Tax Compare vs Paycheck Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tax Compare
Compare U.S. federal and state tax scenarios across different years, states, incomes, or deductions. Understand how presidential administrations impacted taxes and see potential changes by relocating. Detailed calculations are accessible with a tap.
- Compare tax scenarios
- Analyze year-over-year changes
- Compare state tax differences
- View impact of presidential administrations
- Access detailed calculations
- No personal data collected
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Easily compare U.S. federal and state taxes between years, states, incomes, or deductions with just a few taps. See how taxes were impacted by presidential administrations. Quickly check how your taxes would change if you lived in a different state. Tap on the numbers to see the detailed calculations. NO PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED. None of the data you enter in the app ever leaves your iPhone.
Paycheck Buddy
Estimate your net income by calculating your paycheck after taxes. Adjust your hours to see how your earnings change. Currently supports a limited number of states with more planned for future updates.
- Paycheck calculation
- Income estimation
- Tax deduction calculation
- Hours adjustment
- State-specific calculations
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Calculate your paycheck to estimate your income after tax and how it can change depending on your hours. Currently limited states are available but will have more state added soon. Current States are AK, AL, AR, AZ, MA, RI, FL, NV, SD, TN, TX, WY, with more to come.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tax Compare at Free against Paycheck Buddy's $1.99. Tax Compare also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Paycheck Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). 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
Tax Compare is free to download; Paycheck Buddy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tax Compare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paycheck Buddy has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tax Compare ships an update every 5 months, Paycheck Buddy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tax Compare | Paycheck Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (13 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Barry | Money Calendar App LLC |
Customer experience
Tax Compare
Paycheck Buddy
In-app purchases
Tax Compare
No in-app purchases
Paycheck Buddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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