Comparison

Checkout vs TipFlow

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

Head to head
About

Checkout

Easily log your shifts, sales, and tips to automatically calculate your real hourly rate and net earnings. Track multiple jobs, set weekly goals, and gain insights into your earning patterns. Export your data for tax purposes.

Highlights
  • Automatic tip calculation
  • Multi-job and role tracking
  • Shift calendar with earnings visualization
  • Weekly goal setting with widgets
  • Detailed earnings breakdown
  • Tip out calculator
  • CSV export for tax filing
Features
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Stop guessing what you made last night. Checkout tracks your tips, calculates your real hourly rate, and shows which shifts actually pay. Know exactly what you made, every single shift. Checkout is the tip tracker built for servers, bartenders, waiters, waitresses, hosts, and food runners. Log a shift in seconds. See your real hourly rate. No account required, and your data never leaves your phone. SIMPLE TIP TRACKING Enter your hours, sales, and tips and Checkout calculates your tip share, net tips, and real hourly rate automatically. Handles midnight crossovers, custom tip out percentages, and tip in for bartenders. No math. No guessing. Just your numbers. OVERTIME THAT KNOWS TIPPED WORK Tell Checkout how each job pays overtime, whether that is weekly, daily, or double time, with your own thresholds and payroll week start. If you are a tipped employee, your overtime is figured on full minimum wage instead of your cash wage, the way it is supposed to be. Every shift, total, and chart counts it from then on. YOUR SHIFTS AS RECEIPTS Every shift you log opens as a printed receipt, itemized line by line, with your total and hourly rate at the bottom. The only tip tracker that shows your money the way your restaurant does. WHY IS MY CHECK SO SMALL? (CHECKOUT PRO) Enter your paycheck and Checkout explains it in plain English: how much was wages, how much was tips you already took home, what got taxed, and what actually hit your account. See it as a plain language breakdown or a line by line receipt, your choice with a tap. If the numbers do not line up against the shifts you logged, you will know, and you will have the record to prove it. BUILD YOUR OWN TRACKER Choose exactly which fields appear on your shift form: tip out, tip in, total sales, covers, or anything custom. Create your own fields that add to, subtract from, or simply track alongside your earnings. Your tracker, set up for your restaurant. EARNINGS BREAKDOWN See exactly where your money comes from: cash tips, credit tips, tip share paid out, net tips, base wage, and total take-home pay, all calculated in real time as you type. YOUR SCHEDULE, ALREADY IN THE APP (CHECKOUT PRO) Log shifts before you work them. If you work the same days most weeks, save that schedule as a template and drop it onto any week in a couple of taps. Your calendar fills itself in and all you do after the shift is add the numbers. FULL HISTORY, ALWAYS FREE Every shift you have ever logged, available forever. No limits and no locks on your own data. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER APP? Import your shift history from any CSV file in seconds. Positions, hours, and earnings map automatically. No starting over. EXPORT ANYTIME Export your complete tip history as a CSV for your own records or your accountant. Works with Excel, Numbers, and Google Sheets. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No cloud sync. Your shift data never leaves your phone, and your earnings are yours alone. EVERYTHING IN CHECKOUT PRO - Explain My Paycheck: see exactly why your check is the size it is - Paycheck reconciliation: match what you were paid against what you worked - Scheduled shifts and weekly shift templates - Shift calendar with heat mapped earnings - Weekly goal tracking with home screen widgets - Multiple jobs, and every role you work at each one - Full analytics: projections, records, best days, earnings stability - Shift reminders on your own schedule $19.99 per year or $2.99 per week, both starting with a 7 day free trial. Save 87% with annual. Cancel anytime. PERFECT FOR Servers, bartenders, waitstaff, hosts, bussers, and food runners, anyone whose income changes shift to shift. Download Checkout and stop guessing. Privacy Policy: https://flowstateindustries.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://flowstateindustries.com/terms

About

TipFlow

This app helps tipped professionals and gig workers track earnings, analyze shifts, and set financial goals. It provides fast entry, visual insights into income, and flexible tracking cycles. An optional Pro upgrade offers advanced metrics and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Fast tip and hours entry
  • Visual income insights
  • Flexible pay period tracking
  • Shift reminders
  • Track multiple jobs
  • Monitor expenses and sales
Features
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Stop wondering where your cash goes. TipFlow is the smartest, fastest way for tipped professionals and gig workers to track earnings, analyze shifts, and hit financial goals. Whether you're a server, bartender, driver, or freelancer, TipFlow turns your daily hustle into clear, actionable data. WHY TIPFLOW? · Fast Entry: Log tips, hours, and notes in seconds after your shift. · Visual Insights: See your best-paying days and shifts at a glance. · Flexible Cycles: Match your tracking to your actual pay period. · Smart Reminders: Never forget to log a shift again. UPGRADE TO TIPFLOW PRO Take your financial tracking to the next level: · Track Multiple Jobs: Manage different positions or side hustles. · Advanced Metrics: Monitor Tip Outs, Mileage, Expenses, and Sales %. · Goal Setting: Set daily, weekly, or monthly targets to stay motivated. · Work Schedule: Sync your roster and set shift reminders. · Detailed Comparison: See which job or section actually pays the most. PERFECT FOR: · Hospitality (Servers, Bartenders, Hosts) · Gig Economy (Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Dashers) · Beauty & Wellness (Stylists, Trainers, Barbers) · Freelancers & Independent Contractors SAFE & SECURE Your data is encrypted and synced to our private cloud instantly. Switch devices or upgrade your phone without ever losing a single entry. Ready to see exactly what you're making? Download TipFlow today.

Screenshots

Checkout4 screens
TipFlow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipFlow at none against Checkout's 4. TipFlow also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). Checkout's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Checkout sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. TipFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkout has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkout ships an update weekly, TipFlow every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checkout versus TipFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckoutTipFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1813.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlowstate Industries LLCMeta Innovation

Customer experience

Checkout

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

TipFlow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Checkout

Subscriptions4
  • Checkout Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Checkout Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Checkout Pro Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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  • Checkout Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

TipFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkout free?
Checkout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipFlow free?
TipFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkout or TipFlow?
Checkout is rated higher. Checkout averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while TipFlow averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Checkout or TipFlow have ads?
Neither Checkout nor TipFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkout or TipFlow?
Checkout ships an update weekly, and TipFlow every 6 days. Most recently, Checkout was updated on September 23, 2026 and TipFlow on September 23, 2026.

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