Tip Calculator vs Tipwise
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!
Tipwise
Quickly calculate the perfect tip amount for any bill. This finance tool offers fast and accurate tip suggestions, making splitting bills and leaving gratuity effortless.
- Instant tip calculation
- Fast bill splitting
- Accurate gratuity suggestions
- User-friendly interface
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An app that calculates the desired tip for you in less than a second.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tipwise at 100% against Tip Calculator's 50%. Tipwise also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 23 months). Tip Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Tipwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calculator has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tip Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tipwise's.
Tip Calculator ships an update every 23 months, Tipwise weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip Calculator | Tipwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Po Jui Juan |
Customer experience
Tip Calculator
Tipwise
In-app purchases
Tip Calculator
No in-app purchases
Tipwise
No in-app purchases
