Waiter Pal vs Earned Tip Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waiter Pal
Easily track cash and credit tips, calculate your average hourly pay, and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly income. This app helps tipped workers manage their earnings accurately and efficiently, even offline.
- Hourly rate calculation
- Categorize cash and credit tips
- Offline tip entry
- Customizable reminders
- Track multiple jobs
- Income summaries (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Data export to CSV
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Are you tired of using pen and paper to track your tips manually? Looking for an accurate way to figure out how much you're really making in tips? With Waiter Pal, tracking your income has never been easier. Easily track your cash and credit tips, figure out your average hourly pay, know how much you made per month, and more with Waiter Pal. Join 28,000+ tipped workers who are now free from the stress of tedious tip tracking by installing Waiter Pal now! App Features: HOURLY RATE Figure out your hourly pay, which the app conveniently calculates for you. CATEGORIZE YOUR TIPS Input your cash and credit tips, tip in, total sales, tip outs and more. You can also create your own custom categories and subcategories. OFFLINE ACCESS No need for an internet connection to use the app. Update your tips wherever you are. REMINDERS The app will notify you to update your tips at the time and day you specify, so that you will never forget to do so. WAGES Input your hourly wage at a certain job, and the app will add it to your total income. DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY INCOME Know how much you're making on average per day, week, or month. TRACK MULTIPLE JOBS Track your income, hourly rate, and hours for your different jobs. BEAUTIFUL UI DESIGN A tip tracking app doesn't need to have a bland design. Input your tips on a beautifully designed app. APP LOCK Lock the app so that others won't have access to your income data. ONLINE SYNC Backup your data online and sync across multiple devices. EXPORT DATA Export your data to CSV and use third party spreadsheet apps to further analyze your data. MEMOS Add text and photo memos to help you remember certain information about the tips you've entered. Terms of use: https://magonapps.wixsite.com/apps/waiter-pal-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://magonapps.wixsite.com/apps/waiter-pal-privacy-policy
Earned Tip Tracker
This app helps servers and service workers track their earnings per shift. It logs tips, sales, hours, and expenses to provide clear insights into take-home pay, hourly rates, and progress towards goals. Make informed decisions about future shifts with detailed financial summaries.
- Log tips, sales, and hours
- Calculate net tips after tip-out
- Track hourly pay rate
- Compare shifts by day and type
- Review calendar and export history
- Set and track financial goals
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Earned is a private tip tracker for servers and service workers who want to know what every shift is really worth. Log tips, sales, hours, tip-out, cash, card, and notes in seconds. Earned turns each shift into clear take-home pay, hourly pace, tip percentage, weekly progress, and goal movement. Use Earned to track net tips after tip-out, see your real hourly rate, compare shifts by day and type, review your calendar, export shift history, and make smarter shift decisions with Earned Plus. Built for the after-shift moment: fast logging, calm numbers, and private records that help you choose better shifts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://earned-05141841.web.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Waiter Pal at 788 against Earned Tip Tracker's 1. Waiter Pal also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Earned Tip Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). On price, rating, ads 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. Waiter Pal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Earned Tip Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Waiter Pal against 5.0 for Earned Tip Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waiter Pal has 788 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Waiter Pal ships an update every 11 days, Earned Tip Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waiter Pal | Earned Tip Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (788 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 788 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maervince Gonzales | Menfi Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Waiter Pal
Earned Tip Tracker
Bugs and requests
Waiter Pal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom work week start day
- Automatic tip-out calculation
- Option to track shift times, not just hours
- Annual income reporting
Earned Tip Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waiter Pal
- Waiter Pal PRO - Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Waiter Pal PRO - Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
- Waiter Pal PRO - Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
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- Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
- Waiter Pal PRO - 6 Months$21.996 Months
- Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$26.991 Year
- Waiter Pal PRO - Yearly$26.991 Year
Earned Tip Tracker
- Earned Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Earned Plus Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Earned Plus Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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