Comparison

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Split

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

Split

Easily calculate tips and divide bills among friends and family. Customize tip percentages and split the total among up to 100 guests. Personalize the app's appearance with various color themes.

Highlights
  • Calculate tips
  • Split bills
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Split up to 100 guests
  • Theme customization
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Split is the quickest and easiest way to calculate tip, split amount between friends and family. App is customizable to support custom tip percentages along with split amount is supported up to 100 guests. Best part about this app is that you don't have to stick to one theme but choose your own theme with this tip calculator. Customize it to look pink, purple or green. No two split will look same with this awesome theme customization option.

Screenshots

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware4 screens
Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware at 4.8 against Split's 4.0. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware also leads on ratings volume (9.9K vs 4). Split's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Split sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 9.9K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Split'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, Split every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware versus Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTip Calc by PalaSoftwareSplit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.9K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Anoop tomar

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%

Split

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 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

Split

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
1 purchases

Split

One-time1
  • All Access$3.99

Questions

Is iTip Calc by PalaSoftware free?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Split?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is rated higher. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.9K ratings, while Split averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Split have ads?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware shows ads; Split does not.
Which is updated more often, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Split?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, and Split every 5 days. Most recently, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware was updated on October 18, 2026 and Split on October 16, 2026.

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