Comparison

Brewguide vs TipMate

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

Head to head
About

Brewguide

This app helps you set up and personalize your Acaia Pearl S coffee scale. You can also browse, create, and share coffee recipes, and transfer them directly to your scale for guided brewing.

Highlights
  • Scale setup guide
  • Personalize scale messages
  • Browse official recipes
  • Create and share recipes
  • Transfer recipes to scale
  • Guided brewing mode
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Brewguide is the companion App for the Acaia Pearl S Welcome to your new scale! The Acaia Pearl S pairs with all of our apps but this is the one to use to set up the scale. If you don’t have a Pearl S, you can still browse and create recipes. In Brewguide, you can: * Walk through a setup guide to adjust settings like turning on/off modes, changing the weight unit, adjusting the auto-off timer, turning on/off the button sound, and changing the temperature unit. * Personalize your Pearl S with your own loading message * Browse official recipes or create and share your own with a QR code or link * Easily transfer a recipe to your Pearl S - the scale holds one recipe at a time To enter Brewguide mode, where you view the loaded recipe’s prompted steps, hold the Tare button until you see “Brewguide” on the scale.

About

TipMate

Effortlessly calculate restaurant tips and split bills with friends. This app provides smart calculations, custom splitting options, and an international guide to tipping customs. Enjoy a beautiful, simple design for stress-free bill management.

Highlights
  • Smart tip calculation
  • Easy bill splitting
  • Custom split options
  • International tipping guide
  • Bill summary and sharing
  • Elegant and simple design
Features
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TipMate makes tipping simple, accurate, and stress-free. Quickly calculate restaurant tips, split bills with friends, and understand tipping customs around the world — all in one elegant and easy-to-use app. Whether you're dining out with friends, traveling internationally, or just want a quick tip calculation, TipMate helps you get the numbers right every time. Key Features Smart Tip Calculator Instantly calculate tips based on your bill amount with recommended percentages like 15%, 18%, and 20%. Bill Splitting Made Easy Split the bill between multiple people and instantly see how much each person should pay. Custom Split Options Adjust percentages for each person when friends pay different amounts. International Tip Guide Learn tipping customs in countries like the United States, Canada, UK, France, Japan, and Australia. Bill Summary & Sharing See a clear summary of the bill, tip, and per-person total, and easily share it with friends. Beautiful & Simple Design Enjoy a modern interface with smooth animations and a clean, Apple-style design.

Screenshots

Brewguide4 screens
TipMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TipMate at 100% against Brewguide's 46%. TipMate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1). Brewguide's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Brewguide is free to download; TipMate costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TipMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Brewguide's written reviews are positive against 100% of TipMate's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brewguide versus TipMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewguideTipMate
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaJetRise IT Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Brewguide

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral21.4%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative32.1%

TipMate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brewguide

No in-app purchases

None

TipMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewguide free?
Brewguide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TipMate free?
TipMate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brewguide or TipMate?
TipMate is rated higher. Brewguide averages 3.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while TipMate averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Brewguide or TipMate have ads?
Neither Brewguide nor TipMate shows ads.

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