Comparison

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs BigTipper™

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

BigTipper™

Easily calculate restaurant tips, split bills, and generate detailed meal expense reports. Save transactions with photos and notes, and get automatic GPS location for restaurants. Supports international currency and customizable input methods.

Highlights
  • Calculate restaurant tips
  • Split bills among groups
  • Generate meal expense reports
  • Save transactions with photos
  • Automatic GPS restaurant lookup
  • International currency support
  • Customizable tip/split controls
Features
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BigTipper is the fastest, easiest way to calculate restaurant tips, split the bill among your group, photograph the bill, save to the app’s History, and quickly send beautiful Meal Expense Reports. When the waiter delivers your bill, just type the amount into BigTipper’s bright blue display, and view the results instantly. As you type, BigTipper continuously calculates the tip amount and totals the bill. Quickly set the tip percentage with the slider control at the top of the screen-- without the need to type any numbers. In fact, you may never have to enter the tip percentage again because BigTipper remembers your preference. If you’re dining with friends, use the other slider control to set how many ways you’d like to split the bill. BigTipper automatically calculates each party’s share. To make it easier for each friend to pay with cash, tap the “round” button to round each party’s share to an even amount. BigTipper adjusts the tip accordingly. For those who prefer the keypad over slider controls: tap the TIP or SPLIT display, then enter values using BigTipper’s keypad (the active display is always highlighted in blue). Or set a preference to use dedicated buttons instead of sliders. Save the transaction to the app’s History with the tap of a button. BigTipper uses GPS to find the restaurant name and address. You can optionally add notes to the history, and take pictures of the paper bill, the meal, or members of your party. Best of all, BigTipper quickly generates and sends Meal Expense Reports, complete with pictures and notes. BigTipper is international-- properly displaying currency symbols, thousands separators, and decimal points for your country or locale. FEATURES • Builds and sends beautiful Meal Expense Reports • History: saves transactions with optional comments and photos • Elegant design with easy-to-read displays • Fast data entry with built-in, oversized keypad • Tip and Split slider/button controls to reduce typing • Customizable interface (choose buttons or sliders) • Sales tax support • Rounding function (on either total or just the tip) • Mirroring function: helps detect credit card slip tampering • Drink calculations (so non-drinkers don’t overpay) • All values are remembered between uses • Automatic calculation; no need to tap an equals key • GPS finds restaurant name and address for history and reports • International currency formatting • Costs less than a drink! REQUIREMENTS • iOS 12+ • iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Screenshots

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware4 screens
BigTipper™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware at Free against BigTipper™'s $1.99. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware also leads on ratings volume (9.9K vs 135). BigTipper™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is free to download; BigTipper™ costs $1.99 up front. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BigTipper™ 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 BigTipper™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 9.9K ratings behind it against 135, 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 86% of BigTipper™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware versus BigTipper™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTip Calc by PalaSoftwareBigTipper™
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (9.9K ratings)4.9 (135 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.9K — better135
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#77 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.PureBlend Software

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%

BigTipper™

All ratings135 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.8%

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

BigTipper™

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

BigTipper™

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 BigTipper™ free?
BigTipper™ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or BigTipper™?
BigTipper™ is rated higher. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.9K ratings, while BigTipper™ averages 4.9 from 135 ratings.
Do iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or BigTipper™ have ads?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware shows ads; BigTipper™ does not.
Which is updated more often, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or BigTipper™?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, and BigTipper™ every 2 months. Most recently, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware was updated on October 13, 2026 and BigTipper™ on October 15, 2026.

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