Tip vs Blu Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip
Quickly and accurately calculate restaurant or bar tips and the amount each person owes. Features automatic tip calculation in both percentage and dollar amounts, along with per-person cost breakdowns. Offers day and night viewing modes for user convenience.
- Calculate per person amount
- Calculate tip dollar amount
- Calculate tip percentage
- Daytime viewing mode
- Nighttime viewing mode
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Figure out your restaurant or bar tip and per person amount FAST and ACCURATELY with Tip-n-Split! Keep your waitress happy and your service supreme by using Tip-n-Split to figure out your check total including the tip, in percent and dollar amount, and per person amount with precision, accuracy, and speed. • Easily Calculates per Person Amount • Automatically Calculates Tip Dollar Amount and Percentage • Features Daytime & Nighttime Viewing Modes Device Compatibility: Works on all devices running iOS 7.0 and up including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Blu Bee
Discover nearby locations, browse menus, and place food orders conveniently. Save time by ordering ahead and earn loyalty points directly within the application. Track your rewards status effortlessly.
- Find nearest locations
- View menus
- Place orders online
- Order ahead
- Earn loyalty points
- Track rewards status
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Use the Blu Bee app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blu Bee at 5.0 against Tip's 1.0. Blu Bee also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 27 months). Tip's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blu Bee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blu Bee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Tip ships an update every 27 months, Blu Bee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip | Blu Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Procypher Software Co. | Blu Bee |
Customer experience
Tip
Blu Bee
In-app purchases
Tip
- Tip-n-Split UNLOCK$0.99
Blu Bee
No in-app purchases
