Comparison

Subscriptions vs Gratuity

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

Head to head
About

Subscriptions

Manage all your recurring payments in one place. Easily add, organize, and track subscriptions with customizable features and helpful reminders. Get insights into your spending with comprehensive analytics and sync data across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Effortless subscription adding
  • Organize by category, due date, tags
  • Supports over 160 currencies
  • Comprehensive analytics and charts
  • Payment and expiration reminders
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Subscriptions is a native SwiftUI app that works seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, and macOS. It features a beautifully designed interface, adhering to Apple's design principles and offering rich customizable features. You can easily keep track of and manage your subscriptions with ease. Features: - Effortlessly adding subscriptions from a vast selection - Organize subscriptions using categories, due dates, tags, and payment accounts - Supports over 160 currencies with daily updated exchange rates - Comprehensive analytics with summarizing charts. - Stay informed with payment and expiration reminders notifications - Widget support for reminders of upcoming payments. - Dark mode for eye comfort - Real-time sync across devices with iCloud - Ad-free experience Pro version: - Multiple tags per subscription - Tracking spending by payment accounts - Face ID, Touch ID & passcode to unlock the app - Data backup & restore - Export to CSV - Easy to import app data via app link - Search app store apps from templates - Price history feature for managing free trials, interruptions, and price changes - Daily exchange rate updates - Long-term support - Help me to keep developing this project Free version: - Unlimited subscriptions  - Unlimited categories - Free iCloud sync - Full analytics set - Etc Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gratuity

Easily calculate and split bills with friends. This intuitive tool provides instant tip and total calculations, with options to customize themes and save presets for faster use. Enjoy a clean interface designed for simplicity and privacy.

Highlights
  • Instant tip and total calculations
  • Easy bill splitting
  • Customizable color themes
  • Saved tip presets
  • Privacy-focused design
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Gratuity - Tip & Split Calc is a beautifully simple tip calculator designed to make splitting bills easier, faster, and more intuitive. Whether you’re out with friends, dining solo, or managing a group meal, Gratuity - Tip & Split Calc helps you calculate tips and totals in seconds. Calculate Tips Instantly - Enter your bill amount and see tip and total calculations update in real time. It’s clean, fast, and frustration-free. Split the Bill With Friends - Quickly generate a clean bill breakdown and send it to your group with a single tap. No more confusion over who owes what. Customize Your Theme - Choose from multiple color themes to match your style. Gratuity - Tip & Split Calc keeps things simple while still feeling personal. Save Time With Tip Categories - Create categories with default tip percentages, splits, and more. Quickly select them from the main screen for faster calculations. Why You’ll Love Gratuity - Tip & Split Calc - Clean, modern interface - Simple bill and tip calculations - Easy bill sharing - Theme of choice - Saved presets for faster tipping - Built with privacy in mind - no tracking, no analytics Gratuity - Tip & Split Calc is designed with simplicity and usability at its core. A tip calculator that just works. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Subscriptions4 screens
Gratuity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gratuity at every 3 days against Subscriptions's monthly. Gratuity also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Subscriptions's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Subscriptions sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Gratuity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gratuity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subscriptions has 173 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscriptions ships an update monthly, Gratuity every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subscriptions versus Gratuity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscriptionsGratuity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (173 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings173 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchbits Inc.HyperAppDev LLC

Customer experience

Subscriptions

All ratings173 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.6%

Gratuity

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

Bugs and requests

Subscriptions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Syncing issues between iOS and macOS
  • Unexpected data loss/reset

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to pause subscriptions
  • Custom notification settings
  • Multi-user/family sharing
  • More language support (e.g., Portuguese, Arabic)

Gratuity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Subscriptions

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$8.99
  • Lifetime - Family Sharing$12.99
  • Lifetime - Family Sharing$19.99
2 purchases

Gratuity

Subscriptions1
  • Gratuity Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gratuity Premium - Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Subscriptions free?
Subscriptions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gratuity free?
Gratuity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subscriptions or Gratuity?
Gratuity is rated higher. Subscriptions averages 4.7 out of 5 from 173 ratings, while Gratuity averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Subscriptions or Gratuity have ads?
Neither Subscriptions nor Gratuity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscriptions or Gratuity?
Subscriptions ships an update monthly, and Gratuity every 3 days. Most recently, Subscriptions was updated on November 7, 2026 and Gratuity on November 5, 2026.

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