Tip Simple vs First Metro Bank
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.
First Metro Bank
Manage your finances with this personal financial advocate. Set up alerts, make payments, transfer funds, deposit checks remotely, and view statements. Secure your account with a passcode or biometrics.
- Financial alerts
- Make payments
- Transfer money
- Mobile check deposit
- View statements
- Find branches/ATMs
- Account security
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First Metro Bank is your personal financial advocate. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances. Here’s what you can do with First Metro Bank: • Set up alerts so you know when your balance drops below a certain amount • Make payments, whether you’re paying a company or a friend • Transfer money between your accounts • Deposit checks in a snap by taking a picture of the front and back • View and save your monthly statements • Find branches and ATMs near you • Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode or biometric on supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: First Metro Bank at Free against Tip Simple's $0.99. First Metro Bank also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (979 vs 1). Tip Simple's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On rating, 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
First Metro Bank is free to download; Tip Simple costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tip Simple against 4.9 for First Metro Bank. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Metro Bank has 979 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tip Simple's written reviews are positive against 85% of First Metro Bank's.
Tip Simple ships an update every 5 months, First Metro Bank monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip Simple | First Metro Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (979 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 979 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Dressler | First Metro Bank |
Customer experience
Tip Simple
First Metro Bank
Bugs and requests
Tip Simple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
First Metro Bank
Reported bugs
1 issue- Difficulty finding transactions
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Tip Simple
No in-app purchases
First Metro Bank
No in-app purchases
Questions
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