Comparison

ShiftSwap vs TipGenie

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

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About

ShiftSwap

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ShiftSwap - Track Your Shifts, Maximize Your Earnings Whether you work multiple part-time jobs, pick up freelance shifts, or manage a complex schedule, ShiftSwap helps you stay organized and know exactly what you're earning. Log every shift, track your pay and tips, and see your income at a glance. Built for gig workers, restaurant staff, retail employees, healthcare workers, and anyone juggling multiple employers. ShiftSwap keeps your schedule, earnings, and employer info all in one place — no spreadsheets, no guesswork. Key Features: • Shift Schedule: Log every shift with date, start/end times, location, and status (Scheduled, Completed, Cancelled, or Swapped). Search and filter by status to stay on top of your schedule. • Earnings Dashboard: See your total earnings, total tips, total hours worked, and average hourly rate. Track earnings for this week, this month, and break down income by employer. • Employer Management: Store employer details including name, address, contact info, pay rate, and active status. Color-code shifts by employer for quick visual reference. • Pay Tracking: Record base pay and tips for each shift. Total pay is calculated automatically. Track which employers pay best and where you earn the most. • Status Management: Mark shifts as Scheduled, Completed, Cancelled, or Swapped. Filter your schedule to see only upcoming shifts or review completed work. • Fully Offline: All data stored locally on your device using SwiftData. No accounts, no cloud sync, no internet required. Your work data stays private. Take control of your work schedule and finances. Download ShiftSwap today.

About

TipGenie

Easily track your tips, sales, and hours to gain insights into your earnings. This app helps servers optimize their schedules and identify high-paying shifts and sections. Features include automatic calendar syncing and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Log shifts in seconds
  • Track tips, sales, and hours
  • Identify high-paying sections/days
  • Auto-sync with work calendars
  • Set and track earning goals
  • Widgets for quick overview
  • Track Google review mentions
Features
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TipGenie is the tip tracker built by a server for servers. Stop fumbling with the Notes app at the end of your shift. TipGenie makes tracking your tips, sales, hours, and sections faster than typing your password — then turns all that data into insights that actually help you make more money. — WHY SERVERS LOVE IT — • Log a full shift in 10 seconds. Tap a preset for your hours, type tips and sales, tap your section, done. • See exactly which days and sections pay the most. The Forecast tab tells you stuff like "Pick up more Saturday PMs, skip Tuesday AMs" based on your real shift data. • Auto-sync with HotSchedules or any work calendar. Your hours fill in automatically when you log. • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's take-home, week total, and your weekly schedule at a glance. • Track your weekly Google review mentions and see who in your crew is winning the contest. — WHAT'S INSIDE — LOG SCREEN One tap to log a shift. Quick-fill hours from your saved presets (AM, PM, Double). See your week-to-date take-home, hours, and per-hour rate up top. Tap any past shift to edit. CALENDAR Month view with color-coded AM, PM, and Double shifts. Scheduled shifts auto-appear from your work calendar. Weekly tip bars track your goal progress. TOTALS Earnings, hours, sales, and tip % broken down by week, month, year, or any custom date range. Interactive charts you can tap. YTD tax estimator with a 15% baseline for tipped workers. GOALS Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly take-home goals. Ring charts track your progress. Know if you're falling behind or crushing it. FORECAST Project your month-end earnings from your last 90 days of shifts. Smart insights compare your best days, sections, weather correlation, and shift combinations. Each card tells you something actionable. FLOOR PLAN Digital floor plan of your restaurant. Tap the tables you had during each shift. Over time, learn exactly which sections pay the most. REVIEW LEADERBOARD Track your Google review mentions. See live counts. Compete with your coworkers. SMART REMINDERS Set your work location once. TipGenie reminds you to log tips if you leave without logging. — PRIVACY FIRST — No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your phone. Your tips, your business. — BUILT BY A SERVER — Made by Brady Cook, a server at The Catch in Gulf Shores, Alabama. If TipGenie helps you make more money, tell another server.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TipGenie at 2 against ShiftSwap's —. ShiftSwap's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ShiftSwap versus TipGenie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftSwapTipGenie
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer旭 王Brady Cook

In-app purchases

None

ShiftSwap

No in-app purchases

None

TipGenie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftSwap free?
ShiftSwap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TipGenie free?
TipGenie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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