Comparison

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.

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware4 screens
Bar None4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware versus Bar None: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTip Calc by PalaSoftwareBar None
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Robert Fischer

Customer experience

iTip Calc by PalaSoftware

All ratings9,976 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative14.0%

Bar None

All ratings2 ratings
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

Bar None

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
2 purchases

Bar None

One-time2
  • 100 Shots$2.99
  • Bar None Unlocked$5.99

Questions

Is iTip Calc by PalaSoftware free?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bar None free?
Bar None is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Bar None?
Bar None is rated higher. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Bar None averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Bar None have ads?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware shows ads; Bar None does not.
Which is updated more often, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware or Bar None?
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, and Bar None every 3 days. Most recently, iTip Calc by PalaSoftware was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bar None on October 31, 2026.

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