Tip Simple vs True Link Financial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simple tip calculation mode
- Customizable tip percentages
- US tipping standards guide
- Receipt capture for expenses
- Party size calculation
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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.
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.
- Send money
- Prevent specific spending
- Track purchases
- Real-time alerts
- Load funds
- Block/allow transactions
- Manage spending settings
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tip Simple | True Link Financial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (657 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 657 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Dressler | True Link Financial, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tip Simple
True Link Financial
In-app purchases
Tip Simple
No in-app purchases
True Link Financial
No in-app purchases
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