iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Bar None
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.
Bar None
Discover cocktails you can make with ingredients you already own. This app helps you inventory your bar and suggests recipes, highlighting drinks you're just one ingredient away from creating. It's a simple, ad-free companion for home bartenders.
- Build your bar inventory
- See makeable cocktail recipes
- Discover one-bottle-away drinks
- Browse classic cocktail library
- Save favorite recipes
- Filter by method and difficulty
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Bar None helps you make better drinks with what you already have at home. Stock your bar with the bottles and ingredients you keep on hand, and Bar None shows you which cocktails you can make right now — plus what you’re one bottle away from making. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Build your bar — add spirits, liqueurs, bitters, mixers, and syrups • See makeable recipes — matched to what’s in your bar today • Discover one-bottle-away drinks — find the single ingredient that unlocks more cocktails • Browse a curated classic cocktail library • Save favorites for quick access • Filter by method, difficulty, and more BUILT FOR HOME BARTENDERS Bar None is focused on a simple loop: tell the app what you have, and it tells you what you can make. No ads. No manipulative patterns. Just a useful bar companion. Please drink responsibly. Bar None is intended for users of legal drinking age.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bar None at none against iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's shown. Bar None also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bar None sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bar None 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 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, Bar None every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTip Calc by PalaSoftware | Bar None |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PalaSoftware Inc. | Robert Fischer |
Customer experience
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
Bar None
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
Bar None
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
- "Remove Ads from iTip"$1.99
Bar None
- 100 Shots$2.99
- Bar None Unlocked$5.99
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