Comparison

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Tips

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

Head to head
About

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware

Effortlessly calculate and split bills with this intuitive tipping tool. Easily determine tip amounts based on percentage or service quality, round to the nearest dollar, and share detailed reports. Works with all currencies and is VoiceOver accessible.

Highlights
  • Calculate tips by percentage or service quality
  • Split bills among any number of people
  • Round tips up or down easily
  • Exclude tax from tip calculation
  • Supports all international currencies
  • Share summary reports
Features
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iTip makes it fast and easy to calculate the right tip, round totals the way you want, and split the bill with confidence. Whether you are dining out alone or with a group, iTip helps you quickly work out the tip amount, grand total, and per-person share using a simple, focused interface. New in iTip 3.1: • Improved receipt scanning with receipt/business name detection • Editable receipt names for cleaner saved data and PDF summaries • Item splitting for scanned receipts, so you can assign items to people • Improved voice entry with sample phrases, better error handling, and help when something goes wrong • Cleaner PDF receipt sections with fixed dark-mode text and tighter line-item spacing Features: • Calculate tips using preset percentages or any custom percentage • Use service quality mode for a more natural tipping experience • Round the grand total or per-person total up or down to the nearest dollar • Split the bill across multiple people • Optionally include tax fields and deduct tax from the bill before tipping • Adjust tip amount, grand total, tax, and per-person total directly • Scan receipts to capture bill values from a photo • Review scanned receipt amounts and choose subtotal, tax, or total • Edit the detected receipt name before applying scanned receipt data • Assign scanned receipt items to people for cleaner split reports • Share a summary of the calculation • Generate PDFs that include receipt details, receipt names, and split information • Use voice entry to update the bill, tip, split, and totals conversationally • Supports light mode, dark mode, and Dynamic Type • VoiceOver accessible On supported devices, voice features can use Apple Intelligence to help interpret natural language requests while iTip keeps control of the exact math. iTip is built to be quick, practical, and easy to use when you need the answer right now.

About

Tips

Effortlessly calculate tips and divide bills with this ad-free application. Its intuitive interface makes splitting expenses quick and simple for any group.

Highlights
  • Quick tip calculations
  • Bill splitting
  • Sleek and intuitive UI
  • No advertisements
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Quickly and easily calculate tips and split bills. Ad free! Features: - Sleek and intuitive UI! - Quick calculations! - No advertisements!

Screenshots

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware4 screens
Tips2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tips at none against iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's 1. Tips also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (9.9K vs 153). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tips asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iTip Calc by PalaSoftware against 4.9 for Tips. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 9.9K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tips's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, Tips every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware versus Tips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTip Calc by PalaSoftwareTips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.9K ratings)4.9 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.9K — better153
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Owen Davis-Bower

Customer experience

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware

All ratings9,868 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative14.0%

Tips

All ratings153 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect tip calculations
  • Inability to clear previous inputs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Rounding up/down tip option
  • Tipping history and suggestions
  • More customization options

Tips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware

One-time1
  • "Remove Ads from iTip"$1.99
None

Tips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iTip Calc by PalaSoftware free?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tips free?
Tips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tips?
Tips is rated higher. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.9K ratings, while Tips averages 4.9 from 153 ratings.
Do iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tips have ads?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware shows ads; Tips does not.
Which is updated more often, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tips?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, and Tips every 13 months. Most recently, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware was updated on September 25, 2026 and Tips on September 16, 2026.

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