Comparison

SecureGift vs Tips

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

Head to head
About

SecureGift

Manage your gift card details digitally through a dedicated application. Access card information to use for in-store purchases or online shopping, and easily add it to your mobile wallet for convenient access.

Highlights
  • View gift card details digitally
  • Add gift cards to mobile wallet
  • In-store payment via chip reader
  • Online payment via smartphone scan
  • All-in-one gift card management
Features
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SecureGift™ is a gift card with an app. No numbers are printed on the card - use the app to view card details and add to mobile wallet, providing gift card management all in one place. Two Ways to Spend: • To shop in-store, tap or insert the gift card into a chip reader. • To shop online, hold the gift card to your smartphone to get the card details and add to your mobile wallet. Learn more at SecureGift.com. SecureGift™ Mastercard® Gift Cards are issued by Pathward®, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. Cards may be used in the U.S. and District of Columbia everywhere Debit Mastercard is accepted. No cash or ATM access. See Cardholder Agreement for details. Cards are distributed and serviced by InComm Financial Services, Inc., which is licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services. NMLS ID# 912772.

About

Tips

Features
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Track. Analyze. Level Up Your Income.

Screenshots

SecureGift4 screens
Tips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tips at monthly against SecureGift's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecureGift ships an update every 3 months, Tips monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SecureGift versus Tips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureGiftTips
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHI Technology CorpThomas Beaver

In-app purchases

None

SecureGift

No in-app purchases

None

Tips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SecureGift free?
SecureGift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tips free?
Tips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SecureGift or Tips have ads?
Neither SecureGift nor Tips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SecureGift or Tips?
SecureGift ships an update every 3 months, and Tips monthly. Most recently, SecureGift was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tips on October 16, 2026.

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