GlobeTips vs TripSplitter
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!
TripSplitter
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Split expenses, not friendships. TripSplitter keeps group spending straight, whether it is a week away with friends, a house share, or a couple splitting the weekly shop. Create a group, share the code, and everyone adds what they paid as it happens. How It Works Create a group and share the code or a QR. Add expenses as they happen and split them evenly, by item, or as a straight transfer between two people. TripSplitter works out who owes what and settles the whole group in the fewest possible payments. Scan A Receipt, Split By Item Photograph a receipt and TripSplitter reads the line items for you. Assign the steak to whoever ordered it, share the fries across the table, and everyone pays for what they actually had. Settle Up Without The Math Instead of a tangle of small debts between everyone, TripSplitter simplifies the whole group into the shortest list of payments. Mark them paid as they clear. Built For Real Trips - Add an expense with no signal and it syncs when you are back online - Several currencies in one group - Sign in with your email or Apple, no password to remember - Notifications when someone adds an expense or settles up - An activity feed showing everything that has happened in a group Premium TripSplitter is free to use. Premium adds: - Attach receipt photos to expenses - Comment on expenses - More AI receipt scans each month - Protect groups with a passcode Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, offered as a monthly plan or an annual plan that costs less than paying by the month. Both start with a free trial, and the price in your local currency is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://tripsplitter.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tripsplitter.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TripSplitter at none against GlobeTips's shown. TripSplitter also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). GlobeTips's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. GlobeTips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TripSplitter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GlobeTips ships an update every 4 months, TripSplitter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlobeTips | TripSplitter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (663 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 663 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ievgenii Lebid | aki creative inc. |
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
TripSplitter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GlobeTips
- Unlock Tips Content$14.99
TripSplitter
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Pass, 30 Days$9.99
- Premium Pass, 60 Days$14.99
- Premium Pass 90 Days$19.99
Questions
Is GlobeTips free?
Is TripSplitter free?
Do GlobeTips or TripSplitter have ads?
Which is updated more often, GlobeTips or TripSplitter?
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