Comparison

Notip vs The Check

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

Head to head
About

Notip

This app aims to foster a movement against excessive tipping culture by allowing users to report tipping statuses at non-sit-down restaurants. The community-driven effort seeks to encourage businesses to reconsider their tipping practices.

Highlights
  • Report tipping status
  • Community movement
  • Non-sit-down restaurant focus
  • Business practice change advocacy
Features
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The tipping culture is getting out of hand. The purpose of this app is to create a social movement to help businesses learn the people aren't liking it. This app uses our community effort to report on the tipping status of non-sit down restaurants. As they see this movement we think they are likely to change for the better. Here at NoTip we use the apple standard EULA agreement. Check it out here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Check

This app acts as a community-driven guide to restaurant checkout experiences. Users can see real reports on fees, tip screens, and other charges before visiting an establishment, and share their own experiences to help others.

Highlights
  • Search restaurants, bars, and cafes
  • Read real checkout experiences
  • View color-coded risk pins
  • See hidden fees and exact amounts
  • Assess tip pressure levels
  • Share your own experience
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Ever been hit with a surprise service charge at checkout? Or faced a tip screen starting at 25% with no lower option? You're not overreacting. And you're not alone. TheCheck is like Google Maps for checkout experiences. A community-driven map where real people report what they actually paid at restaurants, bars, cafes, and more — so you know what to expect before you walk in the door. HOW IT WORKS • Search any restaurant, bar, or cafe — find it on the map or search by name • Read real checkout experiences — what fees did people find? How pushy was the tip screen? • See color-coded pins — green means low risk, red means watch out • Decide if it's right for you — no judgment, you get to choose what works for you • Share your own experience — help the next person, it only takes 30 seconds WHAT YOU'LL FIND • Hidden fees: service charges, kitchen fees, health surcharges, auto-gratuity — with exact amounts • Tip pressure levels: from "no pressure" to "mandatory" on a clear 6-point scale • Star ratings and comments from real diners • Photos of receipts and menus • Fee and tip pressure scores for every establishment NO ACCOUNT NEEDED TO BROWSE Explore the entire map, read every report, and check any restaurant — all without creating an account. Sign in with Apple only when you're ready to submit your own report. BUILT FOR TRANSPARENCY We're not anti-tipping. We're not anti-restaurant. Running a business is hard, and workers deserve good pay. But you deserve to know what you're paying for before you sit down — not after. No shaming. No drama. Just transparency.

Screenshots

Notip4 screens
The Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Check at 100% against Notip's 0%. The Check also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Notip's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Notip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. The Check asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Check holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Notip's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Check's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notip ships an update every 3 weeks, The Check every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notip versus The Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotipThe Check
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB181 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBryce BigelowHexaget

Customer experience

Notip

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

The Check

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notip

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99
None

The Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notip free?
Notip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Check free?
The Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notip or The Check?
The Check is rated higher. Notip averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Check averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Notip or The Check have ads?
Neither Notip nor The Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notip or The Check?
Notip ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Check every 3 days. Most recently, Notip was updated on September 17, 2026 and The Check on June 5, 2026.

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