iTip Calc by PalaSoftware vs Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
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.
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
Easily calculate service-based tips and split bills with this intuitive app. It handles complex scenarios like taxes and multiple people, ensuring you tip correctly and manage expenses efficiently. Features include bill splitting, tax exclusion, and currency conversion.
- Service-based tipping calculation
- Up to 100 person bill splitting
- Per person billing and tipping
- Exclude sales taxes from tipping
- Round tip or total
- Switch currency with ease
- Share results via text or email
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Hmmm so I have a bill of $259.65 including tax, so how much should I tip? Tipping used to be simple. Now with a truck load of taxes, service charges, per person splitting and what not, a simple restaurant etiquette has turned into a full on battle of the brains. Luckily, there’s Tap Tip to save you the hassle of tipping wrong. And even calculating it. Within seconds you can get the perfect amount of tipping needed to keep that waiter smiling, your reputation intact and your finances up and running. Imagine tipping incorrectly at every meal every time you eat out. Sounds simple but the damage builds up over time to be something serious. An app like Tap Tip can help you loads. Oh, and it has lots of other nice features too! • You can calculate service based tipping • Up to 100 person split of the bill ( VERY convenient) with per person billing and tipping • Just a simple tap and swipe action to operate • You can exclude sales taxes from tipping • You can round the tip or the total • Switch the currency with ease! • Oh and if you want, you can even share results by text or email • And, you can tip even faster with the companion Apple Watch app • Currency change, rounding and sales tax exclusion are available via in-app purchase. • Fully compatible with Dark Mode. PS: That would be $00.00 for the app (tip included!)
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Verdict
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware and Tip Calculator % Tap Tip both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 60% of Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's. iTip Calc by PalaSoftware also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (10K vs 2.6K). Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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 Tip Calculator % Tap Tip sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iTip Calc by PalaSoftware against 4.7 for Tip Calculator % Tap Tip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of iTip Calc by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 60% of Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's.
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware ships an update every 2 months, Tip Calculator % Tap Tip every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTip Calc by PalaSoftware | Tip Calculator % Tap Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 60.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 2.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PalaSoftware Inc. | Tardent Apps Inc. |
Customer experience
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
User reviews
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
From 10K 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
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Reliable and accurate
- 👍 Customizable tip percentages
- 👍 Divides bill and tip among party
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow performance and lags
- 🔍 Too many ads and intrusive pop-ups
- 💰 Paid features too expensive
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
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Share feature not working properly
- Crashes when opening app
- Dictation not working on Apple Watch
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to tip on pre-tax amount
- Custom tip percentage options
- Improved Apple Watch integration
In-app purchases
iTip Calc by PalaSoftware
- "Remove Ads from iTip"$1.99
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip
- Change Currency$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
- Share Results$1.99
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- Remove Sales Tax$2.99
- Rounding Options$2.99
- All Upgrades$4.99
Questions
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