The Tip vs Tipwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tip
Quickly calculate tips on bills. This finance app offers a straightforward way to split checks and determine gratuities. It's designed for speed and simplicity.
- Quick tip calculation
- Bill splitting
- Simple interface
- Gratuity determination
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Simply the quickest tip calculator in the world.
Tipwise
Quickly calculate the perfect tip amount for any bill. This finance tool offers fast and accurate tip suggestions, making splitting bills and leaving gratuity effortless.
- Instant tip calculation
- Fast bill splitting
- Accurate gratuity suggestions
- User-friendly interface
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An app that calculates the desired tip for you in less than a second.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tipwise at weekly against The Tip's every 21 months. Tipwise also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). The Tip's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Tip against 5.0 for Tipwise. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
The Tip ships an update every 21 months, Tipwise weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tip | Tipwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meanterm Inc. | Po Jui Juan |
Customer experience
The Tip
Tipwise
In-app purchases
The Tip
No in-app purchases
Tipwise
No in-app purchases
