Comparison

TipMe vs TipKeepr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TipMe

This app helps service industry professionals easily track daily tip earnings, including both cash and credit card payments. It simplifies tax reporting by automatically saving data and providing monthly and yearly exports. Say goodbye to manual logs and hello to organized income tracking.

Highlights
  • Easy daily earnings input
  • Automatic data saving
  • Tracks cash and credit card tips
  • Manages crew deductions
  • Monthly and yearly tax exports
  • Built-in user guide
Features
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Do you work as a waiter/waitress, casino dealer, bartender, beauty, or other service industry that has tips? As we all know tips must be accounted for as income each day, and reported to the government each year. Say goodbye to your paper logs, and use this simple and easy app to track daily earnings. Key Features • Easy input • Autosaves even if the app or phone shuts down • Keeps track of credit card and cash tips • Keeps track of deductions for other members of the crew • Exports by month and by year for tax records • User guide built within the app • Supports both landscape and portrait modes

About

TipKeepr

This app helps servers and bartenders track their tips, split tipouts, and log paychecks to get a clear view of their total earnings. It offers features for managing multiple jobs, setting goals, and generating tax summaries.

Highlights
  • Track cash and card tips
  • Split tipouts with sales data
  • Log paychecks and hours worked
  • Create and distribute tip sheets
  • View earnings analytics
  • Set and track tip goals
  • Generate yearly tax summary
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TipKeepr - Server Tip Tracker for Bartenders, Waitresses & Anyone Who Earns Tips Stop guessing what you made last week. Track tips, split tipouts in seconds, log paychecks, and finally see the full picture of your earnings. SMART TIP TRACKING • Log cash tips, card tips, payouts, expenses, and hours worked • Create tip-outs with sales data and percentage-based payouts • Manage multiple jobs with separate tracking for each • Add photos and notes to every entry • Set reminders so you never forget to log a shift • Import data from other tip tracking apps PAYCHECKS & HOURS • Log paychecks with net pay, pay periods, and photo uploads • Calculate hours worked with start time, end time, and breaks • See tips and paychecks together for a full picture of your income TEAM TIP SHEETS & TIPOUTS • Create and distribute tip sheets instantly • Split tips evenly or by hours worked • Capture digital signatures to verify tip pickups • Share tip sheets with your team • Generate professional PDF tip sheets in seconds POWERFUL ANALYTICS • View earnings by day, week, month, or custom periods • Track your average hourly rate, best days, and personal records • Compare current periods to previous ones at a glance • Generate a yearly tax summary PDF with one tap SET GOALS & CRUSH THEM • Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly tip goals • Track progress in real time and stay motivated • Review past goals to see how far you've come BUILT-IN CALCULATOR • Quick tip calculations and percentage splits without leaving the app BUILT BY SERVERS & BARTENDERS Created by hospitality professionals who understand your workflow. TipKeepr — Focus on making tips, we'll handle the rest. Privacy Policy: https://www.tipkeepr.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tipkeepr.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

TipMe4 screens
TipKeepr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TipKeepr at 5.0 against TipMe's 4.5. TipKeepr also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). TipMe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TipMe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TipKeepr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.39 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TipKeepr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of TipMe's written reviews are positive against 100% of TipKeepr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipMe ships an update every 2 months, TipKeepr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TipMe versus TipKeepr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipMeTipKeepr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (170 ratings)5.0 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings170 — better131
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsElevenfold Apps LLC

Customer experience

TipMe

All ratings170 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

TipKeepr

All ratings131 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TipMe

One-time3
  • Ad Removal$9.99
  • Unlimited Entries$9.99
  • Unlock All Features$14.99
3 purchases

TipKeepr

Subscriptions2
  • TipKeepr Pro Monthly$5.391 Month
  • TipKeepr Pro Yearly$53.901 Year
One-time1
  • TipKeepr Lifetime Pro$125.99

Questions

Is TipMe free?
TipMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipKeepr free?
TipKeepr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TipMe or TipKeepr?
TipKeepr is rated higher. TipMe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while TipKeepr averages 5.0 from 131 ratings.
Do TipMe or TipKeepr have ads?
TipKeepr shows ads; TipMe does not.
Which is updated more often, TipMe or TipKeepr?
TipMe ships an update every 2 months, and TipKeepr every 5 days. Most recently, TipMe was updated on October 26, 2026 and TipKeepr on October 28, 2026.

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