Core Authenticator vs No Tipflation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core Authenticator
This app offers a secure and convenient alternative to physical security devices or SMS-based OTPs. It provides instant authentication and enhances security by allowing activation on only one mobile device at a time.
- Secure authentication
- Instant OTP delivery
- Convenient alternative to physical devices
- Single device activation for enhanced security
- Replaces SMS OTP
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Core Authenticator is an alternative to other authentication methods such as a physical Security Device, or OTP via SMS, yet is more secure, instant and convenient. Core Authenticator can only be activated on ONE mobile device at a time which provides you with an additional level of security.
No Tipflation
This app helps you calculate tips accurately by focusing on the pre-tax subtotal and identifying hidden service fees. It warns you about double-tipping and ensures fair calculations for every dining experience.
- Calculates tip on pre-tax subtotal
- Detects over 30 types of hidden service charges
- Warns about double-tipping
- Receipt scanner with OCR
- Bill splitting up to 20 ways
- Offline functionality
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Tip the meal, not the tax. No Tipflation helps you calculate a tip from the pre-tax subtotal, review the bill, and split the total with your group. MAKE THE NUMBERS CLEAR • Choose 12%, 15%, or 20%, or enter your own tip percentage. • See the difference compared with tipping on the after-tax amount at the same percentage. • Account for tax, service fees, discounts, and tips already printed on the receipt. • Split the total among up to 20 people, with any one-cent rounding differences shown clearly. SCAN AND REVIEW Scan a receipt with your camera, then review and edit the detected amounts before applying them. Ordinary receipt scanning runs on your device and does not use cloud checks. Notices can help you spot existing charges or possible after-tax tip prompts. A service charge is not necessarily a tip: check the receipt and the restaurant's explanation before adding more. Always review recognized amounts. RECEIPT HISTORY AND PAYMENT COMPARISON Scan records are saved on your device. Review saved photos, recognized text, and your corrected amounts. Choose a scan and separately confirm the final total you actually authorized, including your tip and currency. A newer scan does not automatically replace your confirmed total. Enter the posted bank charge yourself to compare it with your authorized total. The app does not connect to your bank or determine fraud. Use the same currency; pending authorizations can change. When recognized scans are within 10 minutes of each other, compare the current and previous scans. Keep only the current scan, keep only the previous scan, or keep them as separate receipts. Keeping one requires confirmation before deleting other scans and photos in the compared receipt records, including older versions. Closing the comparison keeps all scans. Delete receipts from history or share saved photos and comparison records. Keep a photo of the final receipt and review what you share. OPTIONAL ENHANCED CHECK Enhanced Check is off by default. Enable it for cloud-based receipt recognition. Only receipt photos you capture or select while it is enabled are uploaded; live camera preview frames stay on your device. An internet connection is required. Each installation includes 5 free Enhanced Checks per calendar month, resetting on UTC month boundaries. Unused monthly checks do not roll over. When your balance runs out, you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for one additional check after reward verification. There is no limit on the number of ad rewards, subject to ad availability. Ad-earned checks carry over from month to month. USE IT YOUR WAY Remember your preferred tip percentage, open the scanner from the Home Screen widget, or share a card with your current calculation. Shared cards can include your scanned receipt photo, so check their contents before sharing. No account required. The app includes ads and uses app-usage analytics. Manual calculations and ordinary scanning remain available without Enhanced Check and are not subject to its cloud allowance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: No Tipflation at 5.0 against Core Authenticator's 1.0. No Tipflation also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Core Authenticator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
No Tipflation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Core Authenticator ships an update every 2 weeks, No Tipflation every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Core Authenticator | No Tipflation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Core Securities Company Limited | Dongjie Zhang |
Customer experience
Core Authenticator
No Tipflation
In-app purchases
Core Authenticator
No in-app purchases
No Tipflation
No in-app purchases
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