CheckPlease Tip Calculator vs TipMatePro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
Easily calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive application. It offers flexible options for tip calculation, including excluding tax, and allows for bill splitting among multiple people. Supports local and custom currencies.
- Quick tip calculation
- Option to exclude tax from tip
- Round tip and total
- Split bills among multiple people
- Supports local and custom currencies
- Integrates with PocketMoney LITE
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CheckPlease is a fast, simple tip calculator for calculating gratuity, rounding totals, and splitting restaurant bills with friends, family, or groups. Whether you are dining out, grabbing lunch, or sharing a meal with others, CheckPlease helps you quickly figure out the right tip and divide the bill fairly. FEATURES INCLUDE: - Quickly calculate tips based on your bill total - Split the bill between multiple people - Option to calculate the tip before tax - Round the tip or round the total - Always round up for easier payments - Simple, fast, and easy to use CheckPlease has been helping people calculate tips since 1995, starting on Newton OS, moving to Palm OS, and continuing today on iPhone. If you want a reliable tip calculator that makes restaurant bills quick and easy, CheckPlease is ready when the check arrives.
TipMatePro
Easily calculate tips and split bills with this straightforward application. Set default percentages, use presets, or a slider for quick calculations. It also includes a guide for recommended tipping amounts across various services.
- Set default tip percentage
- Preset tip percentage buttons
- Tip slider for custom percentages
- Round tip up or down
- Split the bill functionality
- Recommended tipping chart
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Completely FREE and No ads! Yet another Tip calculator but this one is super easy for quick Tipping. Get the Tip quick and easy without fussing around. This app is only 99¢ and never displays annoying ads. Features: -Set a default Tip percentage for every time you open TipMatePro. -Preset buttons for the most common Tip percentages (or use the Slider to choose). -Round the Tip up or down to the nearest dollar. -No fuss 'Split the bill' feature. -Includes a chart of recommended Tip amounts by service (Restaurant, Bartender, Repair services, etc.).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CheckPlease Tip Calculator at 56% against TipMatePro's 0%. TipMatePro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support 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. CheckPlease Tip Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TipMatePro asks for nothing beyond the download.
CheckPlease Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, TipMatePro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CheckPlease Tip Calculator | TipMatePro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nSoft Technologies | John Lullie |
Customer experience
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
TipMatePro
Bugs and requests
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect tip calculations
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Ads overlapping main functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to calculate tips based on individual items, not just total bill
- Option to automatically calculate sales tax based on location
- Ability to save and view past tip history
TipMatePro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CheckPlease Tip Calculator
- CheckPlease Pro$0.99
TipMatePro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CheckPlease Tip Calculator free?
Is TipMatePro free?
Do CheckPlease Tip Calculator or TipMatePro have ads?
Which is updated more often, CheckPlease Tip Calculator or TipMatePro?
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