Comparison

Universe vs Tipply

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

Head to head
About

Universe

This app simplifies university life by connecting students with peers, housing, events, and study groups. Discover campus opportunities, share rides, and showcase moments with time-limited stories that can be extended by engagement.

Highlights
  • Interest and course matching for finding friends
  • Room and housing listings from students
  • Ride sharing with safety features
  • Event and society discovery
  • Study group creation and joining
  • Student project and business listings
  • Time-limited 'Spotlight' stories
Features
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Starting university can feel overwhelming. UniVerse makes it simple to plug into campus life—bringing people, opportunities and activities together in one app. What you can do: • Find friends & course mates with interest and course matching • Rooms & housing: post or find spare rooms from real students • Rides & lifts: share trips to campus, shops or church with safety tools • Events & societies: discover, RSVP, and share photos after • Study groups: join or create meetups for modules and exams • Student projects & businesses: list services and offers for classmates • Spotlights (2-hour stories): post campus moments that start at 2 hours. Every like extends your Spotlight by +1 minute, so great moments stay live longer

About

Tipply

This platform allows creators to set prices for their content and earn money through tips from fans. Fans can engage with content and other users to increase their ranking and become the top supporter.

Highlights
  • Follow creators to become an official fan
  • Daily, monthly, and yearly fan rankings
  • Set tip prices for videos, audio, images, and text
  • 60/40 revenue sharing for creators
  • Monthly payouts via Wise accounts
  • Safe and transparent payments
Features
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Tipply is a Tipping Platform for Creators & Official Fans. Features: 1. Follow a favorite creator to become an officially ranked fan. 2. All followers are ranked as official fans. Official rankings are updated daily, monthly, and yearly. Example- A fan can engage with other fans, a creator, or content to increase fan ranking from official fan #102 to win the official #1 fan. 3. Upload & set a tip price on all videos, audio, images, and text. 4. 60/40 Revenue Sharing with all creators. Payments are withdrawn through Wise accounts monthly 5. Enjoy safe and transparent payments Create, earn, and grow your community — all in one place with Tipply.

Screenshots

Universe4 screens
Tipply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Universe at none against Tipply's 9. Universe also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. Tipply sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Universe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Universe ships an update every 9 days, Tipply every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Universe versus Tipply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniverseTipply
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEmmanuel Ofori-AttahAndrew Kutches

Customer experience

Universe

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tipply

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Universe

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Tipply

One-time9
  • Pack of 1000 emerald's$0.99
  • Pack of 4,040 emeralds$3.99
  • Pack of 5,045 Emeralds$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Pack of 10,090 Emeralds$9.99
  • Pack of 20,190 Emeralds$19.99
  • Pack of 40,390 Emeralds$39.99
  • Pack of 50,495 Emeralds$49.99
  • Pack of 101,000 Emeralds$99.99
  • Pack of 505,045 Emeralds$499.99

Questions

Is Universe free?
Universe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tipply free?
Tipply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Universe or Tipply have ads?
Neither Universe nor Tipply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Universe or Tipply?
Universe ships an update every 9 days, and Tipply every 6 weeks. Most recently, Universe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tipply on October 24, 2026.

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