Comparison

Daily Tip Tracker vs Tip Tracker

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

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About

Daily Tip Tracker

Easily log daily cash and credit card tips for tax purposes. This app offers fast entry, separates tip types, and allows tracking for multiple jobs. Export reports for your accountant or to print for tax filing.

Highlights
  • Fast tip entry
  • Separate cash and credit tips
  • Track multiple jobs
  • View daily, weekly, monthly totals
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Export reports (CSV/PDF)
Features
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The fastest, and easiest way to track your tips daily as required by tax authorities. Did you know tax authorities (like the IRS and CRA) require servers to keep a daily written log of their cash and credit card tips? Photos of receipts are not required and slow you down. They also clutter your phone and are impossible to add up at the end of the year. Daily Tip Tracker is the modern replacement for the paper journal. It is designed for one thing: speed. Finish your shift, enter your numbers, and go home. WHY SERVERS LOVE US: Unlike other apps that charge monthly fees or force you to create an account, we respect your time and your wallet.  - No Subscriptions.  - No Ads.  - No Account Needed. (Your data stays on your phone). CORE FEATURES: Fast Entry: Log your shift in seconds. Cash vs. Credit: Separate your cash tips from credit card tips instantly. Multiple Jobs: Track income separately for your lunch gig and your dinner gig (e.g., "Olive Garden" vs. "Nightclub"). See Your History: View daily, weekly, and monthly totals at a glance. Total Privacy: We don't harvest your data. It lives locally on your device. EXPORT & TAXES (Premium Feature): For a simple, one-time price of $0.99, you can unlock the ability to Export Reports forever. Spreadsheet (CSV): Perfect for your accountant or Excel. Printable (PDF): A clean, IRS-compliant log to print and file with your taxes. Form 4070 Compliant: Contains the exact data fields required for daily tip reporting. Stop hoarding receipts. Stop paying monthly subscriptions for simple tools. Start tracking your success today. Download Daily Tip Tracker now.

About

Tip Tracker

Effortlessly track your tips as you earn them with a simple, fast interface. Get instant insights into your earnings, hourly averages, and shift performance. Designed for service industry professionals to know their income without manual calculation.

Highlights
  • Live tip tracking
  • Shift insights and averages
  • One-screen calculator interface
  • Dark Mode support
  • Long-term earnings history
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Track your tips in seconds. For servers, bartenders, baristas, hairstylists, hotel staff, couriers and anyone who earns tips. Tap each tip in as it comes, or write the shift down at the end, and see what every shift and month brought in. On your iPhone and Apple Watch, with widgets and a Live Activity on your Lock Screen. Free for one job. TipShark Pro adds more jobs and extra fields. TipShark Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). It is charged to your Apple Account and renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.tipshark.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tipshark.app/terms

Screenshots

Daily Tip Tracker4 screens
Tip Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Daily Tip Tracker at 38 against Tip Tracker's 1. Tip Tracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Daily Tip Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tip Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Tip Tracker has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daily Tip Tracker versus Tip Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Tip TrackerTip Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHappy Moose AppsIstvan Szoke

Customer experience

Daily Tip Tracker

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tip Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Tip Tracker

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$0.99
2 purchases

Tip Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Daily Tip Tracker free?
Daily Tip Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tip Tracker free?
Tip Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Tip Tracker or Tip Tracker?
Tip Tracker is rated higher. Daily Tip Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Tip Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Daily Tip Tracker or Tip Tracker have ads?
Neither Daily Tip Tracker nor Tip Tracker shows ads.

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