Comparison

Tips & Tricks vs justREC

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

Head to head
About

Tips & Tricks

Unlock your iPhone's full potential with daily updates on the latest news, features, and tips. Discover hidden app functions, master iOS, and stay informed about new devices. Get unbiased reviews, privacy advice, and price drop alerts for your favorite apps.

Highlights
  • Daily tech news updates
  • Interactive iOS quizzes
  • Over 200 iOS tips and tricks
  • Coverage of iOS updates
  • App and game reviews
  • Price drop alerts
  • Privacy advice and scam warnings
Features
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Whether you’ve just upgraded or you’ve been using iPhone for years, we help you get more from iOS with clear tutorials, breaking Apple news, and practical tips you’ll actually use. From mastering iOS’s latest features to discovering time-saving shortcuts, privacy settings, and clever tricks built into your device, Tips & Tricks makes sure you never miss a thing. UPDATED DAILY • Step-by-step guides to iOS 27’s biggest new features • Tip of the Day to sharpen your iPhone skills • Breaking Apple news and analysis • App and game reviews you can trust • Privacy guidance and scam warnings to keep you safe • Tutorials and advice from our expert writing team • Buyer’s guides, app roundups, toolkits, and more ALSO INCLUDED • A built-in guidebook with 200+ essential iPhone tips • AI-powered upgrade assistant to help choose between Apple devices • Home Screen widgets for the latest news and tips • iOS update notifications so you never miss new features • Save tips and articles for easy access • Powerful search across thousands of expert articles Tips & Tricks has been helping iPhone users since the early days of the App Store. With over 10 million downloads and multiple appearances in Apple’s “Best of the Year,” we’re a trusted source for clear advice, expert analysis, and easy-to-follow iOS tutorials. WHAT OUR READERS SAY 5/5 “Simple, logical, and beautifully designed. Very well done.” 5/5 “I used every tip! Very useful!” 5/5 “A real eye-opener! I thought I knew a lot, but I didn’t!” 5/5 “I absolutely love this app. It shows me things I never knew I could do with my iPhone and iPad.” 5/5 “This app is extremely useful, even for those who think they know it all.” TIPS PREMIUM Tips & Tricks is supported by occasional ads. Upgrade to Tips Premium to unlock every article, remove ads, and more. Tips Premium offers auto-renewable subscriptions: - Monthly subscription - Annual subscription A free trial is available for new subscribers. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tapsmart.com/tapsmart-apps/tips-tricks-privacy-policy/

About

justREC

Features
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justREC is a focused iPhone recorder for meetings, interviews, and voice notes. Record with your iPhone even when you’re offline. Pause and resume whenever you need, then keep each recording in a simple on-device library. Rename, play back, share, or delete your audio on your terms. When iCloud is available, justREC copies completed recordings to your private iCloud container. If you also use justREC for Mac with Lifetime access, your recordings can arrive in the Mac Inbox for transcription and summaries. With justREC for iPhone, you can: • Record microphone audio offline • Keep recording while the screen is locked or the app is in the background • Pause and resume a recording • Play back, rename, share, and delete recordings • See whether a recording is on your iPhone, syncing, available on Mac, or needs a retry • Keep using your recordings when iCloud is unavailable and retry delivery later • Use the app without a justREC account or app backend justREC for iPhone records microphone audio only. It does not record phone calls, system audio, or audio from other apps.

Screenshots

Tips & Tricks4 screens
justREC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: justREC at none against Tips & Tricks's shown. justREC also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Tips & Tricks sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and justREC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tips & Tricks ships an update every 5 weeks, justREC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tips & Tricks versus justREC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTips & TricksjustREC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntelligenti LtdViktor Kozlov

Bugs and requests

Tips & Tricks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Constant crashing and loading issues
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to bookmark favorite tips
  • Improved navigation and search
  • More frequent updates and new content

justREC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tips & Tricks

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Content Experience3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • First Year Special Offer7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Content Experience7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • Go Ad Free$0.99
  • Go Ad Free$1.99
  • Go Ad Free$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Go Ad Free$4.99
  • Go Ad Free$7.99
  • Go Ad Free$39.99
  • Go Ad Free$239.99
1 purchases

justREC

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99

Questions

Is Tips & Tricks free?
Tips & Tricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is justREC free?
justREC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tips & Tricks or justREC have ads?
Tips & Tricks shows ads; justREC does not.
Which is updated more often, Tips & Tricks or justREC?
Tips & Tricks ships an update every 5 weeks, and justREC every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tips & Tricks was updated on November 10, 2026 and justREC on October 31, 2026.

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