Tip It vs Patio Calculator Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip It
This utility app quickly calculates tips on bills, offering the unique option to exclude tax from the tip calculation. Its simple interface allows for immediate updates as you adjust bill totals, tax amounts, and desired tip percentages.
- Fast tip calculation
- Option to exclude tax
- Simple user interface
- Real-time updates
- Dark Mode support
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Now updated for iOS 13 and Dark Mode! Tip It is a very clean, simple and fast tip calculator. It is unique in that it provides the option to not include tax in the tip calculation. The interface could not be any simpler to use. Simply input the total bill, the tax amount, and move the picker to the percentage for the tip. The output is the tip amount and the total bill including tip. If you would like to include the tax in the calculation for the tip amount, then simply move the slider at the bottom of the screen. All fields update immediately.
Patio Calculator Plus
Estimate materials for various patio projects like concrete, pavers, or gravel. Input dimensions in multiple units and receive results in US customary or metric measurements. This tool helps you accurately calculate the quantities needed for your landscaping endeavors.
- Concrete slab calculator
- Paver calculator
- Paver base calculator
- Polymeric sand calculator
- Sand and gravel calculator
- Area calculator
- Volume calculator
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7 patio estimation calculators to estimate the material needed to build a paver, concrete, or gravel patio. 7 Free Calculators: - Concrete slab - Pavers - Paver Base - Polymeric Sand - Sand & Gravel - Area - Volume Enter dimensions in inches, feet, yards, centimeters, or meters. Get results in US customary or metric measurements. Based on the calculators on Inch Calculator(www.inchcalculator.com) that are trusted by millions of people world-wide for material estimation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Patio Calculator Plus at 4.8 against Tip It's 3.7. Patio Calculator Plus also leads on ratings volume (238 vs 3). Tip It's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Patio Calculator Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patio Calculator Plus has 238 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tip It ships an update every 3 months, Patio Calculator Plus every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip It | Patio Calculator Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (238 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 238 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Wathen | Calc Hub, LLC |
Customer experience
Tip It
Patio Calculator Plus
In-app purchases
Tip It
No in-app purchases
Patio Calculator Plus
No in-app purchases
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