Comparison

tiptap vs TipShare

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

Head to head
About

tiptap

Effortlessly track your server tips and earnings by snapping photos of your checkout slips. The app automatically reads your tips, sales, and hours, calculating your true take-home pay and hourly rate. Manual entry is also available for free.

Highlights
  • Automatic slip scanning
  • Tip and sales extraction
  • Hourly wage calculation
  • Shift earnings history
  • Period-over-period comparisons
  • Manual shift logging
Features
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Snap your checkout slip. tiptap reads it for you. tiptap is the tip tracker built for servers — and the only one that pulls your numbers straight off your slip. Snap a photo of your checkout printout and tiptap reads your tips, sales, hours, and tip-outs for you. No typing. Confirm, save, done. Finally see your real take-home — and your true hourly — for any shift, week, or pay period. SNAP YOUR CHECKOUT SLIP — tiptap PRO Skip the manual entry. Photograph your checkout slip and tiptap extracts your tips and sales directly from the printout. It's the fastest way to log a shift — point, shoot, confirm. Every new account gets a 7-day free trial of slip scanning. No credit card required. AUTO TIP-OUT MATH Set your tip-out groups logic once — bar, bussers, food runners — and tiptap does the math every shift, so the take-home you see is the take-home you keep. SEE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY MAKE Your real $/hour, not just your tip total A searchable calendar of your entire earnings history Period-over-period comparisons so you can spot your best-paying shifts PREFER TO TYPE? THAT'S FREE. Logging shifts by hand is always free — tips, cash, credit, sales, and tip-outs. Slip scanning is the Pro upgrade that does it all for you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Phone sign-in. Your data is encrypted and never sold. Note: tip pooling isn't supported yet. If your house pools tips, enter your individual share after it's split. Standard tip-outs are fully supported. tiptap PRO Tracking your shifts by hand is always free. Automatic slip scanning — where tiptap reads your tips, sales, hours, and tip-outs straight from a photo — is a tiptap Pro feature. Every new account gets a 7-day free trial, no card required. After the trial, keep unlimited slip scanning with tiptap Pro: Monthly — $4.99 / month Yearly — $29.99 / year Lifetime — $49.99, one-time Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a single purchase, not a subscription. Snap your slip and stop guessing what you made this week. Questions, feedback, or feature requests? Email us at support@tiptap.one — we read every message. Privacy Policy: https://www.tiptap.one/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TipShare

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TipShare is the tip tracker built for servers, bartenders, and anyone who works for tips. Log your shifts in seconds. See exactly what you're earning per hour, per shift, and per month. Know where you stand on your weekly, monthly, and annual goals before the week is over. TRACK EVERY SHIFT - Log cash tips, card tips, hours worked, and wages in one tap - See your take-home after estimated taxes - Add notes and job details to every shift SMART EARNINGS DASHBOARD - Weekly, monthly, and annual projection with live goal tracking - Avg per shift, avg per hour, and shifts left to hit your goal - Automatic reminders when your shift is over — based on when you actually work ANALYTICS THAT WORK FOR YOU - Best days and best venues - See which job pays you more per hour - Full earnings history (Pro) COMMUNITY TIP DATA - See anonymous tip averages for bars and restaurants near you - Compare your numbers to other workers at the same type of venue TIPSHARE PRO - Unlimited shift history & analytics - CSV & PDF export for tax season - No Tax on Tips estimator + quarterly payment schedule - Unlimited saved jobs and favorite venues - 7-day free trial, cancel anytime Built by someone who gets it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

tiptap4 screens
TipShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: tiptap at every 5 days against TipShare's every 11 days. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. tiptap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TipShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tiptap ships an update every 5 days, TipShare every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
tiptap versus TipShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertiptapTipShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperP4 Group, LLCAvila Apps LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

tiptap

Subscriptions2
  • TipTap Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TipTap Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TipTap Pro - Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

TipShare

Subscriptions2
  • TipShare Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TipShare Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is tiptap free?
tiptap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipShare free?
TipShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do tiptap or TipShare have ads?
Neither tiptap nor TipShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tiptap or TipShare?
tiptap ships an update every 5 days, and TipShare every 11 days. Most recently, tiptap was updated on October 2, 2026 and TipShare on October 2, 2026.

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