Comparison

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Tipsy

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
Read full description

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

Tipsy

Calculate tips quickly and easily with this app. Features a convenient on-screen keyboard for input and a spinning wheel for adjusting tip percentages. Supports splitting bills and rounding up totals, with Apple Watch integration for on-the-go calculations.

Highlights
  • Fast tip calculation
  • Customizable designs
  • On-screen keyboard input
  • Spinning tip wheel
  • Split bill up to 8 ways
  • Round up tip/total
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Tipsy is a fast and easy tip calculator for iPhone and Apple Watch with beautiful full color designs that let you customize your look. Tipsy’s iPhone keyboard is always onscreen and ready to type, just start entering the amount of your check. Spin the tip wheel up and down to quickly calculate different tip and total values. Optionally round up the tip or total to the nearest dollar. Split the check up to 8 ways. Use Tipsy to quickly and discreetly calculate a tip on your Apple Watch. Spin the digital crown to see different different tip and total values. Complications are available on many Apple Watch faces for fast access.

Screenshots

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware4 screens
Tipsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tipsy at none against iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's shown. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (10K vs 51). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 10K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 86% of Tipsy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, Tipsy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware versus Tipsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTip Calc by PalaSoftwareTipsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings) — better4.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Recurring Dream LLC

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%

Tipsy

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative3.4%

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

Tipsy

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
4 purchases

Tipsy

One-time4
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Super Tip$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Tipsy Pro$2.99

Questions

Is iTip Calc by PalaSoftware free?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tipsy free?
Tipsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tipsy?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is rated higher. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Tipsy averages 4.5 from 51 ratings.
Do iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tipsy have ads?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware shows ads; Tipsy does not.
Which is updated more often, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Tipsy?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, and Tipsy every 4 months. Most recently, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tipsy on October 24, 2026.

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