Comparison

AL BOSS vs Scan Tip

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

Head to head
About

AL BOSS

Find alcoholic beverages available in Alabama ABC stores. Search by product, category, or store, and save favorites. Get directions to stores and stay updated on events.

Highlights
  • Product search by category, name, price, and size
  • Check product availability by store
  • Save favorite products and stores
  • Create private product notes
  • Get directions to ABC stores
  • View news and upcoming events
Features
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The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s mobile application improves customer access to available products in its stores. The mobile application will allow customers (ages 21 and older) to quickly find products in the store(s) most convenient to them. App users can search for products by category, name, price, bottle size, user ratings, and availability by store. Additionally, users may opt to create a user profile where they can save their favorite items and stores, as well as to make private notes on each individual product. The app displays directions to ABC store(s) from their current location through the primary map application installed on their device. The app also provides a news area where upcoming events such as barrel releases and other current information can be found.

About

Scan Tip

Effortlessly calculate tips with this intuitive tool. Quickly determine the correct amount to leave based on your bill and desired percentage. Perfect for diners and service industry professionals.

Highlights
  • Easy tip calculation
  • Intuitive interface
  • Bill splitting
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Fast results
Features
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Scan Tip helps you quickly calculate restaurant tips and totals. Enter a bill amount, choose a preset tip, adjust a custom percentage or dollar amount, and see the final total instantly. The app can save dining history, sync SwiftData history and presets with iCloud, summarize recent totals, and detect possible duplicate visits. Receipt scanning uses the device camera to read receipt totals and warn when service charges or included gratuity may already be present. On supported iOS versions, Apple Intelligence can refine receipt details on device. Scan Tip also supports Scan Tip Pro, an auto-renewable subscription for unlimited saved history, Smart Check insights, custom tip presets, history charts, and history export/share. Private iCloud sync is available independently of Pro when iCloud is available. Users can manage built-in and custom preset visibility, restore purchases, change appearance themes, replay onboarding, delete local data, and use App Shortcuts for common calculator actions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AL BOSS4 screens
Scan Tip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scan Tip at 5.0 against AL BOSS's 2.9. Scan Tip also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). AL BOSS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Scan Tip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AL BOSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scan Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AL BOSS has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AL BOSS ships an update every 3 months, Scan Tip fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AL BOSS versus Scan Tip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAL BOSSScan Tip
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (34 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMindfire Consulting Group, LLCChirag Narendra Kular

Customer experience

AL BOSS

All ratings33 ratings
Positive42.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative48.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

Scan Tip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AL BOSS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Scan Tip

Subscriptions2
  • Scan Tip Pro Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Scan Tip Pro Annual7 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is AL BOSS free?
AL BOSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scan Tip free?
Scan Tip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AL BOSS or Scan Tip?
Scan Tip is rated higher. AL BOSS averages 2.9 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Scan Tip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AL BOSS or Scan Tip have ads?
Neither AL BOSS nor Scan Tip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AL BOSS or Scan Tip?
AL BOSS ships an update every 3 months, and Scan Tip fortnightly. Most recently, AL BOSS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scan Tip on October 2, 2026.

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