Last updated: September 27, 2026
Catering Calc is a planning tool for professional caterers, personal chefs, and event planners. You agree to use it only for lawful purposes and not to attempt to reverse-engineer, resell, or redistribute the app or this website's underlying calculation engine.
Catering Calc Pro is offered as a monthly subscription or an annual subscription. A one-time lifetime purchase made while that option was on sale remains valid for as long as the account exists. Depending on where you buy it, purchases are processed either through Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store (the mobile app) or through Stripe (this website). Either way, we never see or store your payment card details directly.
Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless canceled before renewal. Manage or cancel an App Store / Play Store subscription from your Apple ID or Google Play account settings, per their standard terms; manage or cancel a website subscription from your Account page, which links to Stripe's billing portal. Catering Calc itself has no separate ability to cancel a subscription on your behalf beyond those tools.
The annual subscription starts with a free trial of 7 days on your first subscription; the monthly subscription has no trial. A payment method is taken when the trial starts and Pro is unlocked for the whole trial. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, it becomes a paid annual subscription at the annual price shown when you subscribed, and renews each year. If you cancel during the trial, or the first payment does not go through, you are not charged and Pro ends when the trial does. On the App Store and Play Store the trial is Apple's or Google's introductory offer, available once per Apple ID or Google account, and its terms are shown before you confirm; on this website it is available once per account.
Refunds for App Store / Play Store purchases are handled by Apple or Google according to their own refund policies, not by us directly. For website (Stripe) purchases, contact support@cateringcalc.com and we can process a refund through Stripe where appropriate. Either way, reach out to support@cateringcalc.com if you believe you were charged in error.
This is the most important section for a food-quantity planning tool: every number Catering Calc produces, including portion sizes, buffer percentages, staffing ratios, beverage and ice quantities and disposables counts, is a planning estimate based on widely published catering rules of thumb. They are not a regulated standard, and actual consumption varies by guest demographics, menu, event length, and local norms.
You, the caterer, are solely responsible for your final ordering, staffing, and purchasing decisions. Your own professional experience should always take precedence over the app's suggested numbers. We are not liable for any shortfall, overage, spoilage, or other loss resulting from reliance on these estimates.
Catering Calc is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee the app or website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or fit for any particular purpose beyond general planning guidance.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Jack-High Software LLC (doing business as Catering Calc) is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the app or website, including but not limited to lost profits, wasted food costs, or event-planning losses.
We may update these terms as the app evolves. Continued use of the app or website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Questions about these terms can be sent to support@cateringcalc.com.