Comparison

TipLark vs ShiftSlip

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

Head to head
About

TipLark

Features
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Track tips, hours, tip-outs and real hourly payβ€”without connecting a bank account. Know what every shift was really worth. TipLark is a private tip and shift tracker for servers, bartenders, and anyone whose pay changes from shift to shift. Add work hours, base pay, cash tips, card tips, and tip-outs to see total earnings and your real hourly rate. TRACK EACH SHIFT β€’ Record start and end times with native iPhone controls β€’ Separate cash tips, card tips, tip-in, and tip-out β€’ Add multiple jobs, roles, and hourly rates β€’ See total pay and real hourly earnings instantly FIND YOUR BEST-PAYING WORK β€’ Compare shifts by day, workplace, and hourly earnings β€’ Review 7-day, 28-day, 90-day, year-to-date, or custom date ranges β€’ See tip percentage when you record sales β€’ Keep a clean history without spreadsheets β€’ Export CSV and PDF reports with Pro STAY CONSISTENT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT β€’ Repeat your last shift to log routine work faster β€’ Set a private on-device reminder β€’ Export and restore a complete TipLark backup file PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account required β€’ No bank connection β€’ Your earnings stay on your device unless you choose to export them The free plan includes up to 10 shifts. TipLark Pro unlocks unlimited history, full insights, CSV export, and PDF reports. TipLark Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://tiplark.korsund.com/terms/ Privacy: https://tiplark.korsund.com/privacy/

About

ShiftSlip

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ShiftSlip is the notebook you fill in when the shift ends. Hours. Cash tips. Charge tips. What you tipped out. Four numbers, one screen, about fifteen seconds - and ShiftSlip tells you what that shift really paid you per hour once the tip-out came off. WHAT IT ANSWERS β€’ What did that shift actually pay me, per hour, after the tip-out? β€’ Is Tuesday lunch worth picking up, or worth trading away? β€’ What did this pay period come to, and does it match my paycheque? β€’ Where is the record my employer and my tax preparer are going to ask for? THE TIP-OUT, DONE PROPERLY Set a rule per job - a percentage of tips, a percentage of sales, a flat amount, or a figure you type - and split it across the bar, the bussers, the host and the runners by name. ShiftSlip resolves it, shows every share, and never quietly rounds a cent away. THE DAILY TIP RECORD IRS Publication 531 tells tipped employees to write down, every workday: cash tips, charge tips, the value of noncash tips, and the tips they paid out - and to give the month's report to their employer by the 10th of the next month. ShiftSlip keeps exactly those fields, day by day, with your employer and business name on it and the monthly total at the foot. It also keeps voluntary tips and service charges or auto-gratuities in two separate columns, because they are not the same thing. ShiftSlip produces records and does arithmetic on them. It is not tax advice, and it does not calculate tax, deductions or refunds. EXPORT IS FREE. ALWAYS. CSV for a spreadsheet, printable PDF for a person, any date range, straight to the share sheet. It is free and behind no purchase - and with no cloud in this version, it is also how you keep a copy. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE TOO β€’ Effective hourly, tips per hour and tip percentage on every shift β€’ Weekly, pay-period and monthly totals - weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly cycles β€’ Charts by week, by day of week and by job β€’ Several jobs, for doubles and second jobs, each with its own rate, cycle and rules β€’ An optional check against a minimum wage you enter yourself, so you can see a period worth asking about β€’ A photo of the paper closeout slip attached to the shift, if you want one No feature is locked. No subscription. No trial. WORKS IN THE BACK OF HOUSE Your jobs, shifts, tips, tip-outs and reports are stored only on this iPhone. There is no account, no email sign-up, no cloud and no server, so it works with no signal at 1am and there is nothing to sync, sell or breach. FREE, WITH ADS - AND A WAY OUT ShiftSlip is free and supported by Google AdMob. A banner sits at the bottom of the dashboard, history, reports and jobs screens, and a single full-screen ad can appear on the summary after a shift has already been saved. No ad ever appears while you are entering a shift, splitting a tip-out, reading the daily tip record or exporting. One optional purchase removes all advertising forever, and unlocks nothing, because nothing else is locked. GOOD TO KNOW β€’ iPhone, iOS 17 or later β€’ Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese β€’ Light and dark, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver supported β€’ Sample data on first run, so you can see it working before typing anything β€’ This version has no notifications, no shift scheduling, no cloud sync, no CSV import and no receipt scanning

Screenshots

TipLark4 screens
ShiftSlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TipLark at none against ShiftSlip's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. TipLark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ShiftSlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
TipLark versus ShiftSlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipLarkShiftSlip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupanat Konpromorlando florez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TipLark

Subscriptions2
  • TipLark Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • TipLark Pro Annual$19.991 Year
1 purchases

ShiftSlip

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is TipLark free?
TipLark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftSlip free?
ShiftSlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TipLark or ShiftSlip have ads?
ShiftSlip shows ads; TipLark does not.

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