GlobeTips vs HitchJack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlobeTips
This app provides tipping advice for over 200 countries, offering precise guidance for various situations. Features include bill scanning for automatic calculation, check splitting, and tax exclusion, making it easy to tip appropriately worldwide.
- Tipping guide for 240+ countries
- Bill scanning for automatic calculation
- Check splitting
- Tax exclusion
- Automatic country detection
- Service-based tipping
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"...and you don't have to be a math genius, which we love..." - NBC's Today Show "...this app’s tipping advice for more than 200 countries, from Afghanistan to Zambia, which make it the most comprehensive of the global tip calculators..." - Travel+Leisure Magazine It's always best to tip appropriately in each and every situation. GlobeTips will give you precise advice on how to tip adequately in a specific situation in 240+ countries. GlobeTips includes a lot of features such as bill scanning that simply calculates everything for you and automatically applies geo-location based advice, handy check-splitting, results up rounding, tax excluding, full tipping guide for all countries, etc. •••••• SUMMARY LIST OF FEATURES: • Bill/Check recognition for automatic tip calculation • Tip guide for 240+ countries and regions • Automatic country detection • Possibility to divide tips among number of people • Service-based tipping • Tip calculation excluding sales tax • Automatic currency detection • Possibility to observe split bill and tip amount per person • Tip rounding to whole number • You can also remind, copy and share a bill. Give it try!
HitchJack
Control your HitchJack device with this official application. Manage settings and ensure seamless operation for your travel needs. This app provides a direct connection to your device for easy management.
- Device control
- Settings management
- Seamless operation
- Direct device connection
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This is the official app used to control the HitchJack
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HitchJack at none against GlobeTips's 1. HitchJack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GlobeTips's advantage is ratings volume (663 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. GlobeTips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HitchJack asks for nothing beyond the download.
HitchJack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GlobeTips has 663 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GlobeTips ships an update every 4 months, HitchJack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlobeTips | HitchJack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (663 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 663 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ievgenii Lebid | Jamie Schlinkmann |
Customer experience
GlobeTips
HitchJack
Bugs and requests
GlobeTips
Reported bugs
4 issues- Video ad trial unlock not functioning
- Full version purchase not unlocking content
- Missing hotel staff tipping information across countries
- Inconsistent data availability for some countries
Requested features
8 requests- Update US tipping recommendations to reflect current standards (18-20%)
- Allow flexible tipping percentages (16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 21%, etc.)
- Subtract state tax from bill before calculating tip
- Add rounding feature for tip and total amounts
- Include hotel staff tipping recommendations
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- Rename favorite countries feature
- Reduce pricing for country-specific unlocks
- Fix video ad trial unlock system
HitchJack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GlobeTips
- Unlock Tips Content$14.99
HitchJack
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GlobeTips free?
Is HitchJack free?
Which has better reviews, GlobeTips or HitchJack?
Do GlobeTips or HitchJack have ads?
Which is updated more often, GlobeTips or HitchJack?
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