Tips vs Just the Tip (JTT)
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!
Just the Tip (JTT)
Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with just a receipt scan. This app handles the math for solo diners or group outings, providing instant totals.
- Receipt scanning
- Instant tip calculation
- Bill splitting
- Total calculation
- Solo dining support
- Group dining support
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Snap a receipt, skip the math. JTT calculates your tip and total instantly — perfect whether you're dining solo or splitting with the crew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Just the Tip (JTT) at every 2 weeks against Tips's every 13 months. Tips's advantage is ratings volume (244 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tips against 5.0 for Just the Tip (JTT). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tips has 244 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tips ships an update every 13 months, Just the Tip (JTT) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tips | Just the Tip (JTT) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (244 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 244 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Owen Davis-Bower | ROSS AARON COHEN |
In-app purchases
Tips
No in-app purchases
Just the Tip (JTT)
No in-app purchases
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