PreTip vs TipBright
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PreTip
Effortlessly calculate tips by scanning receipts. This app automatically detects subtotals, taxes, and totals to ensure accurate tipping based on the pre-tax amount, preventing over-tipping and double tipping.
- Scan receipts to auto-detect amounts
- Calculate tips on pre-tax total
- Detect included gratuity
- Support service fees and surcharges
- Fast and easy-to-use interface
- Lock Screen widget
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PreTip makes tipping simple, fast, and accurate. Just scan your receipt and instantly get the right tip — calculated based on the pre-tax amount. No more over-tipping on tax. No more second-guessing. PreTip is designed for real-world receipts, where things aren’t always clear. Key Features: • Scan receipts and auto-detect subtotal, tax, and total • Calculate tips based on pre-tax amount • Detect when gratuity is already included to help avoid double tipping • Support service fees and surcharges in your calculation • Fast, minimal, and easy-to-use interface • Lock Screen widget for instant access Whether you're dining out or splitting a bill, PreTip helps you tip with confidence and clarity.
TipBright
Easily calculate tips and split bills with friends. Get instant results as you type, with preset or custom tip percentages. Enjoy a clean, ad-free interface designed for speed and simplicity.
- Live results update in real time
- Preset and custom tip percentages
- Random tip generator
- Bill splitting for any number of people
- Currency formatting
- Haptic feedback
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TipBright makes paying the check quick and fair. Enter the bill, pick a tip, and see exactly what everyone owes. TIP, TAX, AND SPLIT IN ONE PLACE • Pick a tip with one tap: 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, or enter your own • Add your local tax rate and see the total with tip • Split the bill between any number of people and see what each person pays • Not sure what to tip? Tap Surprise Me for a random pick • Share the result with your table SCAN RECEIPTS ON YOUR DEVICE Take a photo of your receipt or choose one from your library. TipBright reads the restaurant name, subtotal, and tax rate on your device, then fills in the calculator for you. Receipt photos are not uploaded to a server. Your first scan is free, and Ad-Free includes 3. KEEP YOUR HISTORY Save bills with the restaurant name and review them later. Free keeps your 3 most recent bills; Ad-Free keeps 10. TIPBRIGHT PRO • Unlimited bill history • Restaurant and tax templates • Multiple tax rates and custom split ratios, with every share adding up to the exact total • Choose your currency for display • Unlimited receipt scanning • Yearly tip statistics: see what tipping after tax adds, bill by bill • Export bills as PDF, CSV, or image • Sync your history across your devices with Sign in with Apple • Landscape mode • No ads TIPBRIGHT AD-FREE Remove the banner ads, save up to 10 bills, and scan 3 receipts. Ad-Free does not include the other Pro features. SUBSCRIPTIONS TipBright Pro Monthly, TipBright Pro Yearly, and TipBright Ad-Free Monthly are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in your local currency before you confirm. Privacy Policy: https://nebulatechapps.com/privacy/tips-calculator Terms of Use: https://nebulatechapps.com/terms Questions? contact@nebulatechapps.com TipBright provides estimates. Check amounts and local tipping and tax rules before you pay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PreTip at none against TipBright's shown. PreTip also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). TipBright's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PreTip against 5.0 for TipBright. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
PreTip ships an update every 2 days, TipBright every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PreTip | TipBright |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shu Wang | Nebula Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
PreTip
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In-app purchases
PreTip
No in-app purchases
TipBright
No in-app purchases









