Comparison

TipCalculate vs SimpliSplit

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

Head to head
About

TipCalculate

Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with friends. This app offers quick calculations, receipt scanning, and currency conversion. Track your tipping history and get guidance on appropriate gratuities for various services.

Highlights
  • One-handed keypad for easy input
  • Quick tip buttons and slider
  • Split bills evenly
  • Receipt scanner (Pro)
  • Tip history and map (Pro)
  • Currency converter (Pro)
  • Tipping guide
Features
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The fast, beautiful tip calculator and bill splitter. Enter the bill, pick a tip, and instantly see the tip, the total, and exactly what each person owes, with shares rounded up so the whole check is always covered. Whether it's dinner with friends, a coffee run, a ride, a delivery, or a trip abroad, TipCalculate takes the math out of tipping and splitting the check. TIP AND SPLIT IN SECONDS • A big, easy keypad built for one-handed use • Quick tip buttons plus a slider for any gratuity percentage • Split the bill evenly between any number of people • See the tip amount, grand total, and per-person share at a glance • Currencies without cents, like yen and won, show whole amounts • Share a clean bill summary with your group SCAN A RECEIPT (PRO) Point your camera at a receipt and TipCalculate reads the total, subtotal, tax, and business name for you, using Apple Intelligence entirely on your device. Your receipt photos never leave your iPhone. TIP HISTORY AND MAP (PRO) Save every tip with the place, notes, and category. See a monthly overview of what you spent and tipped, browse past tips on a map, and open any entry to edit, share, or delete it. History syncs across your devices with iCloud, or with a free TipCalculate account. CURRENCY CONVERTER (PRO) Traveling? Convert your total into another currency with up-to-date exchange rates. TIPPING GUIDE Not sure how much to tip? The searchable guide covers restaurants, bars, rideshare, taxis, hotels, salons, spas, food delivery, and more. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iMessage: calculate and send a split right inside a conversation • Apple Watch: enter the bill with the Digital Crown or a keypad, and see your tip history on your wrist • Siri and Shortcuts: get a tip calculated hands-free • Control Center: open the calculator, converter, or receipt scanner in one tap • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Designed for iPhone Duo, with layouts for every pose, and for iPad with Split View MAKE IT YOURS • Pick from seven app icons that adapt to Light, Dark, Tinted, and Clear Home Screens • Premium removes ads and adds your own accent color and quick tip presets Available in English, Spanish, and French. Supports VoiceOver and larger text sizes. Love the app? An optional Tip Jar lets you support its development.

About

SimpliSplit

Effortlessly divide bills and expenses with friends. Simply scan a receipt, assign items to individuals, and settle up instantly via payment requests or QR codes. No account needed to get started.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning
  • Itemized bill splitting
  • Contact integration
  • Payment request generation
  • QR code payment option
  • Tax and tip calculation
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SimpliSplit – Scan, Split, and Settle Splitting the bill shouldn't be the hardest part of dinner. Skip the separate checks, the calculator, and the awkward "so who owes what?" SimpliSplit turns one receipt into everyone's share in under a minute. HOW IT WORKS • Snap the receipt – Take a photo or pick one from your library. SimpliSplit reads every item, plus the tax and tip. • Fix anything with a tap – Edit names and prices, add missing items, combine sides into a main dish, or split a shared plate across people. Adjust tax, tip, and discounts any time. • Pick who's in – Choose friends straight from your contacts. People you split with often show up first. • Tap who had what – Give each item to the person who ordered it. Tax, tip, and discounts are shared out fairly, based on what each person ordered. • Get paid – Send a Venmo request to everyone in one tap, text each person their own itemized receipt, or show a QR code they can scan to pay you on the spot. No account, no sign-up. Your splits and contacts stay on are used only to read the items on them.

Screenshots

TipCalculate4 screens
SimpliSplit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SimpliSplit at 5.0 against TipCalculate's 4.0. SimpliSplit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TipCalculate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. SimpliSplit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpliSplit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpliSplit has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipCalculate ships an update every 3 months, SimpliSplit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TipCalculate versus SimpliSplit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipCalculateSimpliSplit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJustin HeintzMinsung Kim

Customer experience

TipCalculate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpliSplit

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

TipCalculate

One-time7
  • Premium$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Premium$2.99
  • Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$5.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
None

SimpliSplit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TipCalculate free?
TipCalculate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpliSplit free?
SimpliSplit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TipCalculate or SimpliSplit?
SimpliSplit is rated higher. TipCalculate averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SimpliSplit averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do TipCalculate or SimpliSplit have ads?
TipCalculate shows ads; SimpliSplit does not.
Which is updated more often, TipCalculate or SimpliSplit?
TipCalculate ships an update every 3 months, and SimpliSplit fortnightly. Most recently, TipCalculate was updated on November 1, 2026 and SimpliSplit on November 3, 2026.

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