McTip Calc vs TipBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
McTip Calc
This utility app simplifies splitting bills and calculating tips with a built-in keypad and saved tip percentages. It offers a tablet-friendly layout and remembers your last session for seamless use.
- Built-in keypad for quick entry
- Saved tip percentage preferences
- Tablet-friendly single-screen layout
- Remembers last session
- Intuitive bill splitting
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McTip Calc — A simple, intuitive calculator for tips and shared bills. - Built-in keypad for smooth entry — no need to open or close the keyboard. - Quickly choose your tip percentage — your preferences are saved automatically. - Tablet-friendly layout — everything fits perfectly on a single screen. - Remembers your last session, so you can pick up right where you left off.
TipBuddy
Effortlessly calculate and divide bills with this utility. It allows for quick tip calculations and seamless check splitting among multiple people. Enjoy a streamlined experience for managing group expenses.
- Quick tip calculation
- Split bills easily
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Quickly calculate tips and split the check in seconds with TipBuddy. There is no ads and in app purchases, you can calculate in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TipBuddy at 6 against McTip Calc's 1. McTip Calc's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for McTip Calc against 5.0 for TipBuddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TipBuddy has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
McTip Calc ships an update every 8 days, TipBuddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McTip Calc | TipBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McJEL, LLC. | Celil Cagatay Gedik |
Customer experience
McTip Calc
TipBuddy
In-app purchases
McTip Calc
No in-app purchases
TipBuddy
No in-app purchases
