Comparison

TX Child Support Calculator vs QuickBooks Desktop

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

Head to head
About

TX Child Support Calculator

This app helps users quickly and accurately calculate net resources for child support. It is regularly updated to reflect changes in the law and includes features like easy child selection and net monthly resource listings.

Highlights
  • Accurate net resource calculation
  • Regular legal updates
  • Easy child selection
  • Net monthly resource listing
  • Improved layout
Features
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Texas Child Support Calculator estimates a monthly child support obligation using the Texas Family Code's guideline formula — the same method Texas courts and the Office of the Attorney General use. Built for Texas family law attorneys, paralegals, mediators, and parents who want a fast, itemized estimate. Enter income, pay frequency, and deductions, and the app computes net monthly resources and the guideline obligation for your case, including credit for other children you support. WHAT IT CALCULATES • Federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare on employee and self-employment income, with correct self-employment tax handling • Union dues, health and dental insurance premiums (prorated by covered dependents), state income tax, and nondiscretionary retirement contributions • The guideline percentage for your number of children, adjusted for other children you support • A full breakdown: gross income, taxes, net monthly resources, and the final monthly obligation TAX-YEAR AWARE Choose tax year 2024, 2025, or 2026. Federal tax brackets, the Social Security wage base, and the statutory net-resources cap are all sourced from the same figures the Office of the Attorney General publishes each year, not generic tax software defaults. PRIVATE AND FAST • Works entirely on your device, offline, with no account or sign-in • Share your results • Full light and dark mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support ALSO AVAILABLE • TX Child Support Watch Calc — a separate Apple Watch app for quick estimates on your wrist, no iPhone required This app produces a guideline estimate for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Actual child support orders depend on additional facts and judicial discretion under the Texas Family Code. Consult a family law attorney for advice about your specific situation. MORE TOOLS FOR YOUR PRACTICE • Q-Sheet — A fast, private call queue for attorneys and paralegals managing an active caseload by phone. • TX Litigation Date Calculator — Texas civil procedure and federal deadlines, calculated and rule-cited in one tap. • MyTradeDocs — Contracts, estimates, and e-signatures for contractors, in English and Spanish.

About

QuickBooks Desktop

Streamline expense tracking by capturing receipts and bills directly from your mobile device. Automate entries, attach documents for audit trails, and track business mileage with ease. Designed for existing QuickBooks Desktop users to save time and stay organized.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts and automate expense entries
  • Upload bills and automate bill entries
  • Attach documents to transactions
  • Track business mileage with auto-calculated distance
  • Organize digital audit trails
Features
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Are you a QuickBooks Desktop Pro Plus, Premier Plus or Enterprise customer? Save time with receipt and bill capture to automate entries. No more lost receipts or time consuming expense reports! Easily attach documents to transactions. Scan receipts - Save time by automatically creating categorized receipt expense entries. Just photograph, import and review. - Stay organized by attaching digital receipt images to expense transactions for audit trails. - Accurately categorize, modify or record multiple receipt transactions at once. Upload bills - Save time by automating bill entries. Just photograph, import, and review. - Stay organized by attaching files to bill transactions for simplified audit trails. Attach documents to your transactions - Attach documents to transactions faster by directly uploading them. - Save time by directly attaching multiple documents to transactions at once. - Stay organized by eliminating the need to store physical documents. Track your business mileage - Add your business miles on your mobile and manage it all in QuickBooks Desktop. - Distance will be auto-calculated using starting and ending locations. - QuickBooks automatically fetches the IRS standard mileage rate to calculate mileage expenses.

Screenshots

TX Child Support Calculator3 screens
QuickBooks Desktop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QuickBooks Desktop at Free against TX Child Support Calculator's $1.99. QuickBooks Desktop also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). TX Child Support Calculator's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 5%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

QuickBooks Desktop is free to download; TX Child Support Calculator costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TX Child Support Calculator ships an update every 4 months, QuickBooks Desktop every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TX Child Support Calculator versus QuickBooks Desktop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTX Child Support CalculatorQuickBooks Desktop
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—1.9 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better4.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert HouseIntuit Inc.

Customer experience

TX Child Support Calculator

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

QuickBooks Desktop

All ratings119 ratings
Positive17.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative75.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive4.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative90.2%

Bugs and requests

TX Child Support Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

QuickBooks Desktop

Reported bugs

45 issues
  • App freezes at logo screen
  • Receipts take hours to show on desktop
  • Doesn't work with desktop version
  • Broken after working
  • Receipt management doesn't work
Show 40 more
  • Transaction creation failed
  • Not flexible to change business name
  • New app not out yet, but discontinued app still charging
  • App won't work with subscription
  • Scanning is a joke, takes too long
  • Seldom works correctly
  • Mimics phone screen, can't link or find company
  • Can't recognize QuickBooks invoice
  • Only allows 1 page documents
  • Mileage app is somewhat pointless
  • Developers focus on logos, not fixes
  • Can only select bank account for credit card receipts
  • Have to scroll through all accounts to find the right one
  • Shows no company
  • Duplicate company names
  • Scan tool stopped working
  • Can't add multiple employees/users per account
  • Doesn't support JPEG upload to bills
  • Doesn't sync with desktop
  • Freezes on upload
  • Companies don't show up
  • App crashes every time
  • Camera recognition is horrible
  • Nightmare to attach receipts
  • No receipts travel to desktop
  • Company shows up many times
  • Deleted companies still show on mobile app
  • No camera access after update
  • Camera doesn't recognize edges of receipts
  • Scan only captures partial receipt
  • Limited functionality, can't update file names or delete receipts
  • Can't login despite being administrator
  • Subscription confusing, keeps asking to pay more
  • Doesn't connect with QuickBooks
  • ID or password invalid
  • Company duplicated with different IDs
  • Hard to attach receipts
  • Have to scroll through expense accounts
  • Semi-functional mileage app
  • Save button is behind the keyboard

Requested features

16 requests
  • See sales orders or purchase orders on sign-on
  • Ability to see documents (sales orders/purchase orders)
  • PDF conversion for scans
  • Ability to type expense account description
  • Get receipt recognition back
Show 11 more
  • Allow PO's to be made from the app
  • Scan directly into QB again
  • Support going straight to bills
  • Fix bug where credit card is not recognized as a card
  • Allow users to hide or delete deleted companies from the mobile app
  • Allow camera and photo access
  • Improve scanning to capture entire receipt
  • Allow switching between companies
  • Allow attaching multiple pages
  • Improve mileage tracking functionality
  • Allow direct upload of receipts to bills

In-app purchases

None

TX Child Support Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

QuickBooks Desktop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TX Child Support Calculator free?
TX Child Support Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickBooks Desktop free?
QuickBooks Desktop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TX Child Support Calculator or QuickBooks Desktop have ads?
Neither TX Child Support Calculator nor QuickBooks Desktop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TX Child Support Calculator or QuickBooks Desktop?
TX Child Support Calculator ships an update every 4 months, and QuickBooks Desktop every 6 weeks. Most recently, TX Child Support Calculator was updated on October 20, 2026 and QuickBooks Desktop on October 20, 2026.

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