Comparison

Tipsy vs Fridge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Fridge

Features
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Fridge-Ify is the recipe app that starts with what's already in your kitchen — not a random recipe you don't have the ingredients for. Snap a photo of your fridge, pantry, or a grocery receipt, and Fridge-Ify identifies your items and builds your kitchen inventory in seconds. Then it shows you exactly what you can cook right now, ranked by what you already own. WASTE LESS FOOD See what's about to expire and get recipes that use it up before it spoils. The average household throws away hundreds of dollars of food a year — Fridge-Ify helps you actually eat what you buy. COOK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Every recipe is matched against your real inventory. "Ready to cook" means you have everything. Missing one or two things? We'll show you those too, plus smart substitutions from what's already on hand. SNAP TO ADD • Scan your fridge or groceries — AI identifies items automatically • Scan a receipt — we read it and add everything with prices • Or add items by hand in seconds Everything goes through a review screen first. You're always in control of what's in your kitchen. KNOW WHAT'S FRESH Track fridge, freezer, and pantry separately. Fridge-Ify remembers how long things last and warns you before they go bad. DISCOVER MORE Browse thousands of recipes with simple filters — cuisine, meal, diet, high-protein, low-calorie, and more. Save your favorites and build a shopping list for the gaps. TRACK YOUR WINS See how much you've saved cooking at home instead of ordering out, keep a log of what you've made, and unlock achievements as you go. Fridge-Ify Premium unlocks more daily scans and unlimited features. Free to download and start using today. Start with your fridge. Cook something great.

Screenshots

Tipsy4 screens
Fridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fridge at 5.0 against Tipsy's 4.5. Fridge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Tipsy's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fridge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fridge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipsy has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tipsy ships an update every 4 months, Fridge every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tipsy versus Fridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipsyFridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (51 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRecurring Dream LLCAlan Lin

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tipsy

One-time4
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Super Tip$2.99
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  • Tipsy Pro$2.99
None

Fridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tipsy free?
Tipsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fridge free?
Fridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tipsy or Fridge?
Fridge is rated higher. Tipsy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Fridge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tipsy or Fridge have ads?
Neither Tipsy nor Fridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tipsy or Fridge?
Tipsy ships an update every 4 months, and Fridge every 3 days. Most recently, Tipsy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fridge on October 24, 2026.

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