Comparison

Tip Tracker vs TipJoy

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

Head to head
About

Tip Tracker

Effortlessly track cash and credit tips earned per shift. This app helps service industry professionals understand their true earnings and hourly rate without complex spreadsheets. It's designed for quick entry and provides clear insights into your income.

Highlights
  • Log cash and credit tips separately
  • Calculate total tips instantly
  • Track hours worked or start/end times
  • Automatically calculate hourly rate
  • View earnings per shift
  • Add optional notes for each shift
Features
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Track your tips. Simple as that. Tip Tracker: TipThat makes it easy to track tips after every shift - whether they’re paid in cash, credit, or both. Designed with the service industry in mind, TipThat helps you understand your real earnings and hourly rate without fancy spreadsheets or guesswork. Perfect for servers, bartenders, and anyone who earns tips. Track tips your way - Log cash and credit tips separately - See your total tips instantly - No complicated setup or account required. Just enter and go Flexible shift tracking - Enter hours worked or start & end times - Automatically calculate your hourly rate - Works for short shifts or long nights Understand your income - See how much you earn per shift - Know your true take-home per hour - Spot trends over time Simple & distraction-free - Optional notes for each shift - Clean, modern design - Built for quick entry after a long day - Whether you are working a double, picking up extra shifts, or just want a clearer picture of your income, TipThat helps you effortlessly stay on top of your tips. Download Tip Tracker: TipThat and start tracking today. Subscriptions to Tip Tracker: TipThat Pro will renew automatically unless cancelled. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chadgaul.github.io/app-pages/privacy-policy/

About

TipJoy

This app helps individuals who earn tips track their earnings, hours, and hourly rates across multiple jobs. It provides detailed insights into income, expenses, and performance, with features designed to simplify tax reporting.

Highlights
  • Track cash and credit tips
  • Log hours worked and hourly pay
  • Manage multiple jobs separately
  • View daily, weekly, and monthly summaries
  • Calculate true hourly rate after tip outs
  • Export data for tax reporting
  • Offline tip logging
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Know what you really make per hour, after tip out. TipJoy logs a shift in seconds and keeps every one of them for years. Tips, hours, and earnings across all your jobs, backed up automatically to your own iCloud. No ads, and no paying extra for the parts you need. MADE FOR TIPPED WORK Built for servers, bartenders, delivery drivers, casino workers, hairstylists, and anyone whose income changes shift to shift. BUILT TO KEEP YOUR HISTORY Your earnings record should outlast your phone. - Every shift backs up automatically to your own iCloud - Logging works offline and syncs when you reconnect - Past shifts stay accurate even when your pay rate or tip out changes - Export everything to CSV with Pro. It is your data - Your tip data stays on your devices and in your iCloud. We never see your earnings TRACK THE WHOLE SHIFT - Cash and credit tips, kept separate - Tip outs and tip ins, so you see real take home - Hours worked and hourly pay - Guests, sales, deliveries, rides, and miles - Notes and photos on any shift - Reminders so you never forget to log - Pick the fields you track for each kind of job KNOW WHAT EACH SHIFT REALLY PAID - Your true hourly rate after tip outs, not the number on your paycheck - Tips per hour, earnings per shift, tip percentage of sales - Calendar view with daily totals at a glance - Weekly, monthly, and yearly summaries - Best shifts, biggest tips, and personal records - Trends over time, so you learn which shifts are worth taking MORE THAN ONE JOB Track each job separately, with its own pay rate, tip out rules, and fields. See what each one actually pays you. TAX TIME A clean daily tip log to help meet IRS reporting requirements, and CSV export with Pro. No scrambling in April. SIMPLE PRICING, NO ADS Track one job free, with full tip logging, calendar, and weekly stats. TipJoy Pro unlocks unlimited jobs, advanced analytics, and CSV export. One upgrade, everything included. No add-ons, no per-feature charges. No ads, ever, on any plan. Subscriptions: Weekly ($2.99/wk), Monthly ($4.99/mo), Annual ($29.99/yr). All include a free 7-day trial. Lifetime access available as a one-time purchase ($69.99). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://tipjoy.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tipjoy.app/terms

Screenshots

Tip Tracker4 screens
TipJoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: TipJoy at 53 against Tip Tracker's 1. TipJoy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Tip Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TipJoy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tip Tracker against 4.9 for TipJoy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TipJoy has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, TipJoy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tip Tracker versus TipJoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip TrackerTipJoy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad GaulGilded Ratio LLC

Customer experience

Tip Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TipJoy

All ratings53 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tip Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly - All Features$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly - All Features$9.991 Year
4 purchases

TipJoy

Subscriptions3
  • TipJoy Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • TipJoy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TipJoy Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TipJoy Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Tip Tracker free?
Tip Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipJoy free?
TipJoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tip Tracker or TipJoy?
Tip Tracker is rated higher. Tip Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TipJoy averages 4.9 from 53 ratings.
Do Tip Tracker or TipJoy have ads?
Neither Tip Tracker nor TipJoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tip Tracker or TipJoy?
Tip Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, and TipJoy fortnightly. Most recently, Tip Tracker was updated on July 16, 2026 and TipJoy on September 22, 2026.

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