Comparison

Trip Splitter Lite vs GlobeTips

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

Head to head
About

Trip Splitter Lite

Easily track shared expenses for travel with a companion. Quickly add participants, enter costs, and get instant IOU calculations. Email breakdowns to others and view totals by category. Features include receipt photos, currency support, and expense mapping.

Highlights
  • Split expenses between two participants
  • Create even or uneven splits
  • Categorize expenses with icons
  • Supports multiple currencies
  • Email detailed spending breakdowns
  • Geo-locate spending on a map
  • Attach photos of receipts
Features
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Breezily split expenses with a travel companion. In 10 seconds. It takes mere seconds to create a new trip and add yourself and a traveling companion. When you split a bill, simply pop open the app, enter each participant's costs, and the IOU is calculated and stored. At any point, just request the Totals menu item to see the simplest number of payments for everyone to get even, or send a quick email to participants with the breakdown of costs. Our customers say it all: 5 Stars! "Works great - perfect app!" 5 Stars! "Easy to use and fun" 5 Stars! "Makes group travel a snap!" I love it! I've tested out at least 8 other travel apps and this one is so easy to use and intuitive. Main features: - Split expenses between two participants (IAP upgrade to unlimited participants) - Add participant photos for added fun - Create even or uneven splits - Enter quantities owed or paid in under 6 seconds - Categorize expenses with the touch of an icon - Supports all country currencies, multiple currencies in a single trip, and the very large numbers required by some currencies - Totals View at any time to see totals by categories and persons, and the IOUs to even-up - Email participants a very detailed list of spendings Special features: - Geo-locate all your spendings on a map - Attach photos of receipts or events - Record individual payments between people - View daily expenses and totals - Switch between concurrent trips - Email and web support PLUS TONS MORE—as you continue your trip, you’ll reveal how much functionality our app has and how stress-free your trip can be!

About

GlobeTips

This app provides tipping advice for over 200 countries, offering precise guidance for various situations. Features include bill scanning for automatic calculation, check splitting, and tax exclusion, making it easy to tip appropriately worldwide.

Highlights
  • Tipping guide for 240+ countries
  • Bill scanning for automatic calculation
  • Check splitting
  • Tax exclusion
  • Automatic country detection
  • Service-based tipping
Features
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"...and you don't have to be a math genius, which we love..." - NBC's Today Show "...this app’s tipping advice for more than 200 countries, from Afghanistan to Zambia, which make it the most comprehensive of the global tip calculators..." - Travel+Leisure Magazine It's always best to tip appropriately in each and every situation. GlobeTips will give you precise advice on how to tip adequately in a specific situation in 240+ countries. GlobeTips includes a lot of features such as bill scanning that simply calculates everything for you and automatically applies geo-location based advice, handy check-splitting, results up rounding, tax excluding, full tipping guide for all countries, etc. •••••• SUMMARY LIST OF FEATURES: • Bill/Check recognition for automatic tip calculation • Tip guide for 240+ countries and regions • Automatic country detection • Possibility to divide tips among number of people • Service-based tipping • Tip calculation excluding sales tax • Automatic currency detection • Possibility to observe split bill and tip amount per person • Tip rounding to whole number • You can also remind, copy and share a bill. Give it try!

Screenshots

Trip Splitter Lite4 screens
GlobeTips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trip Splitter Lite at none against GlobeTips's shown. Trip Splitter Lite also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 78%). GlobeTips's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (664 vs 23). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trip Splitter Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GlobeTips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GlobeTips holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GlobeTips has 664 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Trip Splitter Lite's written reviews are positive against 78% of GlobeTips's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Splitter Lite ships an update every 3 months, GlobeTips every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trip Splitter Lite versus GlobeTips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip Splitter LiteGlobeTips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23 ratings)4.7 (664 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23664 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDC Software ArtsIevgenii Lebid

Customer experience

Trip Splitter Lite

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.4%

GlobeTips

All ratings656 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative19.4%

User reviews

Trip Splitter Lite

From 23 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💰 Excellent for splitting shared expenses
  • ✈️ Perfect for group travel
  • 📸 Saves receipt photos
  • 📊 Provides clear reports

Room to improve

  • 🐌 App can be slow or laggy
  • 🎨 Dated user interface
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and freezing
  • LIMIT Two-user limit on free version
  • 💰 Upgrade issues and re-purchasing

GlobeTips

From 664 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🌍 Auto-detects country location
  • 💡 Provides tipping guidance for multiple countries
  • 🎯 Helpful for international travelers
  • 📊 Shows tipping ranges with slider approach

Room to improve

  • ❌ Outdated tipping information (US 15% for great service)
  • ❌ Inaccurate international tipping guidance (Italy/Spain tour guides)
  • 💰 Expensive pricing for country unlocks
  • 💰 Price doubled for full version
  • 🔒 Paywall restricts access to basic features

Bugs and requests

Trip Splitter Lite

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App freezes occasionally
  • Upgrade not stored, asks to pay again
  • App not opening after last update
  • Crashes on iPad mini
  • Confusing and poor workflow
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  • Lite version has two-user limit
  • Purchased upgrade not recognized
  • In-app purchase icon still says 'lite'

Requested features

20 requests
  • Pick color for each member
  • Enter percentage for uneven splits
  • Dark mode
  • Ability to pick colors for members
  • Enter % for uneven splits
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  • Conversion for Canadian dollars
  • Graph pizza
  • Create new icons
  • Shared trips with other people
  • Aggregated trips and combined views
  • Sync with Dropbox
  • Full screen receipt photos
  • More color options (pink, purple, grey, light yellow, white)
  • Improve email feature (include exchange rate, annotations)
  • Fuzzy time options for transactions
  • Quick buttons for sub-categories
  • Allow landscape mode for transaction entry
  • More headings, editable headings
  • Marketing for single users
  • Online account for multi-device sync

GlobeTips

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Video ad trial unlock not functioning
  • Full version purchase not unlocking content
  • Missing hotel staff tipping information across countries
  • Inconsistent data availability for some countries

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update US tipping recommendations to reflect current standards (18-20%)
  • Allow flexible tipping percentages (16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 21%, etc.)
  • Subtract state tax from bill before calculating tip
  • Add rounding feature for tip and total amounts
  • Include hotel staff tipping recommendations
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  • Rename favorite countries feature
  • Reduce pricing for country-specific unlocks
  • Fix video ad trial unlock system

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trip Splitter Lite

One-time1
  • Unlimited Splitters$1.99
1 purchases

GlobeTips

One-time1
  • Unlock Tips Content$14.99

Questions

Is Trip Splitter Lite free?
Trip Splitter Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlobeTips free?
GlobeTips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trip Splitter Lite or GlobeTips?
GlobeTips is rated higher. Trip Splitter Lite averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while GlobeTips averages 4.7 from 664 ratings.
Do Trip Splitter Lite or GlobeTips have ads?
GlobeTips shows ads; Trip Splitter Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Trip Splitter Lite or GlobeTips?
Trip Splitter Lite ships an update every 3 months, and GlobeTips every 4 months. Most recently, Trip Splitter Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and GlobeTips on November 6, 2026.

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