Comparison

Artisan Bread Maker vs SwiftTip

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

Head to head
About

Artisan Bread Maker

This app allows experienced bakers to meticulously record, edit, and scale their unique bread recipes. Track detailed notes, photos of your creations, and rate your bakes. Share your culinary masterpieces with others via email or export them to a compatible device.

Highlights
  • Enter new recipes
  • Edit existing recipes
  • Scale recipes for different quantities
  • Display percentages and hydration rates
  • Store baking notes and photos
  • Rate bread recipes
  • Email and export recipes
Features
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For the artisan bread maker wanting to track the details of his artistry. Please Note: This is not a compendium of existing bread recipes! It does enable the accomplished baker to: •Enter new recipes •Edit Recipes •Create new recipes using existing ones as a template •Scale recipes for various quantities of finished product •Display percentages and hydration rates •Store and display baking notes •Take and store photos of the breads and their “crumb” •Rate bread recipes •Email recipes to others •Sort recipes by date, name, and rating •Export a bread recipe to an iPad running its Artisan Bread app

About

SwiftTip

Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive tool. Quickly enter your bill amount, select custom tip percentages, and see instant breakdowns for the total and per-person cost. Personalize your experience with theme colors and enjoy smart rounding options.

Highlights
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Smart rounding options
  • Bill splitting up to 20 people
  • Quick keypad for fast entry
  • Theme color customization
  • Remembers last bill details
Features
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SwiftTip is a fast, focused tip calculator for restaurants, bars, delivery, and anywhere else you want to leave a tip. Enter the bill with the large keypad and instantly see the tip and total. Splitting the check? SwiftTip keeps the full amounts visible while also showing exactly what each person owes. FEATURES • Choose from up to seven customizable quick tip percentages • Enter any custom tip from 0% to 100% • Use exact amounts, round the tip, or round the total • Split a bill between 1 and 20 people • See both full and per-person tip and total amounts • Clear or correct the bill quickly with dedicated controls • Personalize the calculator with twelve color themes • Automatically use your local currency format • Remember your bill, tip, split, rounding, and theme choices • Support larger text and clear VoiceOver descriptions PRIVATE BY DESIGN SwiftTip does not collect your data. Your calculator choices stay on your device.

Screenshots

Artisan Bread Maker4 screens
SwiftTip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SwiftTip at 5.0 against Artisan Bread Maker's 3.5. Artisan Bread Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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. SwiftTip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Artisan Bread Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwiftTip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artisan Bread Maker has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artisan Bread Maker ships an update every 4 months, SwiftTip every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Artisan Bread Maker versus SwiftTip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisan Bread MakerSwiftTip
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacqueline GhosinDoug Diego

Customer experience

Artisan Bread Maker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral17.9%
Negative14.3%

SwiftTip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Artisan Bread Maker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SwiftTip

One-time3
  • Excellent Tip$0.99
  • Awesome Tip$1.99
  • Epic Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Artisan Bread Maker free?
Artisan Bread Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwiftTip free?
SwiftTip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artisan Bread Maker or SwiftTip?
SwiftTip is rated higher. Artisan Bread Maker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SwiftTip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Artisan Bread Maker or SwiftTip have ads?
Neither Artisan Bread Maker nor SwiftTip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artisan Bread Maker or SwiftTip?
Artisan Bread Maker ships an update every 4 months, and SwiftTip every 10 months. Most recently, Artisan Bread Maker was updated on June 11, 2026 and SwiftTip on July 23, 2026.

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