Tip Calculator vs The Tip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip Calculator
Effortlessly calculate and split restaurant bills. This tool allows you to input tax and tip amounts, round totals, and divide the cost among friends for a seamless dining experience.
- Calculate tax by percentage or dollar amount
- Calculate tip by percentage or dollar amount
- Round total amounts
- Split bills with friends
- Round individual amounts
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Tip Calculator-- is a great tool for anyone who enjoys eating out. Why struggle to calculate the tip? Use Tip Calculator-- every time you dine out. Features: 1) Enter the tax as a percent or dollar amount 2) Enter the tip as a percent or dollar amount 3) Round the total amount up or down 4) Split the bill with your friends 5) Round the individual amount up or down If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
The Tip
Quickly calculate tips on bills. This finance app offers a straightforward way to split checks and determine gratuities. It's designed for speed and simplicity.
- Quick tip calculation
- Bill splitting
- Simple interface
- Gratuity determination
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Simply the quickest tip calculator in the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Tip at 5.0 against Tip Calculator's 4.1. Tip Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calculator has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tip Calculator ships an update every 23 months, The Tip every 21 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Tip Calculator | The Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 21 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Meanterm Inc. |
Customer experience
Tip Calculator
The Tip
In-app purchases
Tip Calculator
No in-app purchases
The Tip
No in-app purchases
