Tipsy vs Gratipity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tipsy
Calculate tips quickly and easily with this app. Features a convenient on-screen keyboard for input and a spinning wheel for adjusting tip percentages. Supports splitting bills and rounding up totals, with Apple Watch integration for on-the-go calculations.
- Fast tip calculation
- Customizable designs
- On-screen keyboard input
- Spinning tip wheel
- Split bill up to 8 ways
- Round up tip/total
- Apple Watch app
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Tipsy is a fast and easy tip calculator for iPhone and Apple Watch with beautiful full color designs that let you customize your look. Tipsy’s iPhone keyboard is always onscreen and ready to type, just start entering the amount of your check. Spin the tip wheel up and down to quickly calculate different tip and total values. Optionally round up the tip or total to the nearest dollar. Split the check up to 8 ways. Use Tipsy to quickly and discreetly calculate a tip on your Apple Watch. Spin the digital crown to see different different tip and total values. Complications are available on many Apple Watch faces for fast access.
Gratipity
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Can’t decide on what to leave as a tip? Let Gratipity do the deciding for you. Gratipity calculates the gratuity amount based on your dining experience. No more uneasy feeling that you didn’t leave enough, or that you left too much, just because they drew you a smiley face. Gratipity takes the stress and anxiety out of the equation letting you enjoy the rest of your day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gratipity at none against Tipsy's 4. Gratipity also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). Tipsy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 39 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Gratipity asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tipsy ships an update every 4 months, Gratipity every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipsy | Gratipity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (52 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recurring Dream LLC | Sandy Wong |
In-app purchases
Tipsy
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Super Tip$2.99
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- Tipsy Pro$2.99
Gratipity
No in-app purchases
