Sales Tax Calc.
Sales Tax Calc. is a manual finance utility for calculating sales tax and total price on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive friction of manual percentage math for users who do not require automated, location-aware tax services.
For Individuals requiring a simple, manual tool for calculating sales tax totals.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates tax and total price based on user-provided original price and tax rate inputs.
Provides a custom, bright keyboard interface for data entry.
Allows manual adjustment of tax percentage for variable regional requirements.
How much does it cost?
Sales Tax Calc. is distributed as a free utility with no visible monetization mechanisms or in-app purchases.
Velocity
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Sales Tax Calc. has been inactive for over five years, with no updates or feature additions recorded since the middle of 2021. The development momentum is non-existent, as the app has not received any maintenance or content updates in 1,900 days. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational activity for this application.
Who built it?
Adeeb Bukhari
3 apps tracked · Finance
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Sales Tax Calc.
How's the Finance market?
Sales Tax Calc. maintains a static position as a free, manual finance utility with no recent updates since 2021. The lack of monetization or feature growth limits its competitive standing against modern, automated tax-tracking alternatives.
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Key takeaways for Sales Tax Calc.
Where is it heading?
The finance utility market is shifting toward automated, location-aware tax tracking, leaving manual tools like Sales Tax Calc. as niche, legacy offerings. The lack of updates suggests the app will remain static until OS-level changes force a removal from the store.
- The 1,900-day update gap confirms the app is in maintenance mode, with no evidence of future feature expansion.
The SWOT
- Simple, manual input interface provides low-friction utility
- Integration of location-based tax lookup could differentiate utility
Next best moves
Sunset the app because the 1,900-day update gap signals a lack of strategic intent → reduce support overhead
The counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is its only stability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive position remains unchanged, with the only material shift being a more precise identification of technical threats in the SWOT analysis. The product continues to exist as a legacy, manual-entry utility with no active development.
Bottom line
Sales Tax Calc. functions as a legacy utility with no active development or revenue model, so sunsetting the app would align resources with active product lines.
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