Comparison

StudioTax 2025 vs CanTax

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

Head to head
About

StudioTax 2025

This tax preparation software handles a wide spectrum of personal income tax situations, from basic returns to complex scenarios involving self-employment and rental income. It is bilingual and supports all Canadian provinces and territories, including Quebec's provincial return.

Highlights
  • Handles simple to complex tax returns
  • Supports self-employed income
  • Includes rental income scenarios
  • Bilingual (English/French)
  • Supports all Canadian provinces/territories
  • Includes Quebec TP1 provincial return
Features
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StudioTax covers the overwhelming range of personal income tax scenarios from simple tax returns to more involved returns for self-employed, returns with rental income and everything in between. StudioTax is bilingual(English and French) and supports all Canadian provinces and territories including the Quebec TP1 provincial return.

About

CanTax

Features
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CanTax is the fast, accurate Canadian tax calculator built for everyday Canadians. Whether you're checking how much GST or HST you'll pay at checkout, or figuring out your actual take-home pay, CanTax gives you instant answers — no account required, no data collected, completely offline. SALES TAX CALCULATOR • Calculate GST, PST, HST, or QST instantly by province • Add Tax mode: see the final price you'll pay at checkout • Remove Tax mode: extract the base price from a tax-inclusive amount • Individual breakdowns for each tax component • Covers all 13 provinces and territories • Current year tax rates INCOME TAX CALCULATOR • Federal + provincial income tax bracket calculations • CPP and EI payroll deduction estimates • Interactive income slider from $0 to $500,000 • Beautiful donut chart showing exactly where your money goes • See your effective tax rate and marginal tax rate • Historical tax rates from 2020 to 2025 ALL PROVINCES & TERRITORIES Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. YOUR PRIVACY, PROTECTED CanTax is fully offline. No data is collected, no account is required, and nothing ever leaves your device. DISCLAIMER: CanTax provides estimates for educational and informational purposes only. This is not professional tax advice. Always consult a qualified tax professional for your specific situation.

Screenshots

StudioTax 20254 screens
CanTax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StudioTax 2025 at Free against CanTax's $0.99. StudioTax 2025 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). CanTax's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). 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

StudioTax 2025 is free to download; CanTax costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudioTax 2025 ships an update every 11 days, CanTax daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
StudioTax 2025 versus CanTax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudioTax 2025CanTax
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size321 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBHOK It Consulting IncorporatedPRPL Solutions Inc.

In-app purchases

None

StudioTax 2025

No in-app purchases

None

CanTax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StudioTax 2025 free?
StudioTax 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CanTax free?
CanTax costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do StudioTax 2025 or CanTax have ads?
Neither StudioTax 2025 nor CanTax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudioTax 2025 or CanTax?
StudioTax 2025 ships an update every 11 days, and CanTax daily. Most recently, StudioTax 2025 was updated on October 24, 2026 and CanTax on October 19, 2026.

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