fund$ vs TaxTool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
fund$
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This app saves aggregates of income versus bills, taxes versus savings and sales versus expenses. However, there are other creative ways to use the aggregate functionality of the app. It can be a sort of backup when banks a temporarily down, catch duplicate bills/payments...etc. It is a convenient and quick way to see how your money is spent. No more logging into a bank account, checking ATM receipts or asking the teller for a bank balance. This is a great way to organize, document and track all your debts and payments. Fantastic for fixed incomes. Store all your insurance policy information like policy numbers, claim numbers contact information etc. in the note pad. It is a great way to keep track of where you keep all paper work that you may need at the end of the year or when filing a claim. The app has piecharts, customizable lists and a summary page to display the aggregate data. A balance ledger is located in the bottom right corner of the pie charts that will display a green background for positive balances and red for negative balances. The list of items also has an aggregate number of items in the list and total dollar and cents amount of the items in the list. You may choose list item icons from your library or shoot a photo. You can save icons from the app to your library. Each item in the list has a note pad to save details. Easy to use, quick and beneficial for personal, home or small business financial prudence. Great reference for end of the year tax filing.
TaxTool
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A simple and quick tool to lookup the tax due on any taxable amount entered into the calculator for a specific year (from March 2019 to February 2024 ). Specify the age, medical dependants and the pay frequency (weekly, monthly or annual) and tap on the calculate button to produce the resultant tax due. This calculator can be used by anyone wanting to check their payslip or for employers that manually calculate payrolls or want to spot check a computer calculation. Our Software Support Consultants use this tool to check the tax calculated in our various software versions and to do salary structuring or outsourcing tax checks. The calculator adjusts for the relevant tax rebate and tax bracket and computes the correct tax bracket calculations using the tax rates applicable from March 2019 to February 2023. (Please select the tax year for the relevant tax rate) The tax rates tables and additional information can be viewed as a pdf document accessed from the Information button on the top right of the screen. This pdf document is a "Cheat Sheet" of Payroll Legislation and is used daily by Payslip Support Staff for easy reference. If you require payroll software or services, please consider our product offering at shop.payslip.co.za or contact help@payslip.co.za
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TaxTool at Free against fund$'s $1.99. TaxTool also leads on iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.3). fund$'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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TaxTool is free to download; fund$ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
fund$ ships an update monthly, TaxTool every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on December 20, 2025 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | fund$ | TaxTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free โ better |
| Update frequency | Monthly โ better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 14.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YourStoreCentral.com LLC | PAYSLIP SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
fund$
No in-app purchases
TaxTool
No in-app purchases









