iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Tipity
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.
Tipity
Quickly calculate and split restaurant bills with this intuitive tip calculator. Easily adjust the tip percentage and ensure you never over or underpay for service.
- Calculate tip amount
- Split bills among groups
- Adjustable tip percentage
- Clean and intuitive interface
- Accurate calculations
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Tipity is a simple and easy-to-use tip calculator app that allows you to quickly and accurately calculate the tip amount for your restaurant bill. With Tipity, you can easily split the bill among your group, and even adjust the tip percentage to match your level of satisfaction with the service. Plus, with a clean and intuitive interface, Tipity makes it easy to calculate the tip without any hassle. Try Tipity today and never overpay or underpay on a restaurant bill again!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tipity at none against iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's shown. Tipity also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's advantage is ratings volume (9.9K vs 8). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tipity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tipity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTip Calc by PalaSoftware has 9.9K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of Tipity's.
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, Tipity every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTip Calc by PalaSoftware | Tipity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.9K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PalaSoftware Inc. | Matt Pandolfo |
Customer experience
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
Tipity
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
Tipity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
- "Remove Ads from iTip"$1.99
Tipity
- Remove Ads$1.99
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