Iris vs TipVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iris
This app leverages voice commands to help you draft messages, take notes, engage in conversations, and ask questions. It aims to streamline daily tasks and information retrieval through intuitive voice interaction.
- Draft messages with voice
- Take and recall voice notes
- Engage in long conversations
- Ask knowledge-based questions
- Iterate and rewrite messages
- Syncs across Apple devices
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Ask questions, plan your day, or get AI working on your computer, all by talking to your watch. Spend less time looking at a screen and more time doing what matters. • Get answers. Make things happen. Iris brings the power of ChatGPT to your Apple Watch. Ask questions, make plans, or let AI agents take things off your plate, from everyday to-dos to work projects. Get things done quickly and easily, just by speaking. • Less screen time. More real life. Whether you're cooking dinner, out for a walk, or in the middle of a busy day, Iris lets you get the help you need without reaching for your phone. Find a recipe, capture an idea, or get a quick answer without interrupting what you're doing or getting pulled into distractions on your screen. • Your ChatGPT, wherever you go. Iris connects to your existing ChatGPT account, bringing your information and work with you. Pick up where you left off, access what matters, and keep everything connected across your Watch, phone, and computer. No separate account or paid subscription is required. • Keep things moving, wherever you are. With Codex Remote Control, start or guide work on your computer even when you're away from your desk. Your dot (supported accounts only) is always within reach, too. Share an idea, check on progress, or give feedback while it continues working on your behalf, all from your Apple Watch. • Just your watch. No phone required. Iris works directly on your Apple Watch with Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity, so you can leave your phone behind and still have powerful AI at your fingertips. Wherever your day takes you, help is just a conversation away.
TipVision
Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with this modern tool. It handles everything from simple individual checks to complex itemized group expenses, even reading receipts with your camera. Supports international travel with local tipping guidance and multi-currency options.
- Scan receipts with camera
- Even and itemized bill splitting
- Smart tip calculation
- International tipping guidance
- Multi-currency support
- Apple Watch companion app
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TipVision is a modern tip calculator and bill splitter built for real restaurant receipts, travel meals, group dinners, bar tabs, and quick everyday checks. Whether you are paying alone, splitting evenly with friends, or assigning individual receipt items, TipVision helps you calculate what everyone owes with less guesswork. Use Read Bill to scan a receipt with your camera, review the detected bill total, tax, fees, gratuity, and items, then calculate the tip and final amount in seconds. Key Features: • No Split Quickly calculate a tip for your own bill using the bill total before tip. • Even Split Split a bill between multiple people and see each person’s share. • Itemized Split Add people, enter or scan receipt items, then assign items to each person for a more accurate split. • Receipt Reading Use the camera to read restaurant bills and detect totals, tax, fees, included gratuity, and receipt items. • Smart Tip Calculation Choose a percentage tip or enter a custom dollar amount. • Included Gratuity Support When a receipt already includes gratuity, TipVision can use that amount instead of adding another tip. • Travel-Friendly Tipping Select a country to see local tipping guidance and use the appropriate default tip behavior. • Multi-Currency Support View itemized split summaries in the local currency and estimated USD values when traveling. • Final Split Summary Review what each person owes and share the result by text message. • Apple Watch Companion Use quick tip and split tools from your wrist for fast, glanceable calculations. TipVision is designed to make restaurant math clearer, faster, and more reliable, whether you are at home, traveling internationally, or splitting a meal with friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Iris at Free against TipVision's $1.99. Iris also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1). TipVision's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Iris is free to download; TipVision costs $1.99 up front. Iris sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. TipVision asks for nothing beyond the download.
TipVision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iris has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Iris ships an update every 8 days, TipVision every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iris | TipVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kpaw, LLC | ROBERT SCOTT FOGGIA |
Customer experience
Iris
TipVision
In-app purchases
Iris
- Premium access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
TipVision
No in-app purchases









