Comparison

TipIsServed vs TipKeep

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

Head to head
About

TipIsServed

Effortlessly track tips, shifts, and US taxes for service industry professionals. Features include real-time hourly wage calculation, cash vs. card tracking, and IRS-compliant tax reporting. Set goals and monitor progress with smart widgets and calendar sync.

Highlights
  • Tip tracking
  • Shift planning
  • US tax reporting (Form 4070)
  • Real hourly wage calculator
  • Cash vs. card tracking
  • Goal setting and gamification
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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The #1 Tip Tracker app for servers, bartenders & delivery! Get 90% of all features completely for free. Track your tips, shifts, goals, and US taxes effortlessly. **WHY TIPISSERVED?** **The Most Comprehensive Tip Tracker on the App Store** Why settle for basic apps or pay for expensive subscriptions? TipIsServed offers over 20+ powerful features specifically designed for the service industry - and over 80% of them are 100% free! You get unlimited entries, shift planning, cloud backup, and PDF exports entirely for free. **EXCLUSIVE US TAX FEATURES:** - **Form 4070 & IRS Compliance:** Generate and sign your monthly tip report as a professional PDF in seconds. - **Tax Estimator & OBBBA:** Get real-time estimates for FICA, federal, and state taxes based on the No Tax on Tips Act. Stay ahead of your tax obligations with localized state tax data. **ESSENTIAL TRACKING TOOLS:** - **Real Hourly Wage Calculator:** We automatically combine your base salary with your tips across your hours worked to reveal your true hourly earnings. - **Cash vs. Card:** Accurately separate physical cash tips from digital card tips. - **Pending Tips Payout Manager:** Don't lose track of employer-withheld tips! Log pending card tips and match them when they actually hit your paycheck to easily catch discrepancies. - **Interactive Money Counter:** Calculate your exact start and end shift balances effortlessly using our pre-built coin and banknote calculators (supports over 160+ currencies!). - **Goal Tracking & Gamification:** Set weekly or monthly targets and unlock milestone badges as you build your winning streaks. - **Home Screen Widgets & Live Notifications:** Monitor your earnings, goal progress, and real-time shift updates without even opening the app. - **Smart Calendar Sync:** Seamlessly plan your work hours by syncing your shifts directly with your device's calendar. **ADVANCED INSIGHTS:** - **Interactive Shift Planner v2:** Intelligent heatmaps show exactly which days and hours are most profitable. - **Flexible Pay Models:** Supports Classic Hourly Wage, Monthly Fixed Salary, or Commission-based Income. **PERFECT FOR:** - Restaurant Servers and Waitstaff - Bartenders and Bar Staff - Hotel Service Staff - Delivery Drivers and Couriers - Event and Catering Staff **DATA PRIVACY:** Your finances are strictly your business. Sensitive identification data like SSN is stored strictly locally on your device and is excluded from cloud backups. **FAIR PREMIUM UPGRADE (Optional):** Want absolutely no ads, advanced analytics, live-tracking, CSV exports, or multiple job slots? Upgrade to Pro or unlock individual features in the Token Shop just by watching short ads! *(Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)*

About

TipKeep

Easily track your tips and income from tipped work. Log shifts in seconds, visualize your earnings with a filling jar, and generate tax-ready reports. All your data stays on your device with no account required.

Highlights
  • Log cash and card tips quickly
  • Visualize earnings with a filling jar
  • Track tip-outs and sales
  • Generate tax-ready reports
  • Offline functionality
  • No account or login required
  • Import data from CSV
Currently charting
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Know what you walked with. TipKeep is the tip tracker built for people who actually work for tips: servers, bartenders, baristas, delivery drivers, nail techs, barbers. Log your shift in about 10 seconds, watch a real glass jar fill with cash as your week builds, and finally know the number nobody's paystub shows: your real hourly, after tip-outs. THE 10-SECOND RITUAL • Cash tips, card tips, hours. Done before you've left the parking lot • Tip-outs, sales, and notes when you want the full picture • Double shifts, multiple jobs, editing past days, all supported • A receipt for every shift: "YOU WALKED WITH $243", made to share YOUR WEEK, VISIBLE • The jar fills toward your weekly goal as you log • Home screen and lock screen widgets: your week at a glance • See your real $/hour, your best nights, and what you're on pace for this month YOUR RANK, BRONZE TO DIAMOND • See where your real hourly ranks among TipKeep members, and among servers or bartenders • Climb from Bronze to Diamond and share your server card, with your own photo • Best shifts to pick up: which nights actually pay you the most • Your check before payday, from the shifts you logged TAX-READY BY DEFAULT Up to $25,000 of qualified reported tips may be federally deductible for 2025 to 2028. Your per-shift log is the documentation: TipKeep shows your year-to-date tips and exports a clean report at tax time. (TipKeep is a record-keeping tool, not tax advice.) YOUR MONEY IS YOUR BUSINESS We read hundreds of reviews of other tip trackers before building this one. The #1 complaint: years of records lost behind logins and servers. So TipKeep is built the other way: • No account. No login. Nothing to lose. • Your shifts stay on your phone, never on our servers. Ranks use only an anonymous weekly average, and you can turn them off. • No ads, ever • Works offline, even closing shift in a basement • Switching apps? Import your old shifts from ServerLife or any spreadsheet, free TIPKEEP PRO Start with 7 days free, then $29.99/year. Or $7.99/month, or $49.99 once for lifetime. Cancel anytime in your iPhone's Settings. No ads on any plan. Built for the industry. Drop tonight in the jar. Questions? Visit tipjarapp.app or email us. A human answers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tipjarapp.app/privacy

Screenshots

TipIsServed4 screens
TipKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TipKeep at 4.9 against TipIsServed's 4.0. TipKeep also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 2) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). TipIsServed's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. TipIsServed sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and TipKeep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TipKeep holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TipKeep has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TipIsServed versus TipKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipIsServedTipKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings250 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#151 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSIMON PORTUGALLDENYS IVASECHKO

Customer experience

TipIsServed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TipKeep

All ratings50 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TipIsServed

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription$1.991 Month
4 purchases

TipKeep

Subscriptions3
  • TipKeep Pro$7.991 Month
  • TipKeep Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TipKeep Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TipJar Pro - Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is TipIsServed free?
TipIsServed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipKeep free?
TipKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TipIsServed or TipKeep?
TipKeep is rated higher. TipIsServed averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TipKeep averages 4.9 from 50 ratings.
Do TipIsServed or TipKeep have ads?
TipKeep shows ads; TipIsServed does not.
Which is updated more often, TipIsServed or TipKeep?
TipIsServed ships an update every 9 days, and TipKeep every 9 days. Most recently, TipIsServed was updated on November 5, 2026 and TipKeep on November 5, 2026.

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