Comparison

Tip Tool % vs Spend Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Tip Tool %

Effortlessly calculate restaurant tips and split bills with this fast and simple tool. It handles all the math instantly, allowing you to focus on your meal. Features include customizable splitting, rounding options, and saved preferences.

Highlights
  • Instant tip calculation
  • Bill splitting (even or custom)
  • Rounding options
  • Customizable default settings
  • Dark mode support
  • Ad-free experience
  • Share calculations
Features
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Make tipping and splitting the bill effortless. Tip Tool % is the fastest, easiest way to calculate restaurant tips and split checks. Designed for clarity and speed, it does the math instantly—so you can focus on your meal, not your calculator. Why you’ll love it: • Smart & Simple — Enter your bill, choose a tip %, and see totals instantly. • Split the Bill — Divide evenly or customize for each person. • Rounding Options — Round up or down to the nearest dollar. • Custom Defaults — Save your favorite tip rates or rounding style. • Dark Mode Ready — Easy on the eyes, day or night. • No Ads, No Clutter — Just clean, quick calculations. • Share (text message, etc.) the calculations with others Whether you’re dining out, traveling, or managing expenses, Tip Tool % helps you get it right every time.

About

Spend Calculator

Features
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Spend Calculator is a private, flexible way to understand where your money goes—without creating an account or sending your financial data to a server. LOG EXPENSES IN SECONDS Enter an amount with the built-in calculator, choose a category, mark it as essential or non-essential, add an optional note, and save. Reuse recent amounts or repeat your last expense to make everyday tracking effortless. PLAN WITH SMART BUDGETS Create weekly or monthly budgets for your total spending or individual categories. See progress at a glance, enable rollover for unspent money, and get useful warnings as you approach a limit. SEE THE STORY BEHIND YOUR SPENDING Explore daily trends, category breakdowns, a 26-week calendar heatmap, needs-versus-wants summaries, and monthly comparisons. Helpful on-device insights can highlight changes in spending, possible subscriptions, budget status, no-spend streaks, and your projected month-end total. MANAGE RECURRING COSTS Add rent, bills, subscriptions, and other repeating expenses. Spend Calculator keeps track of the next due date and can log due expenses automatically. MAKE IT YOURS • Create custom categories with your own icons and colors • Search, edit, and review your complete spending history • Choose from 15 currencies • Use light, dark, system, or AMOLED themes • Change the app’s accent color • Export your data as a CSV file • Use the app in English or Arabic with full right-to-left support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your spending data is stored locally on your device. There is no account, no advertising, and no collection of your personal financial information.

Screenshots

Tip Tool %3 screens
Spend Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tip Tool % at Free against Spend Calculator's $9.99. Spend Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Tip Tool % is free to download; Spend Calculator costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tip Tool % versus Spend Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Tool %Spend Calculator
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Fullerziad aljohani

In-app purchases

None

Tip Tool %

No in-app purchases

None

Spend Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Tool % free?
Tip Tool % is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spend Calculator free?
Spend Calculator costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tip Tool % or Spend Calculator have ads?
Neither Tip Tool % nor Spend Calculator shows ads.

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