Comparison

Tipd vs Spot Bot

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

Head to head
About

Tipd

Receive cashless tips directly into your bank account without hassle. Generate a QR code or share a personal link to increase tipping opportunities. Get 100% of your tips with quick bank transfers.

Highlights
  • Cashless tipping
  • Direct bank transfers
  • 100% of tip amount
  • QR code generation
  • Personalized tip link
  • Quick bank transfers
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Revolutionize your tipping experience with Tipd, which makes it effortless for you to receive cashless tips directly into your bank account. Whether you're a hairdresser, a tour guide, or an entertainer, Tipd ensures you get 100% of your tip amount without the hassle of handling cash or the pain of using a separate card reader. Plus, our quick two-day bank transfers mean you get your hard-earned money faster. You can print your QR code for your customers to scan or you can share your personal Tipd link, which you can add to your socials and emails, to increase the opportunities to receive tips for your hard work.

About

Spot Bot

Instantly value precious metals by entering weight and purity. Track your collection's worth and profit/loss in real-time. Access historical prices, set alerts, and utilize dealer tools.

Highlights
  • Live spot price calculator
  • Portfolio tracking with profit/loss
  • Historical price charts
  • Price alerts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Dealer tools
Features
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Spot Bot is the fastest way to value precious metals and track your collection - built for stackers, scrap buyers, and dealers alike. Check live spot prices for gold, silver, platinum and palladium, refreshed every minute. Punch in any weight and purity - sovereigns, Britannias, bars, jewellery, scrap - and instantly see what it's worth at today's market. WHAT YOU CAN DO • LIVE SPOT CALCULATOR Work out the melt value of any item in seconds. Pick a metal, enter grams or troy ounces, choose a purity (24ct, 22ct, 18ct, 9ct, sterling .925 and more) - the value updates live. Switch between 15+ currencies. • TRACK YOUR PORTFOLIO Add your coins and bars with photos, purchase prices and dates. See your total value and profit/loss update in real time as the market moves. Everything syncs securely across iPhone and the web. • CHARTS & HISTORY Five years of price history for every metal. View any purity over time - chart 18ct gold or sterling silver, not just pure spot. Track the gold-to-silver ratio and other metal pairings. • PRICE ALERTS Set a threshold and get a push notification the moment a metal rises above or falls below your target. Never miss a buying or selling opportunity. • HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Keep live spot prices and your portfolio value one glance away. Plus a full Apple Watch app. • DEALER TOOLS Buying over the counter? Set your buy rate as a percentage of spot, price a customer's items one by one, and read off a running total offer. SPOT BOT PRO Upgrade to unlock: • AI Coin Identification - photograph any coin and get its exact specification, weight, purity and UK CGT status • AI Receipt Scanning - snap a dealer receipt and import every item into your portfolio automatically • Multiple portfolios • UK Capital Gains Tax reports with CSV export • Insurance valuation reports as PDF • Price alerts and portfolio email digests Whether you're checking the scrap value of an old ring, tracking a growing bullion stack, or running a buying counter, Spot Bot gives you the live numbers you need - beautifully, instantly, and in your pocket. Prices are sourced from professional market data and are for informational purposes only. Spot Bot is not a licensed financial adviser. Spot Bot Pro - auto-renewing subscription • Monthly - £3.99 per month • Yearly - £39.99 per year (7-day free trial for new subscribers) A one-time Lifetime unlock (£99.99) is also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://spot-bot.co.uk/privacy

Screenshots

Tipd3 screens
Spot Bot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tipd at none against Spot Bot's 3. Tipd also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Spot Bot's advantage is device support. On price and monetization model 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. Spot Bot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tipd asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tipd versus Spot Bot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipdSpot Bot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Bubble Solutions LtdOliver's Bullion Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Tipd

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spot Bot

Subscriptions2
  • Spot Bot Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Spot Bot Pro - Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spot Bot Pro - Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is Tipd free?
Tipd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spot Bot free?
Spot Bot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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