Tipsy vs LinedUp NYC
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.
LinedUp NYC
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Know the wait before you go. LinedUp NYC shows you estimated wait times for a growing number (25+) of Manhattan's most popular, line heavy spots — from Mimi's to Salt Hanks, Scarr's Pizza to Bánh Anh Em. Open the app. See the line. Make the call. Each spot shows: - Estimated wait time range - Open or closed right now - Peak hours so you know when to avoid - Share button to warn your friends Restaurants, pizza shops, bakeries, wine bars, froyo, matcha, jazz clubs, breakfast spots — if there's a line, we're tracking it. Sort by longest wait, shortest wait, or neighborhood. Filter by category. Featured spots include Prince St. Pizza, Caffè Paradiso, MYKA Greek, Birdie's, Fonty's Deli, Caffè Panna, Ceres, Mimi's, Mama's Too, L'industrie, Salt Hank's, Emilio's Ballato, Le Dive, Tomi Jazz, Breakfast by Salt's Cure, Bánh Anh Em, L'Appartement 4F, Leon's Bagels, 12 Matcha, Scarr's Pizza, and more. New spots added regularly. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. It can wait. But you don't have to. Each spot shows: • Estimated wait time range • Current busyness percentage • Peak hours so you know when to avoid • Share button to warn your friends (or go anyway) Sort by longest wait, shortest wait, or neighborhood. Filter by category — froyo, pizza, coffee, deli, bakery, ice cream. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just wait times. It can wait. But you don't have to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tipsy at Free against LinedUp NYC's $2.99. LinedUp NYC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On ads, 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
Tipsy is free to download; LinedUp NYC costs $2.99 up front. Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LinedUp NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tipsy ships an update every 4 months, LinedUp NYC every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipsy | LinedUp NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recurring Dream LLC | Hassan Ali Khan |
In-app purchases
Tipsy
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Super Tip$2.99
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- Tipsy Pro$2.99
LinedUp NYC
No in-app purchases









