Comparison

Recipe Keeper vs Tip Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Keeper

Organize your personal recipe collection with a clean, intuitive interface. Easily import recipes from the web, manage ingredients and steps, and search your entire library. Enjoy a distraction-free cooking experience with customizable views and automatic scaling for portion sizes.

Highlights
  • Intuitive recipe organization
  • Web recipe import
  • Automatic portion scaling
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Customizable interface
  • Share and print recipes
Features
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Taste is the ideal solution for managing your recipes simply and intuitively. Whether you want to collect new recipes, organize old favorites, or find inspiration – Taste provides you with the tools to structure your collection. No ads, no registration – start right away and enjoy the clean, streamlined interface. With Taste, you always keep track of your recipes, from the initial idea to the finished dish. Everything is designed to make managing your recipes as easy as possible, so you can focus on what really matters: cooking. ► Why Taste? Taste offers the perfect combination of user-friendliness and flexibility to manage your recipes easily and efficiently. • Clear design: The clean, simple interface helps you stay focused on your recipes, without distractions • Customizable: Adjust font sizes, colors, and views to suit your preferences, tailoring Taste to your style • Start immediately: No registration, no ads. You can access all features directly without providing personal data • Continuous improvement: Regular updates optimize and add new features to improve your experience ► Recipe Book – everything in view The structured outline view gives you a clear overview of your entire recipe collection on one page. Categories can be nested, similar to a file manager, to organize your recipes efficiently. • Multiple views: Recipes are displayed in horizontally scrollable lists with two display options for the appearance of recipes, sortable by name or date • Drag-and-Drop: Easily move recipes and categories via drag-and-drop • Quick access: Context menus offer fast access to essential functions directly within the recipe book ► Recipe View – all at a glance The recipe view ensures that all key information such as ingredients, preparation steps, and notes are clearly arranged. • Automatic scaling: All ingredient quantities automatically adjust to the selected portion size • Intuitive editing: Edit recipes directly within the view, without additional windows • Detailed structure: Ingredients, preparation, and notes are clearly separated and easily accessible ► Web Import – recipes from the web Add recipes directly from the internet – either via the in-app browser or using the Share Sheet. • In-app browser: Search for recipes on the web and add them directly to your collection • Smart import: Taste automatically detects and imports ingredients, preparation steps, and cooking times • Preview function: View a quick preview of the recipe before saving it ► Search – find any recipe Search your entire collection quickly and efficiently. Find recipes by ingredients, names, or any keywords. • Multiple search terms: Combine different ingredients to find the exact recipe you need • Highlighted results: Search results are clearly marked, so you can spot them quickly • Spotlight integration: Find recipes directly via the iOS system search ► Additional features • Share and print: Create PDFs of recipes to share or print them directly • Offline available: Your recipes are always available, even without an internet connection • Automatic synchronization: Recipes are synced via iCloud and are available across all your devices ► What’s coming next? Taste is continuously expanding to offer even more features. Future updates will include a shopping helper, meal planner, and comprehensive nutritional support. Thanks to modular extensions, you can customize the app to your needs, using only the features that are relevant to you. Terms of use: https://taste-recipe-manager.app/terms

About

Tip Tracker

Effortlessly calculate and split bills at restaurants. This app offers instant bill sharing, a history of past expenses, and smart tip suggestions to make dining out stress-free. Personalize your experience with customizable options for a seamless financial management solution.

