Tip Calc vs TipBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip Calc
Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive tool. It features camera scanning to automatically input bill totals, simplifying group payments.
- Calculate tips
- Split bills
- Camera receipt scanning
- Automatic bill total input
- Simple interface
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Super-Simple way to calculate the tip and split the bill! Use your camera to scan your receipt and fill in the Total Bill automatically!
TipBuddy
Effortlessly calculate and divide bills with this utility. It allows for quick tip calculations and seamless check splitting among multiple people. Enjoy a streamlined experience for managing group expenses.
- Quick tip calculation
- Split bills easily
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Quickly calculate tips and split the check in seconds with TipBuddy. There is no ads and in app purchases, you can calculate in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipBuddy at none against Tip Calc's 1. Tip Calc's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Tip Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TipBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tip Calc against 5.0 for TipBuddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calc has 41 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tip Calc | TipBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planet B, Inc. | Celil Cagatay Gedik |
Customer experience
Tip Calc
TipBuddy
In-app purchases
Tip Calc
- Remove Ads$0.99
TipBuddy
No in-app purchases
