Tip Tap Split vs TipBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip Tap Split
Effortlessly calculate tips and divide bills among friends. Simply input the total, select a service quality, and choose the number of people. Shake your device to clear the entries for a quick reset.
- Calculate tip percentage
- Split bills by number of people
- Quick entry of check total
- Shake to reset
- Simple and fast interface
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Calculate the tip and split the bill in seconds! Simple and quick: 1. Enter check total. 2. Choose quality of service (tip percentage). 3. Select number of people (defaults to one person). 4. Shake device to reset data. That's it!
TipBuddy
Effortlessly calculate and divide bills with this utility. It allows for quick tip calculations and seamless check splitting among multiple people. Enjoy a streamlined experience for managing group expenses.
- Quick tip calculation
- Split bills easily
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Quickly calculate tips and split the check in seconds with TipBuddy. There is no ads and in app purchases, you can calculate in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TipBuddy at none against Tip Tap Split's shown. TipBuddy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 86 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Tip Tap Split's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TipBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Tap Split has 33 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tip Tap Split ships an update every 86 months, TipBuddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip Tap Split | TipBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 86 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Winkpass Creations, Inc. | Celil Cagatay Gedik |
Customer experience
Tip Tap Split
TipBuddy
In-app purchases
Tip Tap Split
No in-app purchases
TipBuddy
No in-app purchases
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