Comparison

TipMap vs Freeboard

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

Head to head
About

TipMap

This app helps service industry professionals track their tips and shifts. It automatically calculates earnings, overtime, and provides insights into performance. Upgrade for advanced features like tax estimation and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Fast shift logging
  • Automatic earnings calculation
  • Shift performance analysis
  • Monthly tip goals
  • Tax estimator
  • Multiple workplace tracking
  • Calendar integration
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TipMap is the tip and shift tracker for servers, bartenders, baristas, delivery drivers, hair stylists, and anyone who earns gratuities. Log a shift in seconds, see what actually pays, and plan ahead with goals and tax estimates. Log every shift with clock-in and clock-out times, tips earned, area or section, and shift type. TipMap calculates your hourly rate, overtime, and total revenue automatically from your settings. View your history by week, month, or year, and compare performance across days, areas, and shift types. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE • Fast shift logging with tips, hours, area, shift type, and notes • Automatic earnings math with overtime tiers (1.5x and 2x) • Earnings summary with trends, monthly totals, and earnings charts • Role profiles (server, bartender, barista, delivery, hair stylist) preloaded with sensible defaults • Shift reminders if you haven't logged in a while • Sign in with Apple, email and password, or guest mode TIPMAP PRO UNLOCKS • Monthly tip goals with a live progress ring on your home screen • Tax estimator — pick your state or province and see what to set aside (US and Canada supported) • Best-shift recommendations from your real earnings — know which day, area, and shift type pays the most • Group earnings by day-of-week and shift type, not just area • Track multiple workplaces with separate settings for each • Calendar integration — auto-prompt to log your tips when a shift ends • Custom areas and shift types beyond profile defaults • Share shift summaries with friends • CSV export for taxes and record-keeping SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS TipMap PRO is an auto-renewable subscription. Pricing varies by region and is shown in-app at the time of purchase. Choose monthly or yearly billing, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew at the same price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewals are charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. PRIVACY & DATA Your shift data stays in your account and is never sold or shared. Tax estimates are calculated entirely on-device. No ads, no tracking. Privacy Policy: https://tipmap.ca/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GUEST MODE Try TipMap without creating an account. When you're ready, save your data to a full account in one tap.

About

Freeboard

Features
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Your account balance only shows what is in your account right now. Freeboard looks ahead and shows how much will actually remain available after all known commitments. Freeboard also provides a day-by-day forecast of your account balance. An attractive chart immediately shows whether you might overdraw your account this month. Freeboard helps you avoid overdraft interest. You do not need to record every individual expense or keep a detailed expense log. Set up recurring income and expenses once, along with any prepayments you want to spread over a longer period. Update them only when something changes. Day to day, simply enter your current account balance and check off completed transactions. After every update, you can immediately see whether you still have money available to spend. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Monthly forecast based on your account balances and planned transactions • Day-by-day forecast of your account balance for the current month and, from mid-month, for the following month • Recurring and one-time income and expenses • Prepayments distributed automatically across the months they belong to • Savings goals for larger payments due later • Funds reserved for specific purposes • Traceable breakdown of all calculated totals • Undo and Redo for your entries • Exportable backups with a restore function • Demo Mode with sample data so you can explore every feature • Support for iPhone Duo ON YOUR APPLE DEVICES Freeboard runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, you can use the app entirely locally without iCloud. You only need iCloud to synchronize between your devices and to use Freeboard on Apple Watch. Your devices must be signed in to the same Apple Account. On Apple Watch, you can see the amount currently available and record one-time income or expenses in just a few steps—for example, a card payment right at the register. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Freeboard requires no user account and never connects to your bank. The app does not operate its own application server, includes no tracking, and collects no personal data. When synchronization is enabled, your financial data is synchronized in iCloud through your personal Apple Account. If Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is enabled, iCloud protects the synchronized data with end-to-end encryption. Freeboard is for personal financial planning and deliberately creates no financial history. Instead of analyzing past spending, it shows what is available today and how known future income and expenses affect it. The app does not initiate payments, import bank transactions, or provide financial or tax advice. Free to use, with no in-app purchases or advertising.

Screenshots

TipMap4 screens
Freeboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freeboard at none against TipMap's 3. Freeboard also leads on device support (4 vs 2). TipMap's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. TipMap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Freeboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipMap ships an update daily, Freeboard every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TipMap versus Freeboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipMapFreeboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoah BrimbleJorn Wellniak

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TipMap

Subscriptions2
  • TipMap PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • TipMap PRO Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • TipMap PRO Lifetime Membership$39.99
None

Freeboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TipMap free?
TipMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freeboard free?
Freeboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TipMap or Freeboard have ads?
Neither TipMap nor Freeboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TipMap or Freeboard?
TipMap ships an update daily, and Freeboard every 3 days. Most recently, TipMap was updated on October 31, 2026 and Freeboard on October 31, 2026.

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