Comparison

BigTipper™ vs The Sprouting Company

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

Head to head
About

BigTipper™

Easily calculate restaurant tips, split bills, and generate detailed meal expense reports. Save transactions with photos and notes, and get automatic GPS location for restaurants. Supports international currency and customizable input methods.

Highlights
  • Calculate restaurant tips
  • Split bills among groups
  • Generate meal expense reports
  • Save transactions with photos
  • Automatic GPS restaurant lookup
  • International currency support
  • Customizable tip/split controls
Features
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BigTipper is the fastest, easiest way to calculate restaurant tips, split the bill among your group, photograph the bill, save to the app’s History, and quickly send beautiful Meal Expense Reports. When the waiter delivers your bill, just type the amount into BigTipper’s bright blue display, and view the results instantly. As you type, BigTipper continuously calculates the tip amount and totals the bill. Quickly set the tip percentage with the slider control at the top of the screen-- without the need to type any numbers. In fact, you may never have to enter the tip percentage again because BigTipper remembers your preference. If you’re dining with friends, use the other slider control to set how many ways you’d like to split the bill. BigTipper automatically calculates each party’s share. To make it easier for each friend to pay with cash, tap the “round” button to round each party’s share to an even amount. BigTipper adjusts the tip accordingly. For those who prefer the keypad over slider controls: tap the TIP or SPLIT display, then enter values using BigTipper’s keypad (the active display is always highlighted in blue). Or set a preference to use dedicated buttons instead of sliders. Save the transaction to the app’s History with the tap of a button. BigTipper uses GPS to find the restaurant name and address. You can optionally add notes to the history, and take pictures of the paper bill, the meal, or members of your party. Best of all, BigTipper quickly generates and sends Meal Expense Reports, complete with pictures and notes. BigTipper is international-- properly displaying currency symbols, thousands separators, and decimal points for your country or locale. FEATURES • Builds and sends beautiful Meal Expense Reports • History: saves transactions with optional comments and photos • Elegant design with easy-to-read displays • Fast data entry with built-in, oversized keypad • Tip and Split slider/button controls to reduce typing • Customizable interface (choose buttons or sliders) • Sales tax support • Rounding function (on either total or just the tip) • Mirroring function: helps detect credit card slip tampering • Drink calculations (so non-drinkers don’t overpay) • All values are remembered between uses • Automatic calculation; no need to tap an equals key • GPS finds restaurant name and address for history and reports • International currency formatting • Costs less than a drink! REQUIREMENTS • iOS 12+ • iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

About

The Sprouting Company

Learn the process of growing your own sprouts with this app. Track their progress and discover chef-created recipes to enjoy your harvest.

Highlights
  • Sprout growing guide
  • Progress tracking
  • Chef-created recipes
  • Harvest inspiration
Features
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The Sprouting Company app helps you learn how to grow your own sprouts and keep track of their growing progress. Once you've grown your sprouts, get inspired by our chef created recipes.

Screenshots

BigTipper™4 screens
The Sprouting Company3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Sprouting Company at Free against BigTipper™'s $1.99. BigTipper™'s advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

The Sprouting Company is free to download; BigTipper™ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BigTipper™ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigTipper™ has 136 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of BigTipper™'s written reviews are positive against 73% of The Sprouting Company's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BigTipper™ versus The Sprouting Company: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigTipper™The Sprouting Company
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (136 ratings) — better3.8 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPureBlend SoftwareWowa Labs

Customer experience

BigTipper™

All ratings136 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.8%

The Sprouting Company

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

BigTipper™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes when hitting martini, clock, email button
  • App no longer automatically locates restaurants

Requested features

6 requests
  • Zoom in on receipts
  • Add option for dinner vs. drinks tip percentages
  • Location aware sales tax
  • Disable sounds
  • Built-in calculator for forgotten separate bills
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  • Split food and drink tabs separately

The Sprouting Company

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BigTipper™

No in-app purchases

None

The Sprouting Company

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BigTipper™ free?
BigTipper™ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Sprouting Company free?
The Sprouting Company is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BigTipper™ or The Sprouting Company?
BigTipper™ is rated higher. BigTipper™ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while The Sprouting Company averages 3.8 from 22 ratings.
Do BigTipper™ or The Sprouting Company have ads?
Neither BigTipper™ nor The Sprouting Company shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BigTipper™ or The Sprouting Company?
BigTipper™ ships an update every 3 months, and The Sprouting Company every 3 months. Most recently, BigTipper™ was updated on November 10, 2026 and The Sprouting Company on November 3, 2026.

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