Банкноты2018 vs Tips.am
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Банкноты2018
This app provides offline access to images and details of all current Russian banknotes. It also displays real-time exchange rates for the ruble against major currencies.
- Offline banknote reference
- All current Russian banknotes
- Real-time currency exchange rates
- Ruble vs. USD, EUR, RMB
- Accessible without internet
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Banknotes is a necessary application for checking money, since the Internet is not always and everywhere, and in our application there are always all current tickets of the Bank of Russia. You can always open the application and see how the bill really should look in one way or another. Also now you can see the exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar, euro and RMB today!
Tips.am
This app provides a unique QR code for service staff to receive tips digitally. Guests can scan the code to leave gratuities, offering a convenient and modern way to handle tips.
- Unique QR code generation
- Digital tip collection
- Guest scanning functionality
- Printable or displayable QR code
- Account registration
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After registering your account in the app, you’ll receive your unique QR code. This code is to be scanned by your guests, so you need to print it or otherwise make it available for the guests. You can place the code on the tables, bring it to the guest together with the bill, or even use your phone to show it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tips.am at 100% against Банкноты2018's 0%. Tips.am also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Банкноты2018's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Банкноты2018 ships an update every 8 days, Tips.am monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Банкноты2018 | Tips.am |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ewgeniy Isurov | Alber Petrosyan |
Customer experience
Банкноты2018
Tips.am
In-app purchases
Банкноты2018
No in-app purchases
Tips.am
No in-app purchases
