Comparison

SimpleTip vs Niagara NY Connect

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

Head to head
About

SimpleTip

Easily calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive app. Features one-handed use, customizable tip percentages, and various rounding options. Personalize your experience with different themes and dark mode.

Highlights
  • One-handed operation
  • Tip splitting
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Multiple rounding modes
  • Dark mode and color themes
  • Landscape and portrait support
Features
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SimpleTip makes calculating tip's fast, easy, and accurate. With its clean intuitive design, everything is easily entered from a single screen. - The position of controls are especially designed to make it easy to use one-handed. - Tip splitting functionality makes finding per-person tips a breeze. - Different rounding modes let you choose how your tip is calculated. - Customize the preset star rating percentages to match what you think is fair. - Different color themes and a dark mode, allow you to personalize the look and feel. - Works in both landscape and portrait orientations.

About

Niagara NY Connect

Features
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Wondering how to quickly and easily find out what's going on around Town of Niagara? Look no further than Niagara NY Connect to receive the latest alerts on road closures, weather alerts, events and so much more! In addition to notifications, you'll have easy access to commonly used resources from the Town!

Screenshots

SimpleTip4 screens
Niagara NY Connect2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Niagara NY Connect at Free against SimpleTip's $0.99. Niagara NY Connect also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Niagara NY Connect is free to download; SimpleTip costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTip ships an update every 8 months, Niagara NY Connect every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimpleTip versus Niagara NY Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTipNiagara NY Connect
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick CateGOGov, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTip

No in-app purchases

None

Niagara NY Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTip free?
SimpleTip costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niagara NY Connect free?
Niagara NY Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleTip or Niagara NY Connect have ads?
Neither SimpleTip nor Niagara NY Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTip or Niagara NY Connect?
SimpleTip ships an update every 8 months, and Niagara NY Connect every 6 days. Most recently, SimpleTip was updated on October 23, 2026 and Niagara NY Connect on October 29, 2026.

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