Comparison

FireApp vs Tip Out

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

Head to head
About

FireApp

Transform your iPhone into a smart TV remote. Control volume, channels, menus, and playback seamlessly over Wi-Fi. Features haptic feedback and a keyboard for easy content searching.

Highlights
  • Smart TV remote control
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Haptic feedback
  • Keyboard input for search
  • Volume and channel adjustment
Features
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Turn Your iPhone into a Smart TV Remote! This user-friendly app transforms your iPhone into a fully functional remote, allowing you to control your Smart TV effortlessly. Adjust volume, browse channels, access menus, and use playback controls—all from your touchscreen. Compatible with the most popular brands and TV models of various screen sizes and production years, it works seamlessly over Wi-Fi. Just connect your iPhone and TV to the same network, and you're ready to go! Key Features: Instant & Easy Control – A remote always at your fingertips Haptic Feedback – Enhances the experience with realistic vibrations Keyboard Input – Quickly search for TV shows and content Download now and take control of your TV with ease! Subscription Details: - Payment is charged to your iTunes account after confirmation. - The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - Renewal charges depend on your selected subscription plan. - Manage or cancel your subscription anytime via Account Settings. - Any unused free trial period will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q1xJOSLkBGNnYjxDpsQoXdSXIF35gVpPZ0W6M2w49sY/edit?tab=t.0 Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15bOSmBgmKTeBQrMwNiKD-hWZGbz_tMjP1Gg1o8QpSNQ/edit?tab=t.0

About

Tip Out

Easily split tip pools among restaurant and bar staff with multiple calculation methods. Save crew details, deduct credit card fees, and track shift history. Designed for efficient end-of-shift tip distribution.

Highlights
  • Fair tip pool splitting
  • Hours-based, points-based, and equal splits
  • Save and load crew templates
  • Deduct credit card processing fees
  • Exclude exempt staff
  • Share shift breakdowns
  • Offline shift history tracking
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Split your tip pool fairly in seconds, then see exactly what you took home. Tip Out is the free tip split and tip pool calculator built for servers, bartenders, barbacks, bussers, hosts, and restaurant teams closing out a shift. Free to download. Your first 3 shifts are on us. Unlock unlimited shifts, history, sharing, export, and crew templates with one purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account required. HOW IT WORKS Add your crew, enter the total tip pool, and get an instant payout breakdown showing what each person takes home. It takes under a minute, whether you have 3 people on the floor or 15. FOUR WAYS TO SPLIT Hours: Divide the pool by hours worked. A bartender who worked 8 hours gets twice the share of someone who worked 4. Perfect for shifts where staff arrive and leave at different times. Points: Assign point values by role. Give servers 10 points, bussers 5, and barbacks 3. The pool divides by the weight of each position. Great for restaurants that use a point system. Percent: Give each person or role a set percentage of the pool. Tip Out checks that everything adds up to 100. Equal: Split the pool evenly among everyone. Ideal for small teams or nights when everyone worked the same shift. Switch between methods anytime to see which approach works best for your team. TIP OUT THE BACK OF HOUSE Enter a kitchen, barback, or host tip-out and it comes off the top before the split. Every person's share of the tip-out is shown, so the math is never a mystery. TRACK YOUR OWN TAKE-HOME Tap "This is me" on a shift and Tip Out follows your pay over time: your tips, your tip-outs, your hours, and your dollars per hour. Your name is remembered, so future shifts track automatically. INSIGHTS See your take-home by week, month, or all time. Find your best shifts, watch pool totals over time, and see a breakdown by role and by cash versus credit. Tap any bar for the details. CREW TEMPLATES Save your regular crew once and load them on every shift. No more re-adding the same servers, bartenders, and barbacks every night. Templates remember names, roles, hours, points, and exempt status. CREDIT CARD FEE DEDUCTION When tips come through credit cards, processing fees eat into the pool. Toggle on CC fee deduction, enter your rate, and the fee is subtracted before anyone's share is calculated. Everyone sees the math. EXEMPT STAFF SUPPORT Managers and other exempt employees can be flagged so they are excluded from the pool. Tip Out keeps them visible in the breakdown for transparency without separate spreadsheets. SHARE THE BREAKDOWN Tap Share to send a clean summary to your group chat, email, or anywhere else. It includes every name, role, payout, and the split method. No more writing tip amounts on napkins. EXPORT AND BACKUP Export any shift as a PDF tip sheet or a CSV for payroll. Back up every shift to a file and restore it on a new phone anytime. TYPE A SHIFT IN PLAIN WORDS On newer iPhones, describe the shift in a sentence and your crew fills itself in. It runs on your phone, so nothing is sent anywhere. SHIFT HISTORY Every completed shift is saved. The latest 3 stay free, and unlocking keeps them all. Scroll back to review payouts, verify payroll, settle disputes, or check your tip earnings over time. Search by name, filter by month, and share any shift again. BUILT FOR RESTAURANT AND BAR WORKERS Tip Out was designed for the real end-of-night workflow: cash tips, credit tips, barback tip-outs, server and host roles, exempt staff, stray pennies, and payout totals that need to add up. Works completely offline. Your data never leaves your device. No server, no cloud, no login. Free to download. Unlock unlimited use with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/tipout/privacy Terms of Service: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/tipout/terms

Screenshots

FireApp4 screens
Tip Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tip Out at 5.0 against FireApp's 4.5. FireApp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (91 vs 2). 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. FireApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Tip Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireApp has 91 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireApp ships an update every 3 days, Tip Out every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FireApp versus Tip Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireAppTip Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (91 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIACOBBE MARINOJames McKinney

Customer experience

FireApp

All ratings88 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Tip Out

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FireApp

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Trial Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
1 purchases

Tip Out

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is FireApp free?
FireApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tip Out free?
Tip Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FireApp or Tip Out?
Tip Out is rated higher. FireApp averages 4.5 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Tip Out averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FireApp or Tip Out have ads?
Neither FireApp nor Tip Out shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireApp or Tip Out?
FireApp ships an update every 3 days, and Tip Out every 3 weeks. Most recently, FireApp was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tip Out on October 24, 2026.

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