Comparison

SimplerTips vs Fair Tips

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

Head to head
About

SimplerTips

Features
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Introducing...Simpler Tips! This is a no-nonsense tip calculator! Features: • Calculate a tip at any percentage • Split the bill/tip between as many people as needed • Save tips locally and view the archive at any time • Clean interface • Easy to use More updates to come! Enjoy! -Eric Walker

About

Fair Tips

This utility app helps you calculate accurate tips by automatically deducting estimated sales tax based on your location. It allows for rounding tips and the total price, ensuring fair contributions.

Highlights
  • Location-based sales tax estimation
  • Automatic tax exclusion for tip calculation
  • Tip rounding options
  • Total price rounding options
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Pay tips based on your actual service price excluding tax! Fair tips can estimate your local sales tax rate based on your location. It automatically deducts it from tip calculation. Check out the Fair Tips features: - Location based sales tax estimation - Automatically exclude tax from total price before calculating tips - Rounding up/down tips - Rounding up/down total price - Record what's saved over time

Screenshots

SimplerTips4 screens
Fair Tips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimplerTips at none against Fair Tips's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Fair Tips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimplerTips asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplerTips ships an update fortnightly, Fair Tips every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SimplerTips versus Fair Tips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplerTipsFair Tips
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard WalkerAidi Pi

In-app purchases

None

SimplerTips

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fair Tips

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is SimplerTips free?
SimplerTips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fair Tips free?
Fair Tips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimplerTips or Fair Tips have ads?
Neither SimplerTips nor Fair Tips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplerTips or Fair Tips?
SimplerTips ships an update fortnightly, and Fair Tips every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimplerTips was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fair Tips on October 30, 2026.

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