Comparison

Calculator vs Tip Calculator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Calculator

This app offers a comprehensive scientific calculator with multiple modes, including algebraic, scientific, conversions, and logic calculations. It features a user-friendly design with large buttons and remembers your progress if interrupted.

Highlights
  • Algebraic entry
  • Scientific calculations
  • Unit conversions (length, area, volume, etc.)
  • Logic calculator (binary, octal, decimal, hex)
  • 10 memory registers
  • Wide number range support
Features
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Here's a full-featured scientific calculator for your iPhone or iPod touch. It's really six calculators in one, with new button sets exposed by a tap on the tab bar. Features are important, but it's the little things that count, right? Little things like a design that looks like it belongs on your iPhone; big, easy to press buttons; a delete key in case you hit the wrong one; and picking up right where you left off if you are interrupted by a phone call--even in the middle of entering a number. Features: 1. Algebraic entry 2. Scientific calculations 3. Conversions for - Length - Area - Volume - Temperature - Mass - Speed 4. Logic calculator supporting base 2, 8, 10 and 16 5. 10 memory registers 6. Numbers range from about 1e-313 to 1e308 7. Displays 14 significant digits

About

Tip Calculator

Easily calculate the correct tip amount for your bills, even with complex taxes and multiple people splitting the cost. This tool simplifies tipping to ensure you always leave the right amount, saving you hassle and potential financial missteps.

Highlights
  • Calculate service-based tipping
  • Exclude sales taxes from tip calculation
  • Split bills up to 100 ways
  • Per-person billing and tipping
  • Currency switching
  • Simple tap and swipe interface
  • Social media sharing
Features
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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 • You can exclude sales taxes from tipping • Up to 100 person split of the bill ( VERY convenient) with per person billing and tipping • Switch the currency with ease! • Just a simple tap and swipe action to operate • Oh and if you want, you can even share it on social media like Facebook, twitter etc.

Screenshots

Calculator4 screens
Tip Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tip Calculator at 4.9 against Calculator's 4.0. Tip Calculator also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Calculator's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, 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

Calculator costs $1.99 and Tip Calculator $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calculator has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Calculator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tip Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculator ships an update every 11 months, Tip Calculator every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calculator versus Tip Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculatorTip Calculator
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByte Works, Inc.Tardent Apps Inc.

Customer experience

Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Tip Calculator

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

Tip Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculator free?
Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tip Calculator free?
Tip Calculator costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calculator or Tip Calculator?
Tip Calculator is rated higher. Calculator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tip Calculator averages 4.9 from 27 ratings.
Do Calculator or Tip Calculator have ads?
Neither Calculator nor Tip Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calculator or Tip Calculator?
Calculator ships an update every 11 months, and Tip Calculator every 6 months. Most recently, Calculator was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tip Calculator on October 23, 2026.

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