retirement, and savings. The app makes it easy to see the numbers dynamically as and when you make changes. To provide an instant answer to your changes, the data input is managed through a slider and in multiples of 5, 10, 25, 100, or 1000. We sacrificed a bit in accuracy over speed. However, the number of changes you can make in an instance would be unfathomable in apps requiring manual entries. The app has three modules: 1) The paycheck module caters to wage earners who want to see their take-home salary (with most pre-tax and post-tax deductions). 2) The estimated tax module is broader and includes the ability to add multiple wages. In-app purchases for spouse income, non-wage income, a business module (with revenue, COGS, and expenses) provide extensive coverage for the ones interested 3) The budget module allows you to plan multiple budgets (10+ budget categories, 100+ budget items) with the ability to share the data with friends and family. The expenses tracking is not linked to any credit card and bank accounts for complete privacy. We believe. manually tracking expenses keeps you honest on how you spend and control the expenses before they go out of control. With some practice, we believe the interface should take less than a min to enter each expense. In-App Purchase - The app features state tax withholding from all 50 states. - Ability to enter multiple spouse income (for married filing jointly) - Non-wage incomes - A business module to see revenue, COGS, and expenses (automatically sorting the top 5 costs as you enter the data) - Budget option is only available via subscription. As a bonus, you can access all features by purchasing a subscription The app is intended for information and as a convenience tool only. The app should not be misconstrued as legal tax advice or utilized for tax filings or financial planning. You should always and only consult a certified tax professional and financial planner for your personal needs. Data is stored on your device, please read the instructions on how to delete, save and retrieve your data. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.queryaide.com/privacy-policy
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
US Paycheck Calculator and PayCal+ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PayCal+'s written reviews are positive against 0% of US Paycheck Calculator's. PayCal+ also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. US Paycheck Calculator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for US Paycheck Calculator against 5.0 for PayCal+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayCal+ has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of US Paycheck Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of PayCal+'s.
US Paycheck Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, PayCal+ every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | US Paycheck Calculator | PayCal+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QueryAide | Jose Blanco |
Customer experience
US Paycheck Calculator
PayCal+
In-app purchases
US Paycheck Calculator
- Full Access$5.491 Year
- One month$0.99
- Three months$1.99
- Six month pass$3.99
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- One year$6.99
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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