Comparison

Simple Tip Pool vs Waiter Pal

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

Head to head
About

Simple Tip Pool

Effortlessly calculate and split tips among restaurant staff. Supports multiple calculation methods including hourly, points-based, and equal splits, with options to allocate percentages to barbacks. Share detailed breakdowns easily.

Highlights
  • Split tips by hours worked
  • Split tips by points system
  • Quick equal tip splitting
  • Allocate percentages to barbacks
  • Share breakdowns via text/email
  • Create custom positions
Features
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Tired of doing all the math required to split tips with your hardworking co-workers? This app is designed to make splitting tips in a tip pool environment as easy as possible. - Split Hourly - split tips based on hours and allocate a percentage to barbacks, which can also be split among that position based on hours. - Split by Points - split tips based on points per hour. You are able to create positions and assign point values which are then used to calculate tips per employee based on their position and hours worked. - Quick Split - split tips equally among a specified number of employees. Includes ability to allocate percentage to barbacks and will calculate how much each employee will receive. - Split Hourly and Split by Points options both offer the ability to share the breakdowns via text, email, etc. Disclaimer: This app is simply a tool to help calculate. The creator takes no responsibility for accuracy of tip tracking within your business. While the creator strives to prevent any inaccuracies, there are potentials for them. Use at your own risk.

About

Waiter Pal

Easily track cash and credit tips, calculate your average hourly pay, and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly income. This app helps tipped workers manage their earnings accurately and efficiently, even offline.

Highlights
  • Hourly rate calculation
  • Categorize cash and credit tips
  • Offline tip entry
  • Customizable reminders
  • Track multiple jobs
  • Income summaries (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Data export to CSV
Features
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Are you tired of using pen and paper to track your tips manually? Looking for an accurate way to figure out how much you're really making in tips? With Waiter Pal, tracking your income has never been easier. Easily track your cash and credit tips, figure out your average hourly pay, know how much you made per month, and more with Waiter Pal. Join 28,000+ tipped workers who are now free from the stress of tedious tip tracking by installing Waiter Pal now! App Features: HOURLY RATE Figure out your hourly pay, which the app conveniently calculates for you. CATEGORIZE YOUR TIPS Input your cash and credit tips, tip in, total sales, tip outs and more. You can also create your own custom categories and subcategories. OFFLINE ACCESS No need for an internet connection to use the app. Update your tips wherever you are. REMINDERS The app will notify you to update your tips at the time and day you specify, so that you will never forget to do so. WAGES Input your hourly wage at a certain job, and the app will add it to your total income. DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY INCOME Know how much you're making on average per day, week, or month. TRACK MULTIPLE JOBS Track your income, hourly rate, and hours for your different jobs. BEAUTIFUL UI DESIGN A tip tracking app doesn't need to have a bland design. Input your tips on a beautifully designed app. APP LOCK Lock the app so that others won't have access to your income data. ONLINE SYNC Backup your data online and sync across multiple devices. EXPORT DATA Export your data to CSV and use third party spreadsheet apps to further analyze your data. MEMOS Add text and photo memos to help you remember certain information about the tips you've entered. Terms of use: https://magonapps.wixsite.com/apps/waiter-pal-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://magonapps.wixsite.com/apps/waiter-pal-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Simple Tip Pool4 screens
Waiter Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Tip Pool at none against Waiter Pal's 12. Simple Tip Pool also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%). Waiter Pal's advantage is ratings volume (788 vs 7) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Waiter Pal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Simple Tip Pool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Tip Pool against 4.9 for Waiter Pal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waiter Pal has 788 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple Tip Pool's written reviews are positive against 62% of Waiter Pal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Tip Pool ships an update every 5 weeks, Waiter Pal every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Tip Pool versus Waiter Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Tip PoolWaiter Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.9 (788 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7788 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FRANSENMaervince Gonzales

Customer experience

Simple Tip Pool

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Waiter Pal

All ratings788 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral23.8%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Simple Tip Pool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Waiter Pal

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set custom work week start day
  • Automatic tip-out calculation
  • Option to track shift times, not just hours
  • Annual income reporting

In-app purchases

None

Simple Tip Pool

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Waiter Pal

Subscriptions7
  • Waiter Pal PRO - Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Waiter Pal PRO - Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Waiter Pal PRO - Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Waiter Pal PRO - 6 Months$21.996 Months
  • Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$26.991 Year
  • Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly$26.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Tip Pool free?
Simple Tip Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waiter Pal free?
Waiter Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Tip Pool or Waiter Pal?
Simple Tip Pool is rated higher. Simple Tip Pool averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Waiter Pal averages 4.9 from 788 ratings.
Do Simple Tip Pool or Waiter Pal have ads?
Neither Simple Tip Pool nor Waiter Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Tip Pool or Waiter Pal?
Simple Tip Pool ships an update every 5 weeks, and Waiter Pal every 11 days. Most recently, Simple Tip Pool was updated on September 10, 2026 and Waiter Pal on September 28, 2026.

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