Comparison

Explorer vs Tip & Splits

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

Head to head
About

Explorer

Features
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Explorer is a pet owner panel committed to the well-being of our furry friends. For nearly 10 years, Yummypets has been building a community of loyal and engaged pet owners. Now, through Explorer, the discussion is being taken even further, with pet parents taking surveys to share their opinions and views regarding their daily life as pet parents. Every time you participate in a survey, Explorer will donate a free meal to shelters to support their mission. In addition, Explorer offers you the possibility—chosen by random draw—to win gift cards for e-commerce platforms (Chewy, Amazon etc) to reward you for your time and participation in our surveys. This application is dedicated exclusively to cat and dog parents over the age of 18.

About

Tip & Splits

Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with friends. Easily handle even splits or complex individual item costs. Customize settings and choose your app icon.

Highlights
  • Calculate tips and total bill amounts
  • Split bills evenly or by individual items
  • Adjust tip and split values dynamically
  • Save default settings and calculation preferences
  • Sync settings across devices via iCloud
  • Customize app icon with currency symbols
Features
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Quickly and easily figure a tip and get your amount to pay! • Out with friends and paying in cash? It’s easy to give each person a rounded-up even-split whole number to pay! • Is your share not an even split with everyone else? Enter the totals for the bill and tax and then enter the amounts for your items to get the amount that only you owe! Tip & Splits is respectful of storage space on your device as it’s less than half the size of almost every other tipping app! No ads and free to use! However, if you find yourself using Tip & Splits please consider leaving a tip so that the app can be kept up-to-date! No user data is ever collected, tracked, or even looked at by the app! Nada, nothing! I’d rather have you as a customer than as a product! Features: • Enter the bill for food/services and tax. • The Group Screen calculates the final tip, the total for the bill itself, and the split for each party to pay. • The Single User Screen allows you to enter your amount separately when your share isn't an even split of the total bill. • Change tip and split values on the fly to speed up your tipping decision. • Use the reset button to quickly clear your entries and return to your default tip and split values. • User guides are always available! • Calculation Options and Default Settings are saved to your iCloud account so that they can sync across your devices (this can be disabled in device Settings). User Settings & Customization: • Calculation settings: • Include tax in the tip calculation, many merchants do this automatically without telling you. But if you are given the tax amount, then at least it’s your choice! • Round the split amount per party up to the next whole number when paying in cash (which rounds up the tip and final total). • Set tip and split defaults for the reset button after using temporary values. • Pick your own app icon to show your favorite currency symbol!

Screenshots

Explorer4 screens
Tip & Splits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Explorer at none against Tip & Splits's 6. Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Tip & Splits sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explorer ships an update every 6 weeks, Tip & Splits every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Explorer versus Tip & Splits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplorerTip & Splits
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSARL OCTOPEPPERRKSCB Co. LLC

In-app purchases

None

Explorer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tip & Splits

One-time3
  • Thanks for the Tip!2 variants$0.99
  • Thanks for the Generous Tip!2 variants$1.99
  • Thanks for the Amazing Tip!2 variants$2.99

Questions

Is Explorer free?
Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tip & Splits free?
Tip & Splits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Explorer or Tip & Splits have ads?
Neither Explorer nor Tip & Splits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explorer or Tip & Splits?
Explorer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tip & Splits every 2 months. Most recently, Explorer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tip & Splits on October 7, 2026.

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