Comparison

Tip Calculator vs Tip Tracker & Wages

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

Head to head
About

Tip Calculator

This app provides a comprehensive tipping guide for various services and countries, along with an AI assistant for personalized advice. It also features an expense logbook to track tips and receipts, and supports bill splitting.

Highlights
  • AI tipping assistant
  • Global tipping guides
  • Expense logbook
  • Bill splitting
  • 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

Tip Tracker & Wages

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Know what you really earn from every shift. Log your tips and your pay in seconds, see them apart in one clear chart, and find out which days and jobs pay best. Made for waiters, servers, bartenders, baristas and everyone who works for tips. Your data stays private. Everything is stored on your iPhone. No account, no ads. FEATURES • Log a shift in seconds: cash tips, card tips and hours • Your usual hours are filled in from your last shift • Pay per hour, per day, or tips only • Enter hours, or start and end time with an unpaid break. Shifts after midnight work too. • Track tip-out, tip share and sales to see your tip % • More than one shift per day, and more than one job • Tips and salary in one chart, by week, month and year • Calendar with your total for every day • Insights: earnings per hour, per shift, best day of the week and earnings by job • See where your tips came from: cash, card, tip share and tip-out • Edit or delete any shift at any time • Add a note to any shift • Any currency, and you choose the first day of your week • Export all shifts as CSV for your records or your tax advisor GREAT FOR • Waiters, waitresses and servers • Bartenders and baristas • Delivery and hotel staff • Anyone paid by tips, by the hour or by the day • Keeping your own record of tips and pay • Finding your best days, shifts and jobs Try it free for 3 days. You can use all features without limits during those 3 days. After the trial, you decide whether to continue with the monthly subscription or make a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appprivacy.romankoch.online/6819378433/

Screenshots

Tip Calculator4 screens
Tip Tracker & Wages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tip Tracker & Wages at none against Tip Calculator's shown. Tip Tracker & Wages also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Tip Calculator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.6). On price and in-app purchases 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 and Tip Tracker & Wages sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, Tip Tracker & Wages weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tip Calculator versus Tip Tracker & Wages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip CalculatorTip Tracker & Wages
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsRoman Koch

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

Tip Tracker & Wages

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
2 purchases

Tip Tracker & Wages

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$19.99

Questions

Is Tip Calculator free?
Tip Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tip Tracker & Wages free?
Tip Tracker & Wages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tip Calculator or Tip Tracker & Wages have ads?
Tip Calculator shows ads; Tip Tracker & Wages does not.
Which is updated more often, Tip Calculator or Tip Tracker & Wages?
Tip Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tip Tracker & Wages weekly. Most recently, Tip Calculator was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tip Tracker & Wages on October 29, 2026.

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