Tipease vs ParkTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tipease
This straightforward tip calculator simplifies calculating gratuities with intuitive sliders and advanced service rating options. Easily adjust tip ranges, subtract taxes, add discounts, and split bills. It offers smart rounding and convenient access via widgets or app icon shortcuts.
- Intuitive slider for service rating
- Advanced service speed and accuracy rating
- Customizable minimum and maximum tip settings
- Subtract tax/service fee or add discounts
- Split checks up to 10 ways
- Smart rounding options
- Notification Center widget for recent calculations
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Tip calculator: completely free and private. Tipease is a no-frills tip calculator. Launch Tipease and one screen does everything. No ads. No in-app purchases. No sign-in. Choose between a basic slider to rate your service experience or an advanced sliding scale rating of your service speed, accuracy, attention and hospitality. Change your minimum and maximum tip in Settings, and Tipease automatically customizes the app to match your personal tipping habits. Subtract the tax and service fee or add the value of a discount or coupon with no trouble. Effortlessly split the check up to 10 ways. Round your total or your tip. An advanced setting provides the option to round to the nearest ten for totals more than 100 and the nearest 100 for totals more than 1,000.
ParkTimer
This app helps drivers avoid overpaying for parking and easily locate their vehicles. It features a smart countdown timer with color-coded alerts, customizable billing rules, and the ability to record parking spot details like photos and QR codes. Live Activities and widgets provide at-a-glance tracking without unlocking your device.
- Smart countdown timer with visual alerts
- Customizable parking billing rules
- Record parking spot photos and QR codes
- Live Activities for Dynamic Island
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
- Privacy-first local data storage
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WHY PARKTIMER? Ever paid for an extra hour just because you overstayed by a few minutes at the mall? Forgot which level you parked on and wasted time searching? ParkTimer solves these everyday parking headaches! CORE FEATURES Smart Countdown Timer • Visual ring timer shows time until next rate change • Color-coded alerts: Green (safe) → Orange (warning) → Red (urgent) • Advance notifications ensure you never overpay Flexible Billing Rules • Pre-configured templates for common parking lots • Customize free duration, billing cycles, and rates • Real-time cost estimates keep you informed Quick Spot Recording • Capture photos of your parking spot and surroundings • Save payment QR codes for fast checkout • Photos stored locally, won't clutter your camera roll Dynamic Island & Lock Screen • Live Activities on Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro+) • Lock Screen widgets show time without unlocking • Home Screen widgets for at-a-glance tracking WHO IS IT FOR? • Budget-conscious drivers: Maximize free time, avoid surprise fees • Forgetful parkers: Never lose your car again • Frequent parkers: Perfect for malls, airports, hospitals WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL • Minimalist design, intuitive interface • Privacy-first: All data stored locally • No registration required, ready to use instantly Park smarter. Save money. Save time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tipease at Free against ParkTimer's $0.99. Tipease also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). ParkTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 71 months). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Tipease is free to download; ParkTimer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tipease holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipease has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tipease's written reviews are positive against 83% of ParkTimer's.
Tipease ships an update every 71 months, ParkTimer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipease | ParkTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (14 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 71 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shawn Brown | 蕴涛 李 |
Customer experience
Tipease
ParkTimer
In-app purchases
Tipease
No in-app purchases
ParkTimer
No in-app purchases








