Comparison

ServerLife vs Closeout

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

Head to head
About

ServerLife

This app helps tipped and commission-based workers track their income shift by shift. It provides insights into earnings, hourly averages, and income trends, with forecasting features to predict month-end totals. An upgrade offers advanced tools for deeper financial analysis.

Highlights
  • Track tips and hours
  • Log earnings by shift
  • Income forecasting
  • Daily, weekly, monthly totals
  • Separate cash/credit tips
  • Track expenses and mileage
Features
Currently charting
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Stop guessing what you made — or what you'll make. ServerLife is a powerful Tip Tracker and Income Tracker built for tipped and commission-based workers who want to clearly see their real take-home pay — shift by shift. Over 750,000 workers have used ServerLife to log more than 65 million income entries and understand exactly where their money comes from. If your income changes week to week, ServerLife brings clarity. Built for Variable Income Perfect for: • Servers & Bartenders • Gaming Dealers • Uber, Lyft & Delivery Drivers • Shipt & Instacart Shoppers • Stylists, Barbers & Makeup Artists • Fitness & Yoga Instructors • Commission Sales • Freelancers & Independent Contractors • Self-Employed Workers If you earn tips, commissions, or shift-based income — ServerLife helps you track it all. Track Your Shifts in Seconds Log your earnings at the end of your shift and instantly see: • Total earnings • Hourly averages • Weekly & monthly totals • Your best-paying days • Income trends over time No more mental math. No more guessing if it was a "good week." Free Features • Track tips • Track hours • Add notes • Daily, weekly, monthly & yearly totals • Custom pay week start • Entry reminders • Income forecasting — see your projected month-end total based on your own shift history ServerLife makes it simple to stay consistent and build a clear record of your earnings. Know What You'll Make Before the Month Ends ServerLife's Forecasting tab uses your last 90 days of shifts to predict what you're likely to earn for the rest of the month — based entirely on your own patterns, not industry averages. • See how much you've earned so far and what's projected for the rest of the month • Understand your average earnings and how often you work each day of the week • Confidence level shows how reliable your estimate is as your history grows The more you log, the smarter your forecast gets. Upgrade to Premium for Advanced Income Tracking Unlock deeper insight and powerful comparison tools: • Forecast range — see a realistic earnings spread, not just a single number • What-if scenarios — find out what picking up an extra shift would add to your month • Goal check — see how many shifts you'd need to hit your monthly target • Separate Cash & Credit tips • Service charges • Tip Out & Tip In • Hourly wages • Sales totals & Tip % • Covers & sales per cover • Expenses • Work schedule • Multiple jobs & positions • Goals & progress tracking • Mileage & delivery fees • Shift, job & role comparisons • Advanced filtering See which shifts, sections, or roles make you the most money — and plan smarter. Built for Real Workers Cash income is easy to spend and hard to measure. ServerLife gives you a clear, organized view of your earnings so you can make better financial decisions with confidence. Safe & Secure Your data is securely backed up to the cloud automatically. Switch phones? Nothing is lost. Access your income history anytime across devices. ServerLife — The Tip Tracker trusted by over 750,000 workers.

About

Closeout

Features
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Closeout is a tip tracker for people who actually work for tips. Log a shift in about ten seconds. Type what you made and you are done. If you want the full picture, add your hours, your sales, and what you tipped out, and Closeout works out your real take-home and your actual hourly. WHAT YOU TRACK Tips, split between cash and card Hours worked, in and out Sales, tip-outs paid, and tip-outs received The job you worked and the role you worked it in Tags for a section, a station, or whatever else changes your night WHAT YOU FIND OUT Your effective hourly. Tips and wages together, minus what you tipped out, over the hours you actually worked. Not the number on your paycheck. Which nights of the week pay best, and by how much. How much of your money came in as cash, and roughly what to set aside for taxes. Which job pays more, and which role inside that job pays more. A calendar of every shift you have logged. AT TAX TIME A one page summary of your year. Gross tips, tip-outs paid and received, net tips, hours worked, wages, and a suggested set-aside. Save it as a PDF or export every shift as a CSV. NO ADS, NO DATA COLLECTION Closeout does not run ads and does not collect your personal or shift data. Your shifts live on your phone. Back them up to your own iCloud if you want them safe, or leave them where they are. CLOSEOUT PRO The free version tracks your tips and your hours. Pro unlocks the printable tax summary, every job tracked separately, the full analytics, and accent colors for the whole app. Monthly is $2.99. Yearly is $19.99, which works out to $1.67 a month. Seven days free to start. Renews automatically until cancelled, and you can cancel any time in your App Store settings. Built by a bartender with fifteen years behind the bar and on the floor. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://closeout.dayforgestudios.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

ServerLife4 screens
Closeout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Closeout at none against ServerLife's shown. ServerLife's advantage is chart position (#59 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. ServerLife sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Closeout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
ServerLife versus Closeout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServerLifeCloseout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMZBApps LLCDayForge Studio LLC

Bugs and requests

ServerLife

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Randomly deleting user data
  • Login and account issues causing data loss

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to track credit card tips separately
  • Improve offline functionality
  • Implement a tax calculator feature

Closeout

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

ServerLife

Subscriptions9
  • Remove Ads - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Remove Ads - Yearly$3.991 Year
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  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 Months1 Month trial$11.996 Months
  • Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium 6 Months1 Month trial$19.996 Months
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Features$5.99
  • Premium Features$6.99
2 purchases

Closeout

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ServerLife free?
ServerLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Closeout free?
Closeout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ServerLife or Closeout have ads?
ServerLife shows ads; Closeout does not.

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