Comparison

Tip vs Current Backyard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fast tip calculation
  • No decimal point required
  • Bill splitting
  • Simple interface
Features
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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!

About

Current Backyard

Enhance your outdoor cooking with smart temperature monitoring and guided recipes. Control your cook wirelessly, receive expert advice, and follow step-by-step instructions for foolproof results. Elevate your backyard gatherings with culinary confidence.

Highlights
  • Wireless temperature monitoring
  • Real-time cook control
  • Recipe guidance
  • Manual temperature and timer settings
  • Connected meat probe integration
  • Step-by-step guided cooks
Features
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Welcome to CURRENT. We turn your backyard into an oasis of flavor and fun with family and friends. Our app is the smart companion to your outdoor cooking experience. Entertain while having wireless control at your fingertips with in-app, real-time temperature monitoring and recipe guidance for foolproof results, every time.    Featuring: •       Manual Mode: Set your own temps and timers to keep a handle on your cook from your phone; add notes, monitor levels and adjust as you go. •       Temperature Guides: Refine your technique with timing and doneness recommendations from connected meat probes. Just tell the app what you’re cooking and get instant expert advice according to your tastes. •       Full-Guided Cooks: Access step-by-step guides from our interactive recipe library. The app automatically sets times, walks you through the process and even instructs when to flip and remove your food for perfect results. Get ready to connect to a feeling of culinary confidence, a world of elevated taste and an electrifying smart home system that seamlessly brings together the indoors and outdoors and, most importantly, family and friends.   Reimagine outdoor living here, at Current Backyard.

Screenshots

Tip3 screens
Current Backyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Current Backyard at Free against Tip's $0.99. Current Backyard also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 4). Tip's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Current Backyard is free to download; Tip costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Current Backyard has 35 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 80% of Current Backyard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip ships an update every 16 months, Current Backyard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tip versus Current Backyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipCurrent Backyard
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan JudelsonCurrent Backyard

Customer experience

Tip

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Current Backyard

All ratings35 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tip

No in-app purchases

None

Current Backyard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tip free?
Tip costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Current Backyard free?
Current Backyard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tip or Current Backyard?
Tip is rated higher. Tip averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Current Backyard averages 4.3 from 35 ratings.
Do Tip or Current Backyard have ads?
Neither Tip nor Current Backyard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tip or Current Backyard?
Tip ships an update every 16 months, and Current Backyard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tip was updated on September 20, 2026 and Current Backyard on October 7, 2026.

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