Comparison

Tip Bucket Pro vs TipKeepr

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

TipKeepr

This app helps servers and bartenders track their tips, split tipouts, and log paychecks to get a clear view of their total earnings. It offers features for managing multiple jobs, setting goals, and generating tax summaries.

Highlights
  • Track cash and card tips
  • Split tipouts with sales data
  • Log paychecks and hours worked
  • Create and distribute tip sheets
  • View earnings analytics
  • Set and track tip goals
  • Generate yearly tax summary
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TipKeepr - Server Tip Tracker for Bartenders, Waitresses & Anyone Who Earns Tips Stop guessing what you made last week. Track tips, split tipouts in seconds, log paychecks, and finally see the full picture of your earnings. SMART TIP TRACKING • Log cash tips, card tips, payouts, expenses, and hours worked • Create tip-outs with sales data and percentage-based payouts • Manage multiple jobs with separate tracking for each • Add photos and notes to every entry • Set reminders so you never forget to log a shift • Import data from other tip tracking apps PAYCHECKS & HOURS • Log paychecks with net pay, pay periods, and photo uploads • Calculate hours worked with start time, end time, and breaks • See tips and paychecks together for a full picture of your income TEAM TIP SHEETS & TIPOUTS • Create and distribute tip sheets instantly • Split tips evenly or by hours worked • Capture digital signatures to verify tip pickups • Share tip sheets with your team • Generate professional PDF tip sheets in seconds POWERFUL ANALYTICS • View earnings by day, week, month, or custom periods • Track your average hourly rate, best days, and personal records • Compare current periods to previous ones at a glance • Generate a yearly tax summary PDF with one tap SET GOALS & CRUSH THEM • Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly tip goals • Track progress in real time and stay motivated • Review past goals to see how far you've come BUILT-IN CALCULATOR • Quick tip calculations and percentage splits without leaving the app BUILT BY SERVERS & BARTENDERS Created by hospitality professionals who understand your workflow. TipKeepr — Focus on making tips, we'll handle the rest. Privacy Policy: https://www.tipkeepr.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tipkeepr.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

Tip Bucket Pro4 screens
TipKeepr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TipKeepr at 100% against Tip Bucket Pro's 45%. TipKeepr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (114 vs 12). Tip Bucket Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tip Bucket Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TipKeepr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.39 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TipKeepr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TipKeepr has 114 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Tip Bucket Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of TipKeepr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Bucket Pro ships an update fortnightly, TipKeepr weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tip Bucket Pro versus TipKeepr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Bucket ProTipKeepr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12 ratings)5.0 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12114 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrand ERP, LLCElevenfold Apps LLC

Customer experience

Tip Bucket Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative43.0%

TipKeepr

All ratings114 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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
3 purchases

TipKeepr

Subscriptions2
  • TipKeepr Premium Monthly$5.391 Month
  • TipKeepr Premium Yearly$53.901 Year
One-time1
  • TipKeepr Lifetime Pro$125.99

Questions

Is Tip Bucket Pro free?
Tip Bucket Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipKeepr free?
TipKeepr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tip Bucket Pro or TipKeepr?
TipKeepr is rated higher. Tip Bucket Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while TipKeepr averages 5.0 from 114 ratings.
Do Tip Bucket Pro or TipKeepr have ads?
TipKeepr shows ads; Tip Bucket Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Tip Bucket Pro or TipKeepr?
Tip Bucket Pro ships an update fortnightly, and TipKeepr weekly. Most recently, Tip Bucket Pro was updated on August 6, 2026 and TipKeepr on September 29, 2026.

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