Comparison

Simple Tip Pool vs Splitsy

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

Splitsy

Effortlessly divide shared expenses by scanning receipts with AI. Assign items with a tap and instantly share individual totals via your favorite messaging apps, eliminating awkward bill math.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Automatic item and price reading
  • Tap-to-assign item splitting
  • Automatic division of shared items
  • Instant sharing of individual totals
  • Support for various messaging apps
Features
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Stop doing awkward bill math. Splitsy uses AI to scan your receipt and split it fairly in seconds. SNAP YOUR RECEIPT Just take a photo of any receipt. Our AI instantly reads every item and price — no manual entry needed. ASSIGN WITH A TAP Tap each item to assign who had what. Splitting an appetizer? Assign it to multiple friends and Splitsy divides it automatically. SHARE INSTANTLY Send everyone their total via text, WhatsApp, or any messaging app. No more "I'll Venmo you later" confusion. PERFECT FOR - Dinner with friends - Group trips - Roommate expenses - Work lunches - Date nights Splitsy — Because friends don't let friends do bill math. Terms of Use: https://acatmpf.github.io/splitsy-privacy/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://acatmpf.github.io/splitsy-privacy/

Screenshots

Simple Tip Pool4 screens
Splitsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Tip Pool at none against Splitsy's 1. Simple Tip Pool also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Splitsy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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. Splitsy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 5.0 for Splitsy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple Tip Pool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Splitsy's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Tip Pool versus Splitsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Tip PoolSplitsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FRANSENCHIN leung

Customer experience

Simple Tip Pool

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

Splitsy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Tip Pool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Splitsy

Subscriptions1
  • Splitsy Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Simple Tip Pool free?
Simple Tip Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splitsy free?
Splitsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Tip Pool or Splitsy?
Simple Tip Pool and Splitsy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Tip Pool or Splitsy have ads?
Neither Simple Tip Pool nor Splitsy shows ads.

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