V.A.T. Calculator vs CBEBirr Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V.A.T. Calculator
Easily calculate Value Added Tax (VAT) or sales tax on any monetary amount. Adjust the tax rate and choose whether to add or remove tax from your input value. The keyboard can be hidden by tapping the background or controls.
- Calculate VAT/Sales Tax
- Add Tax
- Remove Tax
- Vary Tax Rate
- Hide Keyboard
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A simple application to allow you to calculate VAT / Sales tax on a monetary figure. This application allows you do vary the rate and to specify if VAT should be added or removed from the value supplied. Please note: When entering amounts, to hide the keyboard you can either click on one of the controls (to add or remove tax or change the tax rate), or just tap on the background of the app.
CBEBirr Plus
Manage your finances with this mobile banking application. It offers features for app login, bank linking, micro-saving and loans, magic pay, group money transfers, scheduled payments, and airtime packages.
- App login functionality
- Bank link service
- Micro saving and loan (CBEBeje)
- Magic Pay
- Send money to group
- Scheduled payment
- Airtime package
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This is the latest stable version of CBEBirr App(Version 5.3.6). The latest version of CBEBirr(Version 5.3.6) includes the following basic features: • App login functionality • Bank link service • CBEBeje(Micro Saving and Loan) • Magic Pay • Send money to group • Scheduled payment • Airtime package, and many more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: V.A.T. Calculator at 81% against CBEBirr Plus's 14%. V.A.T. Calculator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). CBEBirr Plus's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
V.A.T. Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBEBirr Plus has 136 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of V.A.T. Calculator's written reviews are positive against 14% of CBEBirr Plus's.
V.A.T. Calculator ships an update monthly, CBEBirr Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V.A.T. Calculator | CBEBirr Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 3.2 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 136 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Still | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia |
Customer experience
V.A.T. Calculator
CBEBirr Plus
Bugs and requests
V.A.T. Calculator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Does not open on newer iOS versions
- Freezes after calculations
- Requires restart after each calculation
- Stopped working after iOS updates
- Incompatible with latest Apple firmware
Requested features
11 requests- Update for iOS 18
- Update for iOS 15
- Update for iOS 14.6
- Update for iOS 14.5
- Update for iOS 14
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- Update for iOS 14x
- Update for iOS 14.6
- Update for iOS 15
- Update for iOS 18
- Change currency symbols
- Ad-free version
CBEBirr Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
V.A.T. Calculator
No in-app purchases
CBEBirr Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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