Comparison

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip vs Mushroom Tip

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

Head to head
About

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip

Easily calculate service-based tips and split bills with this intuitive app. It handles complex scenarios like taxes and multiple people, ensuring you tip correctly and manage expenses efficiently. Features include bill splitting, tax exclusion, and currency conversion.

Highlights
  • Service-based tipping calculation
  • Up to 100 person bill splitting
  • Per person billing and tipping
  • Exclude sales taxes from tipping
  • Round tip or total
  • Switch currency with ease
  • Share results via text or email
Features
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Hmmm so I have a bill of $259.65 including tax, so how much should I tip? Tipping used to be simple. Now with a truck load of taxes, service charges, per person splitting and what not, a simple restaurant etiquette has turned into a full on battle of the brains. Luckily, there’s Tap Tip to save you the hassle of tipping wrong. And even calculating it. Within seconds you can get the perfect amount of tipping needed to keep that waiter smiling, your reputation intact and your finances up and running. Imagine tipping incorrectly at every meal every time you eat out. Sounds simple but the damage builds up over time to be something serious. An app like Tap Tip can help you loads. Oh, and it has lots of other nice features too! • You can calculate service based tipping • Up to 100 person split of the bill ( VERY convenient) with per person billing and tipping • Just a simple tap and swipe action to operate • You can exclude sales taxes from tipping • You can round the tip or the total • Switch the currency with ease! • Oh and if you want, you can even share results by text or email • And, you can tip even faster with the companion Apple Watch app • Currency change, rounding and sales tax exclusion are available via in-app purchase. • Fully compatible with Dark Mode. PS: That would be $00.00 for the app (tip included!)

About

Mushroom Tip

Effortlessly calculate tips and total bills with customizable options. Adjust tip percentages, round amounts, and select from various theme settings. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Calculate tip and total automatically
  • Customizable tip percentages (1-100%)
  • Optional rounding of tip/total
  • Rounding options: normal, up, down
  • Theme selection: Auto, Dark, Light
  • Ad-free experience
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Mushroom Tip : A Simple Tip Calculator - Enter your bill amount to automatically calculate the tip and total. - Choose tip percentages between 1 and 100%. - Optionally round the tip or total amounts. - Choose to round normally, always up, or always down. - Choose an Auto, Dark, or Light theme option. - No ads!

Screenshots

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip4 screens
Mushroom Tip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mushroom Tip at 100% against Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's 60%. Mushroom Tip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 7). On price 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. Tip Calculator % Tap Tip sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Mushroom Tip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mushroom Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Calculator % Tap Tip has 2.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Tip Calculator % Tap Tip's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mushroom Tip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip ships an update every 4 months, Mushroom Tip every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip versus Mushroom Tip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip Calculator % Tap TipMushroom Tip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTardent Apps Inc.The Zonie, LLC

Customer experience

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.3%

Mushroom Tip

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Share feature not working properly
  • Crashes when opening app
  • Dictation not working on Apple Watch

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to tip on pre-tax amount
  • Custom tip percentage options
  • Improved Apple Watch integration

Mushroom Tip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tip Calculator % Tap Tip

One-time6
  • Change Currency$1.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Share Results$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Remove Sales Tax$2.99
  • Rounding Options$2.99
  • All Upgrades$4.99
None

Mushroom Tip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip Calculator % Tap Tip free?
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mushroom Tip free?
Mushroom Tip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tip Calculator % Tap Tip or Mushroom Tip?
Mushroom Tip is rated higher. Tip Calculator % Tap Tip averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Mushroom Tip averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tip Calculator % Tap Tip or Mushroom Tip have ads?
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip shows ads; Mushroom Tip does not.
Which is updated more often, Tip Calculator % Tap Tip or Mushroom Tip?
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip ships an update every 4 months, and Mushroom Tip every 38 months. Most recently, Tip Calculator % Tap Tip was updated on November 11, 2026 and Mushroom Tip on November 2, 2026.

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