Bill Please vs TipCalculate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bill Please
Easily divide restaurant bills and calculate tips among friends. This utility simplifies group payments with a straightforward interface, making group dining more convenient.
- Split bills among friends
- Calculate tip amounts
- View total cost per person
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Ever find yourself at a restaurant with a group of friends and the time has come to pay the bill, looking for the pencil and calculator. Well, Bill Please is the app for you! Split the bill amongst friends, calculate the tip and get the total all in one simple screen. Bill Please is so simple you'll find yourself using it with every meal.
TipCalculate
Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with friends. This app offers quick calculations, receipt scanning, and currency conversion. Track your tipping history and get guidance on appropriate gratuities for various services.
- One-handed keypad for easy input
- Quick tip buttons and slider
- Split bills evenly
- Receipt scanner (Pro)
- Tip history and map (Pro)
- Currency converter (Pro)
- Tipping guide
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The fast, beautiful tip calculator and bill splitter. Enter the bill, pick a tip, and instantly see the tip, the total, and exactly what each person owes, with shares rounded up so the whole check is always covered. Whether it's dinner with friends, a coffee run, a ride, a delivery, or a trip abroad, TipCalculate takes the math out of tipping and splitting the check. TIP AND SPLIT IN SECONDS • A big, easy keypad built for one-handed use • Quick tip buttons plus a slider for any gratuity percentage • Split the bill evenly between any number of people • See the tip amount, grand total, and per-person share at a glance • Currencies without cents, like yen and won, show whole amounts • Share a clean bill summary with your group SCAN A RECEIPT (PRO) Point your camera at a receipt and TipCalculate reads the total, subtotal, tax, and business name for you, using Apple Intelligence entirely on your device. Your receipt photos never leave your iPhone. TIP HISTORY AND MAP (PRO) Save every tip with the place, notes, and category. See a monthly overview of what you spent and tipped, browse past tips on a map, and open any entry to edit, share, or delete it. History syncs across your devices with iCloud, or with a free TipCalculate account. CURRENCY CONVERTER (PRO) Traveling? Convert your total into another currency with up-to-date exchange rates. TIPPING GUIDE Not sure how much to tip? The searchable guide covers restaurants, bars, rideshare, taxis, hotels, salons, spas, food delivery, and more. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iMessage: calculate and send a split right inside a conversation • Apple Watch: enter the bill with the Digital Crown or a keypad, and see your tip history on your wrist • Siri and Shortcuts: get a tip calculated hands-free • Control Center: open the calculator, converter, or receipt scanner in one tap • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Designed for iPhone Duo, with layouts for every pose, and for iPad with Split View MAKE IT YOURS • Pick from seven app icons that adapt to Light, Dark, Tinted, and Clear Home Screens • Premium removes ads and adds your own accent color and quick tip presets Available in English, Spanish, and French. Supports VoiceOver and larger text sizes. Love the app? An optional Tip Jar lets you support its development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bill Please at 5.0 against TipCalculate's 4.0. Bill Please also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). TipCalculate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 44 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. TipCalculate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bill Please asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bill Please holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Bill Please ships an update every 44 months, TipCalculate every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Bill Please | TipCalculate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nanotalons, LLC | Justin Heintz |
Customer experience
Bill Please
TipCalculate
In-app purchases
Bill Please
No in-app purchases
TipCalculate
- Premium$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Upgrade to Pro$1.99
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- Premium$2.99
- Nice Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$5.99
- Pizza Tip$9.99









