
Tip Calculator
A Tip Calculator is a simple utility app designed to help users calculate the tip amount and total bill after dining out. It's often used as a beginner-level project in mobile app development because it involves basic UI elements, user input, and simple arithmetic.
Key Features:
Input Fields:
Bill amount
Tip percentage (manual entry or slider/stepper)
Optional: Number of people to split the bill
Outputs:
Tip amount
Total bill (bill + tip)
Optional: Per person amount
User Interface (UI):
Clean and simple layout
Real-time updates as user inputs data
Responsive design for different screen sizes
Technologies Used:
iOS (Swift & SwiftUI / UIKit):
Swift programming language
SwiftUI for declarative UI (or UIKit for storyboard-based UI)
Use of @State variables for reactive data updates
Formatters for currency display
Android (Kotlin / Java):
Kotlin (or Java)
XML layouts or Jetpack Compose for UI
LiveData or State management for reactive updates
Formatting using NumberFormat
Cross-platform (Flutter, React Native):
Flutter (Dart):
Widgets like TextField, Slider, and Text
StatefulWidget to handle state
React Native (JavaScript/TypeScript):
Components like TextInput, Slider, and Text
State managed with useState hooks