Comparison

Tip Tracker vs Count My Shift

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

Head to head
About

Tip Tracker

This app helps tipped workers track their income and understand their true hourly earnings. It provides insights into shift performance, helps estimate taxes, and offers tools for financial planning.

Highlights
  • Log tips in 30 seconds
  • Calculate real hourly rate
  • Compare shift performance
  • Estimate taxable income
  • Track income trends
  • Set income goals
  • Multi-venue support
Features
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Shift is the tip income tracker and tip calculator for servers, bartenders, baristas, and delivery drivers - log your tips in 30 seconds at the end of every shift and see your REAL hourly rate. HOW MUCH DO YOU ACTUALLY MAKE? $280 in tips sounds great. But was that a 6-hour dinner shift ($46/hr) or an 11-hour double ($25/hr)? Shift calculates your true effective hourly rate - tips plus wage divided by hours worked - so you finally know the answer. 30-SECOND LOGGING Shift type - hours worked - cash tips. Done. Log it while you're still counting the money. Optional fields (credit card tips, sales total, notes, mood) for when you want the full picture. SHIFT COMPARISON THAT CHANGES BEHAVIOR Saturday dinner earns $48/hr. Tuesday lunch earns $23/hr. Same restaurant, same uniform - 2x the pay. When you see the data, you start requesting the right shifts. Shift shows: - Day-of-week comparison: which days earn most per hour - Shift type comparison: dinner vs lunch vs doubles vs brunch - Your best and worst shifts at a glance TAX ESTIMATOR - NO MORE APRIL SURPRISES Tips are taxable income. Your employer withholds on your wage and credit card tips - but NOT on your cash tips. Shift calculates exactly how much to set aside from each cash shift. Put 25% of your cash tips in a jar every night. Never face an unexpected $3,000 bill in April again. WHAT'S FREE - Full shift logging (all fields) - Quick Log (30-second entry) - Real hourly rate for every shift - Weekly and monthly income totals - Day-of-week shift comparison - Basic tax estimator SHIFT PRO - GO DEEPER - Shift type comparison (dinner vs lunch patterns) - Full quarterly tax estimator with set-aside calculator - Income trend charts (monthly over time, annual projection) - Cash vs credit card breakdown for tax planning - Multi-venue support (work two tipped jobs) - Income goals (weekly, monthly, annual targets) - AI Income Advisor - CSV export for tax filing - Shareable Year Card - Unlimited shift history WHO USES SHIFT Servers, bartenders, baristas, delivery drivers (DoorDash, UberEats, Instacart), valets, hotel housekeepers, hairstylists, nail techs - anyone whose real income comes from tips. The average tipped worker earns $15-50/hour including tips but has no idea which shifts are best. Shift makes the invisible visible: your real hourly rate, your most profitable shifts, your tax situation. Log tonight. Know your worth. Shift accordingly. Shift Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Count My Shift

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A little clarity after every shift. Count My Shift is a personal tip and shift-income notebook for servers, bartenders and other tipped workers. Record your hours, wages, cash and card tips, and tip-out. See what you earned and keep your shift history in one place. Track income in multiple currencies and see combined totals in your chosen reporting currency. LOG YOUR SHIFTS β€’ Record paid hours, hourly wages, cash tips, card tips and tip-out. β€’ See tips kept, wages and total earnings for each shift. β€’ Add notes, edit records and keep track of payments you actually received. UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS β€’ Review weekly, monthly and yearly summaries. β€’ See your average earnings per paid hour. β€’ Browse and filter your shift history. β€’ Choose the start of your pay week. β€’ Choose a currency for each job and see combined totals in your reporting currency. KEEP YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU β€’ Use your notebook offline. β€’ Sync through your private iCloud account when iCloud is available. β€’ Export shifts as CSV and create backup files. β€’ Set optional reminders to log your shifts. START FREE. ADD PLUS WHEN YOU NEED IT. The free app supports one active job, shift history, basic summaries, iCloud sync, backup and CSV export. Count My Shift Plus is an optional one-time in-app purchase that adds multiple active jobs and job comparisons. No subscription. YOUR NOTEBOOK IS YOUR BUSINESS No separate app account is required. Optional usage analytics starts only if you choose to enable it. Your job names, notes, hours worked and income amounts are not sent to analytics. Use Count My Shift on iPhone and iPad, with layouts adapted for portrait and landscape on iPad. The initial currency follows your device’s region. Choose your reporting currency in Settings; it also becomes the default for new jobs. Saved records and CSV exports keep their original amounts and currencies. Totals in one currency keep that currency. Mixed-currency summaries use published exchange rates on or before each shift date. Converted totals are estimates; bank and tax amounts may differ. Downloaded rates work offline; missing rates need an internet connection. Earnings are before taxes and other deductions. This is a personal record-keeping app, not payroll, tax filing or a bank connection.

Screenshots

Tip Tracker4 screens
Count My Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tip Tracker and Count My Shift are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Tip Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Count My Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tip Tracker versus Count My Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip TrackerCount My Shift
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS1817.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol JaworskiAldo Leka

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tip Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Shift Pro$4.991 Month
  • Shift Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Shift Pro$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Count My Shift

One-time1
  • Count My Shift Plus$11.99

Questions

Is Tip Tracker free?
Tip Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count My Shift free?
Count My Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tip Tracker or Count My Shift have ads?
Neither Tip Tracker nor Count My Shift shows ads.

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