# Terminal Pay vs Tip Me

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Terminal Pay at none against Tip Me's 3. Tip Me's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Tip Me sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Terminal Pay asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Terminal Pay against 5.0 for Tip Me. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Terminal Pay ships an update monthly, Tip Me fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Terminal Pay | Tip Me |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/terminal-pay/id6743445028/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tip-me-pro/id6780511350/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2** | 1 |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 85 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [LOPAY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1586844854) | [Sipma Andela](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780511352) |

## What reviewers say

### Terminal Pay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/terminal-pay/id6743445028)

This app connects your Stripe account to physical payment terminals for secure, in-person transactions. It offers flexible tax settings, transaction management, and receipt printing capabilities.

**Highlights:** Stripe account integration, In-person payment processing, Flexible tax settings, Transaction history and refunds, Customizable tipping, Receipt printing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Tip Me

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tip-me-pro/id6780511350)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Whisper | $1.99 | one-time |
| Tipmixpro | $1.99 | one-time |
| Insights | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Terminal Pay free?

Terminal Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Tip Me free?

Tip Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Terminal Pay or Tip Me?

Terminal Pay and Tip Me are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Terminal Pay or Tip Me have ads?

Neither Terminal Pay nor Tip Me shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Terminal Pay or Tip Me?

Terminal Pay ships an update monthly, and Tip Me fortnightly. Most recently, Terminal Pay was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tip Me on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*