Tip vs Tipsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip
This app offers a streamlined way to calculate tips without needing to use a decimal point, making it quick and easy. It also includes a feature to split bills among multiple people.
- Fast tip calculation
- No decimal point required
- Bill splitting
- Simple interface
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Tip is a super fast and simple tip calculator which is unique from other tip calculators in that it doesn't require you to enter a decimal point which makes calculating your tip super fast and simple. The purpose of Tip is to quickly calculate your tip and then let you get on with what you were doing. New is the feature to split the bill. Enjoy!
Tipsy
Calculate tips quickly and easily with this app. Features a convenient on-screen keyboard for input and a spinning wheel for adjusting tip percentages. Supports splitting bills and rounding up totals, with Apple Watch integration for on-the-go calculations.
- Fast tip calculation
- Customizable designs
- On-screen keyboard input
- Spinning tip wheel
- Split bill up to 8 ways
- Round up tip/total
- Apple Watch app
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Tipsy is a fast and easy tip calculator for iPhone and Apple Watch with beautiful full color designs that let you customize your look. Tipsy’s iPhone keyboard is always onscreen and ready to type, just start entering the amount of your check. Spin the tip wheel up and down to quickly calculate different tip and total values. Optionally round up the tip or total to the nearest dollar. Split the check up to 8 ways. Use Tipsy to quickly and discreetly calculate a tip on your Apple Watch. Spin the digital crown to see different different tip and total values. Complications are available on many Apple Watch faces for fast access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tipsy at Free against Tip's $0.99. Tipsy also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 4). Tip's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
Tipsy is free to download; Tip costs $0.99 up front. Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tip asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipsy has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tip's written reviews are positive against 86% of Tipsy's.
Tip ships an update every 16 months, Tipsy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip | Tipsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 86.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Judelson | Recurring Dream LLC |
Customer experience
Tip
Tipsy
In-app purchases
Tip
No in-app purchases
Tipsy
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Super Tip$2.99
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- Tipsy Pro$2.99
