Comparison

WorkPay vs Tipstack

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

Head to head
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WorkPay

Features
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Know what you earned, and what you're still owed. WorkPay logs your shifts, hours and tips, adds night pay and overtime at your own rates, and shows your real total for the week and the month. No ads. No account. Made for servers, bartenders, baristas, caregivers, nannies, housekeepers, cleaners and anyone paid by the hour or by the day. CLOCK IN. CLOCK OUT. β€’ Log a shift by start and end time, even past midnight β€’ Or use a daily rate: full day, half day, extra day, day off β€’ Split shift? Add the unpaid gap between your morning and evening blocks β€’ Tap Start when you arrive and Stop when you leave: the shift timer does the math β€’ Copy a day onto any dates. Days already taken are faded, so you never overwrite one TIPS, CASH AND CARD β€’ Log cash and card tips separately on every shift β€’ See the week's tips at a glance, apart from your wages NIGHT PAY AND OVERTIME β€’ Set your night hours and night rate once β€’ Set when overtime starts and your overtime rate β€’ WorkPay applies them to every hourly shift for you KNOW WHAT YOU'RE OWED β€’ Mark each day paid or still owed β€’ Weekly and monthly totals: earned, received, still owed β€’ Expenses your employer owes you count toward your total PROOF FOR YOUR MANAGER β€’ Export a clean PDF of your days, hours, tips and pay for a week or a month β€’ Planned shifts never go into a PDF, only the days you actually worked TWO JOBS, ONE DAY β€’ Morning for one employer, evening for another: separate pay, separate paid marks β€’ Every employer gets their own rates, color and report STAY ON TOP OF IT β€’ Home Screen widget with your week and what's still owed β€’ A heads-up the evening before a shift you planned β€’ An evening reminder to log your day, one tap β€’ Any currency, iCloud sync across your iPhones, 17 languages WORKPAY PRO (OPTIONAL) Logging shifts, tips, night pay, overtime and paid/owed days is free. Pro adds: β€’ Fill the month from your schedule in one tap β€’ Siri and a live shift timer on your Lock Screen β€’ Paydays: pay periods and a payday reminder β€’ Paycheck Check: type in what an employer paid you and see if it matches the days you logged β€’ Unlimited PDF reports (free plan: 1 per month), CSV export, any report period β€’ Three or more employers (two are free) β€’ App Lock with Face ID Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers get a 1-week free trial. The price is shown in your currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm, or when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple ID settings. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account and no ads. Your records live on your iPhone, and if you turn on iCloud sync they sync privately through your own Apple ID. WorkPay counts only anonymous usage statistics, never linked to you, and never tracks you across other apps. WorkPay is made by one independent developer. Questions or ideas? Reach me through the Support page. Privacy Policy: https://workpaynotes-privacy.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Support: https://workpaynotes-privacy.netlify.app/support.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Tipstack

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Tipstack is for anyone paid by the hour who counts on tips: servers, bartenders, baristas, delivery drivers, salon and hotel staff. Clock in, log what you made, and know what your check should say before payday. Did I clock in? - One big Start/End button, breaks, and "I started at…" for the nights you forgot. - A running timer on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an End shift button that works even when the app is closed. - A home screen widget, and an Apple Watch app with the timer on your watch face. - Save the hours you work most and fill a whole month of shifts at once. - An optional reminder to clock in when you get to work, using the time you really arrived. How much did I make tonight? - Cash tips, card tips, tip-out, sales, section and notes on every shift. - Tip-out suggested from your restaurant's own rule: % of sales, % of tips or a fixed amount. - The tip pool split by hours or points, with your share worked out. - A photo of your checkout slip or time clock, kept with the shift. Is my paycheck right? - Overtime by state: the federal 40-hour week, California's daily and 7th-day rules, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Kentucky and Puerto Rico, plus the 8/80 rule for hospitals. - Also Canada (Ontario, QuΓ©bec, B.C., Alberta), the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, South Africa and the UAE. - Tipped minimum wage done right: overtime on the full minimum, and a warning when wages plus tips fall short of it. - Night, weekend and holiday differentials, meal deductions, time-clock rounding and California's split-shift premium. - Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly pay periods, with your payday. - Type in your real pay stub and see the difference. What if they say I never worked it? - Every shift remembers when it was created and each time it was edited. - CSV and PDF exports, or a claim pack with your employer's details, weekly totals, notes, edit history and your photos. - A monthly tips report for your employer (Form 4070) and your total so far this year. When do I make the most? - Your best days of the week, your real hourly rate with tips, this month against last month, and your goals. Who sees my shifts? Only you. You don't sign up, nothing is tracked and there are no ads. Shifts live on your phone, with an optional copy in your own iCloud so they come back on a new phone. Face ID lock and a backup file are included. What's free and what's Pro? One job is free for good. Tipstack Pro adds the Pay tab, state and country rules, more than one job, tip-out rules, photos and exports. You can try all of Pro free for 7 days before deciding. Ways to get Pro - Tipstack 7-day Trial: free, lasts 7 days and ends on its own; it never renews. - Tipstack Pro (lifetime): $14.99, paid once, not a subscription. Works with Family Sharing. - Tipstack Pro Monthly: $2.99 a month, auto-renewable subscription. The monthly plan is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. It renews every month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current month ends; the renewal is charged within those last 24 hours. Turn it off any time under Subscriptions in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://orejita.com/tipstack/privacidad.html Tipstack speaks English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. It is not legal or tax advice: the figures are estimates from the rules you pick, so check them against your pay stub and your local labor office.

Screenshots

WorkPay4 screens
Tipstack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tipstack at 3 against WorkPay's 1. Tipstack also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. WorkPay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tipstack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkPay ships an update every 3 weeks, Tipstack every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
WorkPay versus Tipstack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkPayTipstack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllia SafonovRAFAEL ALBERTO VASQUEZ DIAZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WorkPay

Subscriptions3
  • WorkPay Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • WorkPay Boss$2.991 Month
  • WorkPay Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$16.991 Year
3 purchases

Tipstack

Subscriptions1
  • Tipstack Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • 7-day Pro trialFree
  • Tipstack Pro (lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is WorkPay free?
WorkPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tipstack free?
Tipstack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WorkPay or Tipstack have ads?
Neither WorkPay nor Tipstack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkPay or Tipstack?
WorkPay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tipstack every 2 weeks. Most recently, WorkPay was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tipstack on October 24, 2026.

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