Comparison

GlobeTips vs XP Trips

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

XP Trips

Features
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Make every trip an adventure with XP Trips, a fun companion for families, couples, and anyone who loves to travel on the open road. Built by a dad and his son, tested the only way that matters: on our own trips. LICENSE PLATE HUNT The classic road trip game, reimagined. Spot license plates from all 50 US states, Canadian provinces and territories, Mexican states, and 30 European countries, 125 regions total. Each plate comes with fun facts, a capital city, and a Wikipedia link to dive deeper. Track your progress on a live map, celebrate completions with animations, and share your results as a photo card. SCAVENGER HUNT A ready to play list of 100 things to spot on the road, from wildlife and roadside signs to quirky finds, organized into 8 categories. Check items off as you go, see where you found them on a map, and celebrate when you find them all. CUSTOM SCAVENGER HUNT Build your own scavenger hunt lists, animals, landmarks, food stops, anything you want, and reuse them on any trip. Your templates sync across your devices, so you can build a list once and play it again and again. LIFE LIST GAMES Chase down every National Park, every US state, or every country in Europe, or build a custom one, one visit at a time. Unlike your other games, Life List Games follow you across every trip you ever take, so your progress builds for life, not just for one drive. Mark a park or state as visited to log the date and place, read a fun fact along the way, and watch your checklist fill in on the map. Visited Yellowstone before you had the app? Backfill it - set the date and drop the pin where you actually stood. Build your own life lists too: MLB ballparks, lighthouses, every diner on Route 66. IITINERARY Plan your route stop by stop: home, trailheads, restaurants, hotels, anything on the way. Add stops one at a time or paste in a whole list at once, dates and addresses included. Check them off as you go, tap Get Directions to jump straight into Apple Maps, and watch your total driving distance for the trip add up, calculated leg by leg between real stops, not guessed as the crow flies. TRIP JOURNAL Capture the moments that matter. Add journal entries with your GPS location, drop a pin on the map, or search for a place by name. Attach photos from your camera roll. View all your entries on an interactive map alongside photos taken during the trip. SHARE AND EXPORT Turn your adventure into a keepsake. Export any trip as a beautifully formatted PDF, complete with game stats, journal entries, and a cover page. Share your license plate or scavenger hunt progress as a photo card with friends and family. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES XP Trips uses iCloud to keep your trips in sync across all your devices automatically. No account or login required. XP TRIPS PREMIUM A single one time purchase, no subscription, unlocks Life List Games, unlimited custom Life List Games, unlimited Custom Scavenger Hunt templates, and more than one active trip at a time. Everything else in XP Trips, including License Plate Hunt, Scavenger Hunt, Trip Journal, and PDF export, is free forever. COMING SOON Alphabet Hunt, Paddiddle, and Road Bingo are on the way, more fun for the whole family. DESIGNED FOR THE ROAD Warm, clean design with full light and dark mode support Available in English, Spanish, French, and Czech Works on iPhone and iPad THE BORING STUFF, DONE RIGHT - No account. No ads. No subscription. - Syncs across your devices with iCloud automatically - Your data stays in your private iCloud - we couldn't read it if we wanted to - One optional purchase to unlock premium features. Buy it once, keep it forever. One purchase unlocks it for the whole family. Start your next adventure. Download XP Trips today.

Screenshots

GlobeTips4 screens
XP Trips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XP Trips at none against GlobeTips's 1. XP Trips also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). GlobeTips's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GlobeTips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XP Trips asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlobeTips ships an update every 4 months, XP Trips every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GlobeTips versus XP Trips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobeTipsXP Trips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (662 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings662 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIevgenii LebidPatrik Outericky

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

XP Trips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GlobeTips

One-time1
  • Unlock Tips Content$14.99
None

XP Trips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlobeTips free?
GlobeTips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XP Trips free?
XP Trips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlobeTips or XP Trips have ads?
GlobeTips shows ads; XP Trips does not.
Which is updated more often, GlobeTips or XP Trips?
GlobeTips ships an update every 4 months, and XP Trips every 5 days. Most recently, GlobeTips was updated on October 26, 2026 and XP Trips on October 6, 2026.

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