Comparison

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator vs Simple Tip Pool

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

Head to head
About

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator

Easily calculate gratuity for any bill with this free tip calculator. Features a large display, intuitive slider, and quick buttons for common percentages. Supports international currencies and offers options to round totals.

Highlights
  • Large, easy-to-read display
  • Intuitive tip percentage slider
  • Customizable quick tip buttons
  • Real-time tip and total updates
  • Bill and tip rounding options
  • International currency support
Features
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The most popular, free tip calculator available in the App Store with well over a million downloads! QuickTip provides a fast and convenient way to calculate the gratuity for any bill. Using large text and simple controls, QuickTip is an easy and fun way to figure out tips. An intuitive slider allows you to quickly adjust the tip percentage while seeing the tip and total amounts update in real-time. If you prefer to use buttons, you can set your most frequent tip percentages in QuickTip's settings for easy access. Once you have settled on the tip amount, you can easily round the total bill or the tip amount up or down with the tap of a button. With QuickTip, calculating any tip is only a touch away. QuickTip works with all international currencies supported on iOS devices. Features: • Large, easy to read numbers and controls • Intuitive slider for adjusting tip percentage • Optional buttons for setting your most frequent tip percentages • Tip amount and bill total update in real-time • Easily round the total or tip amount up or down • Full support for international currencies • In-App purchase to disable ads NOTE: There are NO plans for adding a split feature to QuickTIp. SUPPORT Please refrain from sending your bug reports or feature requests using the App Store. Instead, to ensure a direct response from us send them to support@sparechangesoftware.com. We are always happy to help our users and receive their comments!

About

Simple Tip Pool

Effortlessly calculate and split tips among restaurant staff. Supports multiple calculation methods including hourly, points-based, and equal splits, with options to allocate percentages to barbacks. Share detailed breakdowns easily.

Highlights
  • Split tips by hours worked
  • Split tips by points system
  • Quick equal tip splitting
  • Allocate percentages to barbacks
  • Share breakdowns via text/email
  • Create custom positions
Features
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Tired of doing all the math required to split tips with your hardworking co-workers? This app is designed to make splitting tips in a tip pool environment as easy as possible. - Split Hourly - split tips based on hours and allocate a percentage to barbacks, which can also be split among that position based on hours. - Split by Points - split tips based on points per hour. You are able to create positions and assign point values which are then used to calculate tips per employee based on their position and hours worked. - Quick Split - split tips equally among a specified number of employees. Includes ability to allocate percentage to barbacks and will calculate how much each employee will receive. - Split Hourly and Split by Points options both offer the ability to share the breakdowns via text, email, etc. Disclaimer: This app is simply a tool to help calculate. The creator takes no responsibility for accuracy of tip tracking within your business. While the creator strives to prevent any inaccuracies, there are potentials for them. Use at your own risk.

Screenshots

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator4 screens
Simple Tip Pool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Tip Pool at 5.0 against QuickTip™ Tip Calculator's 4.0. Simple Tip Pool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). QuickTip™ Tip Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QuickTip™ Tip Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Tip Pool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Tip Pool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickTip™ Tip Calculator has 64 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator ships an update every 3 months, Simple Tip Pool every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QuickTip™ Tip Calculator versus Simple Tip Pool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickTip™ Tip CalculatorSimple Tip Pool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (64 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug PennyMark FRANSEN

Customer experience

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator

All ratings64 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.8%

Simple Tip Pool

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes after iOS 14 update
  • App won't open or launch
  • App closes when entering bill amount
  • App disappears after opening
  • Restore Purchases feature spins indefinitely
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  • Feedback submission form not working
  • App reverts to zero when backgrounded
  • Cellular data permission request loop
  • Incompatible with iPhone X and newer models
  • Crashes on iOS 11.1 and later versions

Requested features

10 requests
  • Apple Watch app or complication support
  • Split bill functionality
  • Dark mode option
  • Larger buttons for dark dining environments
  • Numerical keypad for easier input
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  • Better tax display and calculation options
  • Faster startup response
  • Updated app icon design
  • Quick return to unrounded state
  • Support for custom tip percentages beyond presets

Simple Tip Pool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickTip™ Tip Calculator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Simple Tip Pool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickTip™ Tip Calculator free?
QuickTip™ Tip Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Tip Pool free?
Simple Tip Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuickTip™ Tip Calculator or Simple Tip Pool?
Simple Tip Pool is rated higher. QuickTip™ Tip Calculator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Simple Tip Pool averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do QuickTip™ Tip Calculator or Simple Tip Pool have ads?
Neither QuickTip™ Tip Calculator nor Simple Tip Pool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickTip™ Tip Calculator or Simple Tip Pool?
QuickTip™ Tip Calculator ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Tip Pool every 5 weeks. Most recently, QuickTip™ Tip Calculator was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Tip Pool on September 10, 2026.

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