TipMate vs Au
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TipMate
Effortlessly calculate restaurant tips and split bills with friends. This app provides smart calculations, custom splitting options, and an international guide to tipping customs. Enjoy a beautiful, simple design for stress-free bill management.
- Smart tip calculation
- Easy bill splitting
- Custom split options
- International tipping guide
- Bill summary and sharing
- Elegant and simple design
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TipMate makes tipping quick and stress-free. Calculate the tip, split the bill with friends and check how tipping works in other countries, all in one simple app. Key features Smart tip calculator Pick 15%, 18%, 20% or your own default and see the tip and total instantly. Round up or down with one tap. Split the bill Split evenly between any number of people, or set a custom share for each person. International tipping guide See tipping customs for the United States, Canada, UK, France, Japan, Australia and more. Share the summary Send the bill, tip and per-person total to your group in one tap. Private and offline No account and no tracking. Everything stays on your iPhone. Sharing rent and bills with roommates? Try Fairloom from JetRise. Privacy Policy: https://jetriseitsolutions.com/Privacy-Policy/ Terms of Use: https://jetriseitsolutions.com/terms-of-use/ Support: developer@jetriseitsolutions.com
Au
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auMenu is the weekly meal planner built for real family life. Whether you're feeding two people or a full household, auMenu helps you plan every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for the week — on budget, on time, and without the daily "what's for dinner?" panic. — PLAN THE WHOLE WEEK — The weekly calendar gives you a bird's-eye view of every meal slot. Tap any cell to assign a recipe, or let Claude AI generate a personalised week of meals in one tap. Swipe to today's view in Menu du Jour to see exactly what's on the table — and share the day's plan with your family in seconds. — POWERED BY CLAUDE AI — auMenu is built on Claude, Anthropic's state-of-the-art AI. Claude generates: • Full recipes with ingredients, steps, and cooking tips • Nutrition estimates per serving — calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and sodium — cached so you never wait twice • Real grocery pricing tailored to your city and country • Seasonal produce insights so you always buy what's fresh and affordable • Drink pairings for every dinner, including specific wine recommendations — YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION — Save any Claude-generated recipe to your personal library, or add your own. Filter by meal type, mark favourites, view preparation steps, and share recipes as plain text, PDF, or CSV. Every recipe remembers its nutritional profile once generated. — BUDGET & BILLS — Set a weekly food budget and watch the gauge fill as meals are planned. Log grocery bills with store name, amount, currency, and payment method (credit card, cash, or cheque). Select multiple bills to calculate totals by date period — perfect for monthly expense reviews. — SMART SHOPPING LISTS — Your weekly menu automatically builds a categorised grocery list grouped by produce, dairy, meat, bakery, pantry, and frozen. Check items off as you shop and share the full list as text, PDF, or CSV. — BUILT FOR YOUR FAMILY — Tell auMenu how many people are at the table and set dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher, and more). Claude uses your household profile for every suggestion, so every meal is the right size and meets your family's needs. — BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED — Inspired by the Bauhaus design tradition — bold colours, clean geometry, and nothing that doesn't need to be there. Switch between light and dark mode, scale the font to your preference, and navigate with fluid swipe gestures. auMenu. Dinner sorted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TipMate at $2.99 against Au's $4.99. Au's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
TipMate costs $2.99 and Au $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TipMate | Au |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JetRise IT Solutions LLC | Jean Claude Zabaloff |
In-app purchases
TipMate
No in-app purchases
Au
No in-app purchases





