Comparison

Tip Calculator +++ vs SimpleTip

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

Head to head
About

Tip Calculator +++

Calculate tips quickly and flexibly with this feature-packed utility. It offers bill tracking, receipt sharing, and advanced calculation options, including tax exclusion and reverse tip percentage determination. Enjoy a straightforward interface with dark mode support.

Highlights
  • Flexible tip calculation
  • Bill and receipt tracker
  • Email receipt sharing
  • Split bill capability
  • Tax inclusion/exclusion options
  • Reverse tip percentage calculation
  • Customizable tip values
Features
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Tip Utility allows for fast and very flexible calculation of tips. This isn't one of the hundreds of other tip calculator apps that were practice projects made by novices to get their feet wet with iOS development. Nor does this app pretend to be more than it is by claiming to be the "best" out there. This app prioritizes functionality over everything else. If you want a simple, straight-forward, feature-packed tip calculator that gets the job done, you needn't look further. Features include: - Tip Guide for U.S. - Bill tracker for archiving and easy sharing (via email) of your receipts and bills. - Simple & straightforward user interface. - Easily accessible pull-down calculator from calculate view. - Tip labels below tip segmented control display tip amounts at corresponding percentages for convenience. - Split bill capability. - Options to exclude/include tax before computing tip. - Ability to specify total and tip (for reverse determination of tip %). - Calculate tax rate from Subtotal and Tax amounts. - Customizable selectable tip values. - Dark mode support. Please contact developer for help or feedback. All feedback taken into consideration.

About

SimpleTip

Easily calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive app. Features one-handed use, customizable tip percentages, and various rounding options. Personalize your experience with different themes and dark mode.

Highlights
  • One-handed operation
  • Tip splitting
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Multiple rounding modes
  • Dark mode and color themes
  • Landscape and portrait support
Features
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SimpleTip makes calculating tip's fast, easy, and accurate. With its clean intuitive design, everything is easily entered from a single screen. - The position of controls are especially designed to make it easy to use one-handed. - Tip splitting functionality makes finding per-person tips a breeze. - Different rounding modes let you choose how your tip is calculated. - Customize the preset star rating percentages to match what you think is fair. - Different color themes and a dark mode, allow you to personalize the look and feel. - Works in both landscape and portrait orientations.

Screenshots

Tip Calculator +++4 screens
SimpleTip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tip Calculator +++ at Free against SimpleTip's $0.99. Tip Calculator +++ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 75%). SimpleTip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On ads 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

Tip Calculator +++ is free to download; SimpleTip costs $0.99 up front. Tip Calculator +++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleTip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleTip holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleTip has 144 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Tip Calculator +++'s written reviews are positive against 75% of SimpleTip's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Calculator +++ ships an update every 2 months, SimpleTip every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tip Calculator +++ versus SimpleTip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Calculator +++SimpleTip
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (17 ratings)4.8 (144 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron JubbalPatrick Cate

Customer experience

Tip Calculator +++

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%

SimpleTip

All ratings144 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tip Calculator +++

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

SimpleTip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Calculator +++ free?
Tip Calculator +++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleTip free?
SimpleTip costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tip Calculator +++ or SimpleTip?
SimpleTip is rated higher. Tip Calculator +++ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while SimpleTip averages 4.8 from 144 ratings.
Do Tip Calculator +++ or SimpleTip have ads?
Neither Tip Calculator +++ nor SimpleTip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tip Calculator +++ or SimpleTip?
Tip Calculator +++ ships an update every 2 months, and SimpleTip every 8 months. Most recently, Tip Calculator +++ was updated on October 6, 2026 and SimpleTip on October 5, 2026.

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