Highlights
  • Effortless bill splitting
  • Instant bill sharing
  • Bill history tracking
  • Smart tip suggestions
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Personalized customization options
Features
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Stop guessing what you actually made tonight. Built for servers, bartenders, and hospitality pros, Tip Tracker reveals your true hourly wage, automates complex tip-out math, and logs shifts in under 5 seconds. From lunch rushes to late-night doubles, turn shift chaos into crystal-clear financial control. "The only app that actually understands bussers, barbacks, and cash vs. credit tip splits." WHY HOSPITALITY PROS CHOOSE TIP TRACKER • 5-Second Shift Logging Clock out, log your tips, and go home. Track cash tips, credit card tips, shift hours, and base wages with zero friction. Duplicate regular shifts in a single tap. • True Hourly Wage Calculator ($/hr) Never wonder if a shift was worth it. Tip Tracker combines your base pay with net tips to reveal your exact take-home hourly rate for every shift. • Automated Tip-Out Math End the 2 AM mental math. Set custom percentage or dollar tip-outs for runners, bussers, barbacks, and hosts so your logs always match your take-home pay. • Cash in Pocket vs. Paycheck Credit Know exactly how much cash you're walking out with tonight versus credit card tips waiting on your bi-weekly payroll deposit. • Shift & Venue Analytics Spot your most profitable nights, sections, and venues. Clear charts break down your weekly pacing, monthly totals, and average earnings per hour. • 1-Tap Tax & CSV Exports Tax season made painless. Export clean, structured CSV reports formatted for your accountant or personal records in one tap. • Lock & Home Screen Widgets Check your weekly earnings pacing from your Home Screen, or log tips straight from your Lock Screen right after clocking out. • Built-In Table Check Splitter Split guest checks instantly on the floor with custom tip percentages, guest counts, and fast sharing via iMessage. • 100% Private & Device-Only Your earnings are your business. Tip Tracker operates completely offline with zero account sign-up and no remote tracking. READY TO MASTER YOUR SHIFT INCOME? Download Tip Tracker today and see what you really make per hour. TIP TRACKER PRO Upgrade to Pro for unlimited shift logs, advanced wage trends, and one-tap CSV tax exports: • Annual Pass: Includes a 7-day free trial, then $9.99/year ($0.83/mo) • Lifetime Access: $19.99 one-time purchase (own it forever) STOREKIT & PRIVACY TERMS Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled in Apple ID Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tiptracker-billsplit/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Recipe Keeper4 screens
Tip Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recipe Keeper at 72% against Tip Tracker's 50%. Recipe Keeper also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (157 vs 24). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recipe Keeper sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Tip Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recipe Keeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe Keeper has 157 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Recipe Keeper's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tip Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Keeper ships an update every 11 days, Tip Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recipe Keeper versus Tip Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe KeeperTip Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (157 ratings) — better4.5 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings157 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB64 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThilo KreiselMATEUSZ MIKULSKI

Customer experience

Recipe Keeper

All ratings157 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%

Tip Tracker

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Recipe Keeper

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Recipes lost after iCloud backup
  • App does not release memory when deleting recipes
  • App downloads too much fluff and unnecessary content
  • App struggles to import from Paprika
  • App does not recognize Facebook as a recipe source
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  • App does not find recipes on Chefkoch site
  • Sharing between different iCloud accounts not working
  • PDF import is not straightforward
  • Language issues (German interface for non-German speakers)
  • Some users struggle with importing recipes from the web
  • Memory issues with large app size for single recipes

Requested features

13 requests
  • Sharing recipes between two people (different iCloud accounts)
  • Shopping list functionality or export to Apple Reminders
  • Synchronizing recipes between husband's and wife's accounts
  • Ability to create a recipe book together (e.g., via iCloud)
  • Importing recipes from videos (Instagram, YT Shorts)
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  • Mac app or integration
  • Easier PDF import
  • Support for scanning recipes
  • Full-screen recipe book view
  • Ability to start a new line of recipes after many entries
  • Importing from files
  • Synchronizing with iPad
  • Support for Chinese language settings

Tip Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Recipe Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Basic Version - Monthly3 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Basic Version - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tiny Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$2.49
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99
  • Complete Package - Lifetime$59.99
4 purchases

Tip Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly access to full version3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly access to full version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly access to full version1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$9.99

Questions

Is Recipe Keeper free?
Recipe Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tip Tracker free?
Tip Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recipe Keeper or Tip Tracker?
Recipe Keeper is rated higher. Recipe Keeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Tip Tracker averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.
Do Recipe Keeper or Tip Tracker have ads?
Neither Recipe Keeper nor Tip Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Keeper or Tip Tracker?
Recipe Keeper ships an update every 11 days, and Tip Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, Recipe Keeper was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tip Tracker on October 13, 2026.

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