Comparison

BigTipper™ vs Insect Food Scanner

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

Insect Food Scanner

Quickly check food items for potential insect contamination without opening packaging. Utilizes a vast global food database for accurate results, making shopping safer for everyone.

Highlights
  • Scan food items for insects
  • Global food database
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Check before buying
  • Suitable for all diets
Features
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Insects in your food? Insect Scanner tells you in seconds whether a product contains insect-based ingredients, no need to study long ingredient lists. UNLIMITED FREE BARCODE SCANS Scan as many products as you like. Each barcode is instantly checked against a database of millions of foods worldwide. NO BARCODE? SNAP THE LABEL Take a photo of the ingredient list. Text recognition reads it and checks every ingredient. 3 label scans per month are free; get more with a short video ad or go unlimited with Pro. CLEAR RESULT AT A GLANCE • Green: no insect-based ingredients found • Red: contains insect ingredients • Yellow: contains substances you flagged Detects carmine/cochineal (E120), shellac (E904), beeswax (E901) and insect flour from house cricket, mealworm or migratory locust. MORE THAN JUST SCANNING • Database search with insect status • History and favorites (unlimited with Pro) • Nutrition facts, Nutri-Score, NOVA and Green-Score • Help and FAQ built in • Available in 13 languages INSECT SCANNER PRO • Completely ad-free • Unlimited label scans • Unlimited history and favorites • Your own watchlist (e.g. gelatin, palm oil) • Local backup and export Monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. The free version contains ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://insectfoodscanner.com/appdatenschutz/datenschutz

Screenshots

BigTipper™4 screens
Insect Food Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BigTipper™ at 86% against Insect Food Scanner's 29%. BigTipper™ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Insect Food Scanner's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On monetization model, device support 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

Insect Food Scanner is free to download; BigTipper™ costs $1.99 up front. Insect Food Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BigTipper™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BigTipper™ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigTipper™ has 136 ratings behind it against 11, 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 29% of Insect Food Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BigTipper™ ships an update every 3 months, Insect Food Scanner weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
BigTipper™ versus Insect Food Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigTipper™Insect Food Scanner
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (136 ratings) — better2.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPureBlend SoftwareMarcel Bartecki

Customer experience

BigTipper™

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

Insect Food Scanner

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative66.7%

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

Insect Food Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BigTipper™

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Insect Food Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro - Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is BigTipper™ free?
BigTipper™ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insect Food Scanner free?
Insect Food Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BigTipper™ or Insect Food Scanner?
BigTipper™ is rated higher. BigTipper™ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Insect Food Scanner averages 2.5 from 11 ratings.
Do BigTipper™ or Insect Food Scanner have ads?
Insect Food Scanner shows ads; BigTipper™ does not.
Which is updated more often, BigTipper™ or Insect Food Scanner?
BigTipper™ ships an update every 3 months, and Insect Food Scanner weekly. Most recently, BigTipper™ was updated on November 10, 2026 and Insect Food Scanner on November 12, 2026.

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