V.A.T. Calculator vs HIBIR
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.
HIBIR
Access your financial information and conduct transactions with Hibret Bank anytime, anywhere. This mobile banking solution provides 24/7 access to your accounts and enables various financial operations.
- View financial data
- Perform transactions
- 24/7 account access
- Mobile banking
- Ethiopian bank support
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Hibir Mobile allows you to view your financial data and perform transactions at Hibret Bank (Ethiopia) 24/7
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: V.A.T. Calculator at 81% against HIBIR's 0%. V.A.T. Calculator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of V.A.T. Calculator's written reviews are positive against 0% of HIBIR's.
V.A.T. Calculator ships an update monthly, HIBIR every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | V.A.T. Calculator | HIBIR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Still | HIBRET BANK SHARE COMPANY |
Customer experience
V.A.T. Calculator
HIBIR
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
HIBIR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
V.A.T. Calculator
No in-app purchases
HIBIR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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