Comparison

Tip Tool % vs Swallow Alpha

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

Head to head
About

Tip Tool %

Effortlessly calculate restaurant tips and split bills with this fast and simple tool. It handles all the math instantly, allowing you to focus on your meal. Features include customizable splitting, rounding options, and saved preferences.

Highlights
  • Instant tip calculation
  • Bill splitting (even or custom)
  • Rounding options
  • Customizable default settings
  • Dark mode support
  • Ad-free experience
  • Share calculations
Features
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Make tipping and splitting the bill effortless. Tip Tool % is the fastest, easiest way to calculate restaurant tips and split checks. Designed for clarity and speed, it does the math instantly—so you can focus on your meal, not your calculator. Why you’ll love it: • Smart & Simple — Enter your bill, choose a tip %, and see totals instantly. • Split the Bill — Divide evenly or customize for each person. • Rounding Options — Round up or down to the nearest dollar. • Custom Defaults — Save your favorite tip rates or rounding style. • Dark Mode Ready — Easy on the eyes, day or night. • No Ads, No Clutter — Just clean, quick calculations. • Share (text message, etc.) the calculations with others Whether you’re dining out, traveling, or managing expenses, Tip Tool % helps you get it right every time.

About

Swallow Alpha

Features
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Swallow Alpha is a U.S. stock market companion for tracking quotes, price changes, market trends, and the companies you follow. Explore detailed stock pages with multi-period charts, key statistics, market indicators, watchlists, price alerts, stock screeners, earnings events, and source-attributed financial news—all organized to support a clear daily research routine. Build investing knowledge with stock backtests, strategy reviews, market replay, a decision journal, and practical risk calculators. Guided lessons explain market concepts in plain language so you can study price behavior, risk, and historical outcomes with greater context. Content is for informational and educational purposes only, is not investment advice, and market data may be delayed.

Screenshots

Tip Tool %3 screens
Swallow Alpha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Swallow Alpha at 13.0 against Tip Tool %'s 15.1. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tip Tool % versus Swallow Alpha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Tool %Swallow Alpha
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThomas FullerMELISA ELVINA

In-app purchases

None

Tip Tool %

No in-app purchases

None

Swallow Alpha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Tool % free?
Tip Tool % is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swallow Alpha free?
Swallow Alpha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tip Tool % or Swallow Alpha have ads?
Neither Tip Tool % nor Swallow Alpha shows ads.

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