Comparison

GlobeTips vs TripSplitter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tipping guide for 240+ countries
  • Bill scanning for automatic calculation
  • Check splitting
  • Tax exclusion
  • Automatic country detection
  • Service-based tipping
Features
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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!

About

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

Screenshots

GlobeTips4 screens
TripSplitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GlobeTips versus TripSplitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobeTipsTripSplitter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (663 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings663 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIevgenii Lebidaki 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
Show 3 more
  • 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

1 purchases

GlobeTips

One-time1
  • Unlock Tips Content$14.99
5 purchases

TripSplitter

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Pass, 30 Days$9.99
  • Premium Pass, 60 Days$14.99
  • Premium Pass 90 Days$19.99

Questions

Is GlobeTips free?
GlobeTips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TripSplitter free?
TripSplitter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlobeTips or TripSplitter have ads?
GlobeTips shows ads; TripSplitter does not.
Which is updated more often, GlobeTips or TripSplitter?
GlobeTips ships an update every 4 months, and TripSplitter every 3 days. Most recently, GlobeTips was updated on November 1, 2026 and TripSplitter on October 31, 2026.

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