Comparison

ConnectedCooking vs Tip Out

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

Head to head
About

ConnectedCooking

Manage your networked kitchen appliances remotely, access a vast recipe library, and transfer cooking programs with ease. Receive real-time push notifications and ensure data security with advanced encryption. Automate HACCP documentation and receive faster service with remote diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Real-time device information via push messages
  • Remote operation of networked appliances
  • Transfer and manage cooking programs
  • Automated HACCP documentation
  • Remote diagnosis for faster service
  • Secure backup of device settings
  • Extensive international recipe library
Features
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ConnectedCooking Comfort. Security. Inspiration. ConnectedCooking in a new outfit! Keep an overview of your kitchen technology with the new ConnectedCooking App. A huge selection of recipes is at your disposal for your inspiration. With only two clicks you can transfer cooking programs to your networked RATIONAL devices. Highlights - Push messages: all information about the devices in real time - Remote access: Operation of the RATIONAL devices via PC, tablet or smartphone - Transfer and manage cooking programs - HACCP documentation: automatically archive all important data - Service partner: react faster with remote diagnosis - Backup of the device settings: all data safely stored - State-of-the-art encryption technology: no access to data without authorization - Software updates: fast and secure state-of-the-art - Recipe library: international collection of recipes that can be easily transferred to the devices Compatibility - All RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter® and VarioCookingCenter® from 09/2011 - For iPhone and iPad with iOS 12 or later Requirements - RATIONAL iCombi Pro, SelfCookingCenter®, iVario Pro or VarioCookingCenter® connected to the Internet from 09/2011 - Existing registration at ConnectedCooking.com

About

Tip Out

Easily split tip pools among restaurant and bar staff with multiple calculation methods. Save crew details, deduct credit card fees, and track shift history. Designed for efficient end-of-shift tip distribution.

Highlights
  • Fair tip pool splitting
  • Hours-based, points-based, and equal splits
  • Save and load crew templates
  • Deduct credit card processing fees
  • Exclude exempt staff
  • Share shift breakdowns
  • Offline shift history tracking
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Split your tip pool fairly in seconds, then see exactly what you took home. Tip Out is the free tip split and tip pool calculator built for servers, bartenders, barbacks, bussers, hosts, and restaurant teams closing out a shift. Free to download. Your first 3 shifts are on us. Unlock unlimited shifts, history, sharing, export, and crew templates with one purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account required. HOW IT WORKS Add your crew, enter the total tip pool, and get an instant payout breakdown showing what each person takes home. It takes under a minute, whether you have 3 people on the floor or 15. FOUR WAYS TO SPLIT Hours: Divide the pool by hours worked. A bartender who worked 8 hours gets twice the share of someone who worked 4. Perfect for shifts where staff arrive and leave at different times. Points: Assign point values by role. Give servers 10 points, bussers 5, and barbacks 3. The pool divides by the weight of each position. Great for restaurants that use a point system. Percent: Give each person or role a set percentage of the pool. Tip Out checks that everything adds up to 100. Equal: Split the pool evenly among everyone. Ideal for small teams or nights when everyone worked the same shift. Switch between methods anytime to see which approach works best for your team. TIP OUT THE BACK OF HOUSE Enter a kitchen, barback, or host tip-out and it comes off the top before the split. Every person's share of the tip-out is shown, so the math is never a mystery. TRACK YOUR OWN TAKE-HOME Tap "This is me" on a shift and Tip Out follows your pay over time: your tips, your tip-outs, your hours, and your dollars per hour. Your name is remembered, so future shifts track automatically. INSIGHTS See your take-home by week, month, or all time. Find your best shifts, watch pool totals over time, and see a breakdown by role and by cash versus credit. Tap any bar for the details. CREW TEMPLATES Save your regular crew once and load them on every shift. No more re-adding the same servers, bartenders, and barbacks every night. Templates remember names, roles, hours, points, and exempt status. CREDIT CARD FEE DEDUCTION When tips come through credit cards, processing fees eat into the pool. Toggle on CC fee deduction, enter your rate, and the fee is subtracted before anyone's share is calculated. Everyone sees the math. EXEMPT STAFF SUPPORT Managers and other exempt employees can be flagged so they are excluded from the pool. Tip Out keeps them visible in the breakdown for transparency without separate spreadsheets. SHARE THE BREAKDOWN Tap Share to send a clean summary to your group chat, email, or anywhere else. It includes every name, role, payout, and the split method. No more writing tip amounts on napkins. EXPORT AND BACKUP Export any shift as a PDF tip sheet or a CSV for payroll. Back up every shift to a file and restore it on a new phone anytime. TYPE A SHIFT IN PLAIN WORDS On newer iPhones, describe the shift in a sentence and your crew fills itself in. It runs on your phone, so nothing is sent anywhere. SHIFT HISTORY Every completed shift is saved. The latest 3 stay free, and unlocking keeps them all. Scroll back to review payouts, verify payroll, settle disputes, or check your tip earnings over time. Search by name, filter by month, and share any shift again. BUILT FOR RESTAURANT AND BAR WORKERS Tip Out was designed for the real end-of-night workflow: cash tips, credit tips, barback tip-outs, server and host roles, exempt staff, stray pennies, and payout totals that need to add up. Works completely offline. Your data never leaves your device. No server, no cloud, no login. Free to download. Unlock unlimited use with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/tipout/privacy Terms of Service: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/tipout/terms

Screenshots

ConnectedCooking4 screens
Tip Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tip Out at 5.0 against ConnectedCooking's 3.0. ConnectedCooking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Tip Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ConnectedCooking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConnectedCooking ships an update monthly, Tip Out every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ConnectedCooking versus Tip Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectedCookingTip Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRATIONAL AGJames McKinney

Customer experience

ConnectedCooking

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative60.0%

Tip Out

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ConnectedCooking

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tip Out

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is ConnectedCooking free?
ConnectedCooking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tip Out free?
Tip Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ConnectedCooking or Tip Out?
Tip Out is rated higher. ConnectedCooking averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tip Out averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ConnectedCooking or Tip Out have ads?
Neither ConnectedCooking nor Tip Out shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConnectedCooking or Tip Out?
ConnectedCooking ships an update monthly, and Tip Out every 3 weeks. Most recently, ConnectedCooking was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tip Out on October 31, 2026.

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