Tip Calculator vs Earned Tip Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Earned Tip Tracker
This app helps servers and service workers track their earnings per shift. It logs tips, sales, hours, and expenses to provide clear insights into take-home pay, hourly rates, and progress towards goals. Make informed decisions about future shifts with detailed financial summaries.
- Log tips, sales, and hours
- Calculate net tips after tip-out
- Track hourly pay rate
- Compare shifts by day and type
- Review calendar and export history
- Set and track financial goals
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Earned is a private tip tracker for servers and service workers who want to know what every shift is really worth. Log tips, sales, hours, tip-out, cash, card, and notes in seconds. Earned turns each shift into clear take-home pay, hourly pace, tip percentage, weekly progress, and goal movement. Use Earned to track net tips after tip-out, see your real hourly rate, compare shifts by day and type, review your calendar, export shift history, and make smarter shift decisions with Earned Plus. Built for the after-shift moment: fast logging, calm numbers, and private records that help you choose better shifts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://earned-05141841.web.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Earned Tip Tracker at none against Tip Calculator's shown. Earned Tip Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tip Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tip Calculator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Earned Tip Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Earned Tip Tracker 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.
Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, Earned Tip Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip Calculator | Earned Tip Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Menfi Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Tip Calculator
Earned Tip Tracker
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
Earned Tip Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tip Calculator
- Weekly Pass$1.997 Days
- Monthly Pass$5.991 Month
- Yearly Pass$24.991 Year
- Remove Ads$9.99
- International Tip Guide$9.99
- Unlimited Log Entries$9.99
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- All Features$49.99
Earned Tip Tracker
- Earned Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Earned Plus Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Earned Plus Lifetime$59.99
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