Comparison

Tip Simple vs True Link Financial

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

Head to head
About

Tip Simple

Easily calculate tips with simple or custom modes. Includes US tipping standards and receipt capture for expense tracking. Streamline your tipping and expense management.

Highlights
  • Simple tip calculation mode
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • US tipping standards guide
  • Receipt capture for expenses
  • Party size calculation
Features
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Tip Simple is a convenient, easy-to-use tip calculator application with a receipt scanner to make entering tip details a snap! Additionally we've included tipping standards to help with common questions about tip etiquette. You can also share your receipts with others, making it easy for record keeping when you spit the bill. Tipping Standards: We've included information about standard tipping practices for different types of services. Receipt Capture: Needs to capture your receipts for expense purposes? We've got you covered with our receipt capture feature and the ability to save them to retrieve later. Settings: Allows you to customize your experience with different visual themes and haptics to make text entry more tactile.

About

True Link Financial

This app provides a secure way for families and professionals to manage finances for others. It allows for sending money, controlling spending, tracking purchases, and receiving real-time alerts. Cardholders can check balances and view transactions, while administrators can load funds, set spending limits, and block specific purchases.

Highlights
  • Send money
  • Prevent specific spending
  • Track purchases
  • Real-time alerts
  • Load funds
  • Block/allow transactions
  • Manage spending settings
Features
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True Link and the True Link Visa® Prepaid Card help more than 150,000 families and professionals safeguard spending and support the financial independence of the people in their care. The True Link Visa Card can be used to send money, help prevent certain spending, track purchases, get real-time alerts, and much more. Independence for Cardholders ∙ Check your balance anywhere, at anytime ∙ Sign in easily with the last four digits of your True Link Visa card ∙ See transactions and upcoming transfers ∙ See your spending settings Tools for Card Administrators ∙ Load funds onto Visa cards from connected bank accounts ∙ Set up and edit one-time transfers ∙ Block or allow transactions, including access to cash ∙ Have visibility into when a purchase is blocked or spending limits are reached ∙ Manage spending settings Download the True Link Mobile App as a cardholder or card administrator to help make your life a little simpler. True Link Financial, Inc. is a financial technology company and not a bank. The True Link Visa Prepaid Card is issued by Sunrise Banks N.A., St. Paul, MN 55103, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. This card can be used anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.

Screenshots

Tip Simple4 screens
True Link Financial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tip Simple at 100% against True Link Financial's 51%. Tip Simple also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). True Link Financial's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On ads, 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

True Link Financial is free to download; Tip Simple costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip Simple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Link Financial has 657 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tip Simple's written reviews are positive against 51% of True Link Financial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Simple ships an update every 5 months, True Link Financial fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tip Simple versus True Link Financial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip SimpleTrue Link Financial
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (657 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better51.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1657 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris DresslerTrue Link Financial, Inc.

Customer experience

Tip Simple

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

True Link Financial

All ratings657 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative41.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tip Simple

No in-app purchases

None

True Link Financial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Simple free?
Tip Simple costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is True Link Financial free?
True Link Financial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tip Simple or True Link Financial?
Tip Simple is rated higher. Tip Simple averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while True Link Financial averages 4.7 from 657 ratings.
Do Tip Simple or True Link Financial have ads?
Neither Tip Simple nor True Link Financial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tip Simple or True Link Financial?
Tip Simple ships an update every 5 months, and True Link Financial fortnightly. Most recently, Tip Simple was updated on October 15, 2026 and True Link Financial on October 19, 2026.

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