Tipwise vs Ryu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Ryu
Easily manage shared expenses and group finances. Track, divide, and settle costs for roommates, vacations, or subscriptions with a streamlined interface. Achieve financial harmony and eliminate the stress of group money management.
- Share expenses with groups
- Manage group finances
- Track shared costs
- Divide bills fairly
- Settle payments easily
- Organize group vacation costs
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Ryu is the ultimate app for sharing expenses and managing group finances. Whether you're splitting bills with roommates, organizing costs for a group vacation, or managing shared subscriptions, Ryu ensures everyone pays their fair share. With a sleek interface and powerful tools, tracking, dividing, and settling costs has never been easier. Take the stress out of money management—download Ryu today and experience financial harmony!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tipwise at weekly against Ryu's every 5 weeks. Tipwise also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tipwise against 5.0 for Ryu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tipwise ships an update weekly, Ryu every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipwise | Ryu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Po Jui Juan | Jeffry Jimenez |
Customer experience
Tipwise
Ryu
In-app purchases
Tipwise
No in-app purchases
Ryu
No in-app purchases
