Comparison

ZAFRO vs TipGenie

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

Head to head
About

ZAFRO

This app allows users to manage and control various hardware devices. It connects to devices via WiFi or Bluetooth, enabling seamless operation and configuration after initial pairing.

Highlights
  • Hardware device management
  • Remote control via WiFi
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Device pairing and configuration
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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This application is a management software The main function is to control hardware devices through applications Connect to hardware devices via WiFi, Bluetooth After connecting and matching hardware devices, hardware devices can be managed

About

TipGenie

Easily track your tips, sales, and hours to gain insights into your earnings. This app helps servers optimize their schedules and identify high-paying shifts and sections. Features include automatic calendar syncing and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Log shifts in seconds
  • Track tips, sales, and hours
  • Identify high-paying sections/days
  • Auto-sync with work calendars
  • Set and track earning goals
  • Widgets for quick overview
  • Track Google review mentions
Features
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TipGenie is the tip tracker built by a server for servers. Stop fumbling with the Notes app at the end of your shift. TipGenie makes tracking your tips, sales, hours, and sections faster than typing your password — then turns all that data into insights that actually help you make more money. — WHY SERVERS LOVE IT — • Log a full shift in 10 seconds. Tap a preset for your hours, type tips and sales, tap your section, done. • See exactly which days and sections pay the most. The Forecast tab tells you stuff like "Pick up more Saturday PMs, skip Tuesday AMs" based on your real shift data. • Auto-sync with HotSchedules or any work calendar. Your hours fill in automatically when you log. • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's take-home, week total, and your weekly schedule at a glance. • Track your weekly Google review mentions and see who in your crew is winning the contest. — WHAT'S INSIDE — LOG SCREEN One tap to log a shift. Quick-fill hours from your saved presets (AM, PM, Double). See your week-to-date take-home, hours, and per-hour rate up top. Tap any past shift to edit. CALENDAR Month view with color-coded AM, PM, and Double shifts. Scheduled shifts auto-appear from your work calendar. Weekly tip bars track your goal progress. TOTALS Earnings, hours, sales, and tip % broken down by week, month, year, or any custom date range. Interactive charts you can tap. YTD tax estimator with a 15% baseline for tipped workers. GOALS Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly take-home goals. Ring charts track your progress. Know if you're falling behind or crushing it. FORECAST Project your month-end earnings from your last 90 days of shifts. Smart insights compare your best days, sections, weather correlation, and shift combinations. Each card tells you something actionable. FLOOR PLAN Digital floor plan of your restaurant. Tap the tables you had during each shift. Over time, learn exactly which sections pay the most. REVIEW LEADERBOARD Track your Google review mentions. See live counts. Compete with your coworkers. SMART REMINDERS Set your work location once. TipGenie reminds you to log tips if you leave without logging. — PRIVACY FIRST — No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your phone. Your tips, your business. — BUILT BY A SERVER — Made by Brady Cook, a server at The Catch in Gulf Shores, Alabama. If TipGenie helps you make more money, tell another server.

Screenshots

ZAFRO3 screens
TipGenie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TipGenie at 4.5 against ZAFRO's 1.7. TipGenie also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). ZAFRO's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TipGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZAFRO has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZAFRO ships an update every 4 weeks, TipGenie every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZAFRO versus TipGenie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZAFROTipGenie
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (64 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROWAN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE LLCBrady Cook

Customer experience

ZAFRO

All ratings64 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative84.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive11.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative85.7%

TipGenie

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ZAFRO

No in-app purchases

None

TipGenie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZAFRO free?
ZAFRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TipGenie free?
TipGenie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZAFRO or TipGenie?
TipGenie is rated higher. ZAFRO averages 1.7 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while TipGenie averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do ZAFRO or TipGenie have ads?
Neither ZAFRO nor TipGenie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZAFRO or TipGenie?
ZAFRO ships an update every 4 weeks, and TipGenie every 3 days. Most recently, ZAFRO was updated on September 25, 2026 and TipGenie on September 21, 2026.

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