Comparison

Christie's vs TipUS

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

Head to head
About

Christie's

Access the world's leading art and luxury business. Browse and bid on extraordinary items across over 70 categories, including jewelry, handbags, and precious artifacts. Track your favorite items and manage your account.

Highlights
  • Browse auctions
  • Explore works to buy
  • Search upcoming and sold lots
  • Follow favorite lots
  • Bid in auctions
  • View auction results
Features
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The world’s leading art and luxury business at your fingertips. With the Christie’s app, you can browse and bid on extraordinary art and luxury objects in over 70 categories, including jewellery, handbags and precious artefacts. • BROWSE auctions of the finest art, collectibles and luxury brands • EXPLORE works to buy now • SEARCH upcoming and sold lots • FOLLOW your favourite lots from any auction • BID in our auctions • VIEW RESULTS from past auctions and monitor results of live auctions in real time • MANAGE your Christie’s online account and keep track of all of your purchases, bids and registered auctions Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business with a physical presence in 46 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Renowned and trusted for our expert live and online-only auctions, as well as bespoke Private Sales, Christie’s unparalleled network of specialists offers clients a full portfolio of global services.

About

TipUS

Features
Currently charting
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TipUS is a fast, offline tip calculator built for quick checks at the table. Enter your total, choose a tip preset or custom %, add tax, and split the bill instantly. Key features: - Tip presets and custom tip % - Tax amount and tax rate support - Total including tax, plus per-share total - Offline use with no account required - Simple keypad optimized for quick entry Privacy - No account required - No network access needed for core use - No personal data collection (add details if applicable) What's Next - Save bill details with a photo (coming soon)

Screenshots

Christie's4 screens
TipUS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Christie's at Free against TipUS's $0.39. TipUS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On 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

Christie's is free to download; TipUS costs $0.39 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Christie's versus TipUS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristie'sTipUS
PriceFree — better$0.39
Rating2.6 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChristie's Inc.inz

Bugs and requests

Christie's

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes or crashes
  • Inability to view or manage tracked lots
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable connection and offline mode issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add search functionality for upcoming and past auctions
  • Implement landscape mode support for iPads
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Introduce more customization options (e.g., dark mode)

TipUS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Christie's

No in-app purchases

None

TipUS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Christie's free?
Christie's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TipUS free?
TipUS costs $0.39, with no in-app purchases.
Do Christie's or TipUS have ads?
Christie's shows ads; TipUS does not.

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