Comparison

Simple Tip Pool vs Tip

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

Tip

Effortlessly split bills with AI-powered receipt scanning. Instantly detect items, prices, tax, and tip to see everyone's total at a glance. Syncs across Apple devices for seamless expense sharing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered receipt scanning
  • Smart bill splitting
  • Item assignment to individuals/groups
  • Automatic tax and tip distribution
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Export bills as CSV
  • Share bills via Messages, Email, AirDrop
Features
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Tip Split - Split Bills Smarter Tired of awkward math at dinner? Tip Split makes splitting bills effortless with AI-powered receipt scanning and smart calculations. AI-Powered Scanning Snap a photo of any receipt and let our advanced AI instantly detect items, prices, tax, and tip. No more manual entry—just scan and split in seconds. Smart Bill Splitting Assign items to individuals or groups Automatic tax and tip distribution Link balances when one person pays for multiple people See everyone's total at a glance iCloud Sync Your bills sync seamlessly across all your Apple devices. Start on your iPhone, finish on your iPad—your data is always up to date. Perfect For: Group dinners with friends Couples sharing expenses Roommates splitting groceries Team lunches at work Key Features: 5 FREE AI scans to get started Clean, intuitive dark mode interface Secure Sign in with Apple Export bills as CSV Share individual bills via Messages, Email, or AirDrop Privacy-first design—your data stays yours How It Works: Scan your receipt with AI or enter items manually Assign items to people Add tax and tip Done! Everyone sees their total instantly Premium Scanning Need more scans? Unlock more AI-powered receipt scanning with a one-time purchase of just $0.99. Privacy and Security We take your privacy seriously. All data is encrypted and synced via your private iCloud account. We never sell your information. Download Tip Split today and never argue about the bill again!

Screenshots

Simple Tip Pool4 screens
Tip3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Tip Pool at free against Tip's free with in-app purchases. Simple Tip Pool also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Tip Pool against 5.0 for Tip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Tip Pool has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Tip Pool versus Tip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Tip PoolTip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FRANSENDASHPLUS LLC

Customer experience

Simple Tip Pool

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

Tip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Tip Pool

No in-app purchases

None

Tip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Tip Pool free?
Simple Tip Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tip free?
Tip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Tip Pool or Tip?
Simple Tip Pool and Tip are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Tip Pool or Tip have ads?
Neither Simple Tip Pool nor Tip shows ads.

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