Tips vs TipMatePro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tips
Effortlessly calculate tips and divide bills with this ad-free application. Its intuitive interface makes splitting expenses quick and simple for any group.
- Quick tip calculations
- Bill splitting
- Sleek and intuitive UI
- No advertisements
- No in-app purchases
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Quickly and easily calculate tips and split bills. Ad free! Features: - Sleek and intuitive UI! - Quick calculations! - No advertisements!
TipMatePro
Easily calculate tips and split bills with this straightforward application. Set default percentages, use presets, or a slider for quick calculations. It also includes a guide for recommended tipping amounts across various services.
- Set default tip percentage
- Preset tip percentage buttons
- Tip slider for custom percentages
- Round tip up or down
- Split the bill functionality
- Recommended tipping chart
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Completely FREE and No ads! Yet another Tip calculator but this one is super easy for quick Tipping. Get the Tip quick and easy without fussing around. This app is only 99¢ and never displays annoying ads. Features: -Set a default Tip percentage for every time you open TipMatePro. -Preset buttons for the most common Tip percentages (or use the Slider to choose). -Round the Tip up or down to the nearest dollar. -No fuss 'Split the bill' feature. -Includes a chart of recommended Tip amounts by service (Restaurant, Bartender, Repair services, etc.).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tips at 100% against TipMatePro's 0%. TipMatePro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tips ships an update every 13 months, TipMatePro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tips | TipMatePro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (223 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 223 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Owen Davis-Bower | John Lullie |
Customer experience
Tips
TipMatePro
In-app purchases
Tips
No in-app purchases
TipMatePro
No in-app purchases
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