TipFox vs SmartCheck Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TipFox
This app provides a global guide to tipping customs for travelers. It offers quick overviews and detailed country-specific information on how much to tip for various services, including restaurants, bars, taxis, and hotel staff. Learn etiquette and best practices to tip appropriately while abroad.
- Global tipping customs at a glance
- Detailed country-specific tipping guides
- Information on various services (restaurants, taxis, hotels)
- Tipping etiquette and best practices
- Offline functionality
- User comment section for feedback
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TipFox shows you how much tip to leave at restaurants, bars, and for common services around the world. Have you ever been on a trip and not known how much to leave your hairdresser, taxi driver, or tour guide? TipFox shows you the general tipping practices in a country at a glance as well as a detailed guide for countries worldwide. * TipFox shows you whether or not tips are generally expected, rounded up, not common, or just used in certain circumstances, all at a quick glance on map view. * Details pages for every country show you how much to tip at restaurants, bars, for common services, as well as taxis. * Additionally, TipFox has information on how much to leave guides on tours, hotel staff, and other specifics for various locations. * Includes tipping etiquette, best practices, dos and don'ts, so you can be a courteous traveler who's not over or undertipping. * A comment section to connect with other travelers or the administrator, ask questions, and leave your own feedback. * Works completely offline. * Updated when you have an Internet connection for realtime information. * A comment rating systems for users so the most useful, informative responses are highlighted on top of the others. After a 30-day free trial period a $24.99/year purchase will be applied to your iTunes account following confirmation of a Premium upgrade. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our https://foxnomad.com/tipfox-terms-use/ and https://foxnomad.com/tipfox-privacy-policy/.
SmartCheck Mobile
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SmartStay Mobile provides an end to end mobile check-in experience. Give your travellers the ability to streamline their stay by skipping the queue and going straight to their room. Featuring self check-in, check-out, mobile room key, booking, customer engagement and more. The latest technologies have been used to provide a scalable, performant and secure solution. Our design philosophy is to focus on the user. Building apps that are useful and intuitive to make your end user happy. Need an on-premise or cloud solution, we’ve got you covered. SmartStay Mobile integrates into most major property management, payment and lock systems. It can be deployed as a standalone product or connected to SmartStay Kiosks to complete unique flows such as on-premise verification and card key steps. Whether your Hotel is looking for your own app or looking to share a single platform, SmartStay Mobile is the product for you. Contact sales and find out how we can build your Hospitality app or join our shared app model at competitive rates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartCheck Mobile at Free against TipFox's $2.99. SmartCheck Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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
SmartCheck Mobile is free to download; TipFox costs $2.99 up front. TipFox sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. SmartCheck Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
TipFox ships an update monthly, SmartCheck Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TipFox | SmartCheck Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | foXnoMad, LLC | Liverton Limited |
In-app purchases
TipFox
- TipFox Premium Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
SmartCheck Mobile
No in-app purchases









