iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs CheckPlease Tip Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
Easily calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive application. It offers flexible options for tip calculation, including excluding tax, and allows for bill splitting among multiple people. Supports local and custom currencies.
- Quick tip calculation
- Option to exclude tax from tip
- Round tip and total
- Split bills among multiple people
- Supports local and custom currencies
- Integrates with PocketMoney LITE
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CheckPlease is a fast, simple tip calculator for calculating gratuity, rounding totals, and splitting restaurant bills with friends, family, or groups. Whether you are dining out, grabbing lunch, or sharing a meal with others, CheckPlease helps you quickly figure out the right tip and divide the bill fairly. FEATURES INCLUDE: - Quickly calculate tips based on your bill total - Split the bill between multiple people - Option to calculate the tip before tax - Round the tip or round the total - Always round up for easier payments - Simple, fast, and easy to use CheckPlease has been helping people calculate tips since 1995, starting on Newton OS, moving to Palm OS, and continuing today on iPhone. If you want a reliable tip calculator that makes restaurant bills quick and easy, CheckPlease is ready when the check arrives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware at 4.8 against CheckPlease Tip Calculator's 3.6. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 56%) and ratings volume (9.9K vs 65). CheckPlease Tip Calculator's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CheckPlease Tip Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 9.9K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 56% of CheckPlease Tip Calculator's.
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, CheckPlease Tip Calculator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTip Calc by PalaSoftware | CheckPlease Tip Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.9K ratings) — better | 3.6 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PalaSoftware Inc. | nSoft Technologies |
Customer experience
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
User reviews
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
From 9.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for calculating tips
- 💡 Customizable tip percentages
- 🔢 Accurate calculations
- 📊 Splitting the bill feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working after updates
- 🔍 Difficulty clearing previous inputs
- 💸 Ads interrupting usage
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and useful
- 🚀 Accurate tip calculations
- 👍 No ads (in older versions)
- 👍 Works well on iOS 15
- 👍 Useful for splitting bills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Calculation errors in some versions
- 🐛 Crashes on newer iOS versions
- 🔋 Ads introduced in later versions
- 👎 Cluttered UI in updated versions
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
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect tip calculations
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Ads overlapping main functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to calculate tips based on individual items, not just total bill
- Option to automatically calculate sales tax based on location
- Ability to save and view past tip history
In-app purchases
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
- "Remove Ads from iTip"$1.99
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
- CheckPlease Pro$0.99
Questions
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