Comparison

Costar Utility vs Settle Up Tip Calculator

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

Head to head

Costar Utility

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

Settle Up Tip Calculator

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

Costar Utility

Manage all your Costar-owned cameras from a single app. Discover, authenticate, and configure network and video settings for various Costar camera models. View live video feeds and securely save camera credentials.

Highlights

Camera discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint)
Camera authentication
Network settings configuration
Video settings configuration
Live video display
Save camera credentials

Features

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Costar Utility - A single place to manage all your Costar-owned cameras like CostarHD, Arecont Vision, Costar Video Systems. FEATURES: • Discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint) • Authenticate cameras • Configure network settings • Configure video settings • Live video display • Save camera credential to application

About

Settle Up Tip Calculator

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A no-nonsense tip calculator that can also split the bill. Use the radio buttons to select the tip and split the bill. To split the bill more than 6 ways, use the "/" key.

Screenshots

Costar Utility4 screens

Settle Up Tip Calculator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Costar Utility at Free against Settle Up Tip Calculator's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Costar Utility is free to download; Settle Up Tip Calculator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Costar Utility ships an update every 5 months, Settle Up Tip Calculator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

Costar Utility versus Settle Up Tip Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Costar Utility	Settle Up Tip Calculator
Price	Free — better	$0.99
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 6 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	48 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Costar Video Systems	Focused for Success, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Costar Utility

No in-app purchases

None

Settle Up Tip Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Costar Utility free?

Costar Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Settle Up Tip Calculator free?

Settle Up Tip Calculator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do Costar Utility or Settle Up Tip Calculator have ads?

Neither Costar Utility nor Settle Up Tip Calculator shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Costar Utility or Settle Up Tip Calculator?

Costar Utility ships an update every 5 months, and Settle Up Tip Calculator every 6 months. Most recently, Costar Utility was updated on October 10, 2026 and Settle Up Tip Calculator on October 4, 2026.