Comparison

Tip Bucket Pro vs Tip Tracker Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Tip Bucket Pro

Easily track your tips, hours, and earnings in the service industry. Log income instantly, monitor clock-in/out times, and view your financial performance with a clear dashboard. Stay organized and understand your true income potential.

Highlights
  • Log tips instantly
  • Track clock-in/out times
  • View daily, weekly, monthly earnings
  • Sync with web app
  • Intuitive dashboard
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Tip Bucket is the easiest way for service industry workers to track their tips, hours, and earnings. • Log tips instantly after every shift • Track clock-in and clock-out times accurately • View daily, weekly, and monthly earnings at a glance • Sync seamlessly with the Tip Bucket web app • Stay on top of your income with a clean, intuitive dashboard Whether you're a server, bartender, delivery driver, or anyone who earns tips — Tip Bucket keeps your earnings organized so you always know where you stand.

About

Tip Tracker Calculator

Quickly log your daily tip earnings with optional details like cash vs. card and hours worked. Visualize your progress with charts and gain insights into your earning trends. Designed for speed and simplicity for tip-earning professionals.

Highlights
  • Fast tip logging
  • Track cash vs. card tips
  • Log hours worked
  • Visualize weekly earnings charts
  • Job/location auto-suggestions
  • Pro insights on trends
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Tip Tracker is a tip tracker for servers, bartenders, baristas, and anyone who lives on tips. Log cash and card tips in seconds, then see take-home after tip-outs, hours, and which days pay. Log a shift in seconds • Amount, cash vs card, hours worked, job or location, and notes • Optional photo on the entry (Pro) • Tip-out rules per job location (Pro) • Choose the currency symbol you use See your progress • Today and this week at a glance • Earnings chart by week, month, year, or all time • Calendar history with take-home, hours, and take-home per hour Insights (Pro) • Best days, peak hours, trends, and consistency Backup and languages • iCloud backup for your tip history. Photo attachments stay on this device. • 28 languages, with a language picker in Settings Built for baristas, servers, hairstylists, valets, and other tipped work. No account required. Privacy Policy: https://codewithchris.com/tip-tracker/privacy-policy Terms of Service and EULA: https://codewithchris.com/tip-tracker/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Tip Bucket Pro4 screens
Tip Tracker Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tip Bucket Pro at 3 against Tip Tracker Calculator's 1. Tip Bucket Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tip Bucket Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tip Tracker Calculator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tip Bucket Pro against 4.8 for Tip Tracker Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 13 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Bucket Pro ships an update fortnightly, Tip Tracker Calculator monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tip Bucket Pro versus Tip Tracker Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Bucket ProTip Tracker Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB669 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrand ERP, LLCCodeWithChris

Customer experience

Tip Bucket Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral13.7%
Negative39.2%

Tip Tracker Calculator

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tip Bucket Pro

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee$1.99
  • Pizza Slice$4.99
  • Big Tip$9.99
4 purchases

Tip Tracker Calculator

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$3.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Pro$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Tip Bucket Pro free?
Tip Bucket Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tip Tracker Calculator free?
Tip Tracker Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tip Bucket Pro or Tip Tracker Calculator?
Tip Tracker Calculator is rated higher. Tip Bucket Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Tip Tracker Calculator averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Tip Bucket Pro or Tip Tracker Calculator have ads?
Neither Tip Bucket Pro nor Tip Tracker Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tip Bucket Pro or Tip Tracker Calculator?
Tip Bucket Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Tip Tracker Calculator monthly. Most recently, Tip Bucket Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and Tip Tracker Calculator on October 19, 2026.

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