Comparison

Tip Calculator vs Pitip

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

Head to head
About

Tip Calculator

Calculate tips for any service or situation with a comprehensive guide and AI assistant. Track expenses, split bills, and get international tipping advice. Works offline and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tipping assistant
  • Extensive U.S. and international tipping guides
  • Expense logbook with receipt tracking
  • Bill splitting functionality
  • Adjustable tip percentages (pre/post-tax)
  • Offline functionality
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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There are hundreds of tip calculators out there — but only one includes a complete tipping guide for every situation. Hotels, barbers, spas, dog walkers, valets, movers, cruise staff — we've got you covered. Heading overseas? Our international guide spans 70 countries so you'll never second-guess a tip again. Not sure what to tip? Ask Tip Check AI. Our built-in tip assistant handles any scenario — from a private chef to a fishing charter — so you're never caught off guard, no matter how unique the situation. Tip Check isn't just a calculator. It's a full tipping toolkit with a built-in expense logbook to track your tips, receipts, ratings, and notes — so you always have a record of where you've been and what you've tipped. Trusted by users since 2011 and recognized by Consumer Reports, this is the tip calculator that does it all. Download today. What's New • Tip Check AI — ask anything about tipping and get instant, personalized advice • Completely redesigned with a modern interface • New tipping guide with 94 U.S. service categories and 70 countries • Expense logbook with receipt photos, ratings, and PDF export • Apple Watch companion app — calculate tips from your wrist • iCloud sync keeps your data across all your devices Highlights • Tip Check AI — your personal tipping assistant for any scenario • Comprehensive U.S. tipping guide covering 94 service types • International tipping guide for 70 countries — restaurants, bars, porters, and taxis • Tip before or after tax with adjustable percentages • Bill splitting for groups of any size • Round tips to the nearest increment of your choice • Guide feeds directly into the calculator — tap a suggestion, get your total • Built-in expense logbook with categories, notes, ratings, and receipt photos • Export tip history as a branded PDF report • Works offline — no network connection required • Apple Watch support Awards • Voted Top 5 Tip Calculator in 2014 by ILoveFreeSoftware.com • Recommended by Consumer Reports Shop Smart — November 2011 • Babble.com 2011 Award Winner — Top 50 Apps for Moms Auto Renewable Subscriptions: Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial (if applicable) will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chuchutrain.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Pitip

Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with a clean, focused interface. Supports common percentages, custom amounts, and pre- or post-tax calculations. Ideal for quick, private calculations on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Quick tip calculation
  • Bill splitting
  • Custom tip percentages
  • Pre- or post-tax tipping
  • Adjustable final total
  • Share calculations
Features
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Tipflation is out of control. Pitip does the math you actually want: tip on the food, not on the tax and the mandatory service fee. Point your camera at the check. The total, tax, and fees fill themselves in. Pick a percentage, split it, and you're done before the card comes back. SCAN THE RECEIPT Receipt scanning reads the total, tax, and fees straight off the paper — restaurant checks, bar tabs, coffee shop slips. It happens entirely on your phone. Nothing is uploaded and no photo is saved. Pitip shows you what it read and lets you fix it before anything is applied, because you're the one signing. DON'T TIP ON THE FEES Turn on "Tip before tax & fees" and the tip is figured on the subtotal. On an $86.75 check with $7.16 tax and a $3.00 service fee, a 20% tip is $15.32 — not $17.35. Tip generously on the food. Skip tipping the county and the card reader. SPLIT TO THE PENNY Up to 20 people. When a bill doesn't divide evenly, Pitip shows exactly who covers the extra cent: $100 at 18% across three people is $39.33, $39.33, and $39.34. The shares always add back up to the total, so nobody quietly eats the rounding. MAKE THE TOTAL Want to pay exactly $76.00? Enter the total you want to pay and Pitip works the tip backwards to land on it. Useful for cash, and for a budget. FREE IN PITIP - Quick tips at 15%, 20%, 25%, or any custom percentage - Round the tip or the total up or down - Recent bills, tap one to bring it back - Share a clean breakdown with the table - Light, dark, or system appearance - Apple Watch app, plus Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Siri and Shortcuts: "Calculate a tip with Pitip" PITIP PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Receipt scanning - Bill splitting for up to 20 people - Pre-tax and pre-fee tipping - Make the total - Custom quick tip percentages Each of those comes with three free tries first, so you can decide for yourself whether it's worth buying. Pro is a single purchase, never a subscription, and it works with Family Sharing. ALREADY BOUGHT PITIP? If you bought Pitip back when it was a paid app, Pro is yours automatically at no extra charge. Tap Restore Purchases. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads, no analytics, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Your bills and your receipts never leave your device, because there's no server to send them to. Privacy Policy https://pitip.app/privacy.html Terms of Use https://pitip.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Tip Calculator4 screens
Pitip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pitip at 100% against Tip Calculator's 52%. Pitip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Tip Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Calculator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Pitip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pitip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calculator has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Tip Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pitip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, Pitip weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tip Calculator versus Pitip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip CalculatorPitip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsBow Echo LLC

Customer experience

Tip Calculator

All ratings12,185 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative39.8%

Pitip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tip Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect tip calculation when including tax
  • App freezes/crashes when ads appear
  • Apple Watch app not functioning properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Paid version with no ads
  • Option to round up/down tip
  • International currency support

Pitip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tip Calculator

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pass$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pass$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Pass$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • International Tip Guide$9.99
  • Unlimited Log Entries$9.99
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  • All Features$49.99
None

Pitip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Calculator free?
Tip Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitip free?
Pitip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tip Calculator or Pitip?
Pitip is rated higher. Tip Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Pitip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tip Calculator or Pitip have ads?
Tip Calculator shows ads; Pitip does not.
Which is updated more often, Tip Calculator or Pitip?
Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pitip weekly. Most recently, Tip Calculator was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pitip on September 15, 2026.

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