Just The Tips vs SimpleCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just The Tips
This app helps tipped workers easily track their income from various sources like cash and credit tips. It offers detailed insights into earnings, supports multiple jobs, and provides customizable reports to understand financial trends. Secure cloud backup and data export ensure your financial information is safe and accessible.
- Track cash and credit tips
- Support for multiple jobs and workplaces
- Customizable reports and data visualization
- Log hourly pay and shift hours
- Secure cloud backup and data export
- Track tip outs and sales
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Just the Tips – Tip Tracker for Tipped Workers The best way for tipped workers to track their income and better control their finances. Track your tips. Know your worth. Take control of your money. Whether you’re a server, bartender, stylist, valet, dancer, casino worker, or anyone else who earns income from tips, Just the Tips is your go-to tool for logging your shifts and leveling up your finances. This powerful (and free) app helps you track income, view trends, and get real insight into how much you’re really making. Key Features: Track all your tipped income with ease -Cash and credit tips -Customize your starting day -Tip outs (fixed percentage, by sales, or manual) -Hourly pay and shift hours -Shift notes, covers, and sales -Weekly pay structure support Built for people with one or even multiple jobs -Track multiple workplaces and positions -Custom settings for each role: server, bartender, host, hairdresser, valet, dog walker, casino dealer, and more! -Highly configurable reports that combine or filter data however you like, including comparing your tips by day, month, job, or year. Cash vs credit, heat maps to visualize performance by section, and more amazing and highly visual modules! Keep your data safe -Secure cloud backup -Export your data anytime -You're always in control Easy setup. No more spreadsheets. No guesswork. Just sign up with your email and start tracking your money in minutes. Download Just the Tips and take control of your financial life - one shift at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ By using this App, you agree to our Privacy Policy: https://www.justthetips.com/Privacy
SimpleCal
This app offers a straightforward way to manage your schedule, sync events across devices using iCloud or Google Calendar, and stay organized with reminders and weather forecasts. Its customizable interface and simple design make adding and editing events quick and intuitive.
- Cross-platform sync (iCloud/Google)
- Event reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Weather forecast integration
- Customizable event and color themes
- Simple event adding and editing
- Widget for quick event overview
- Dark mode support
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SimpleCal is the easiest calendar app on the App Store. Sync your schedule across platforms and devices through iCloud or Google calendar. - Sync All the events on your current calendar are transferable from another calendars via iCloud or Google calendar. (The connection uses the calendar account registered in the Settings app) - Widget Your recent events can be displayed on a widget to grasp what to do quickly. - Weather The weather forecast for the specified area is displayed on the calendar(up to one week ahead) - Reminders You won't miss your important events via SimpleCal's reminder. The reminders can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. - Customizable interface Each event and calendar can have different colors, which makes you easily recognize your schedule. The color theme is also customizable. You can find your favorite theme for sure. - Simple design You can add or edit an event only with a few steps. Do you have some routine in your life? Then, try SimpleCal! You can create a new event just by dragging a past event. - Dark Mode Supports dark mode. - Data Backup Saves event data to an external server such as iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar. (The app does not have its own calendar and does not save to the device's local area.) In the unlikely event that your iPhone is damaged, you can simply log in to your original calendar account to load your previous event data.
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Verdict
Just The Tips and SimpleCal both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of SimpleCal's written reviews are positive against 60% of Just The Tips's. SimpleCal also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 3.1K) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Just The Tips sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleCal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleCal has 18K ratings behind it against 3.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Just The Tips's written reviews are positive against 85% of SimpleCal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Just The Tips | SimpleCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.1K ratings) | 4.7 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | www.justthetips.com | Yohei Fujikawa |
Customer experience
Just The Tips
SimpleCal
User reviews
Just The Tips
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great customer service
- 💡 Highly customizable
- 📊 Helpful data tracking and analysis
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 💸 Annoying ads
- 🤔 Confusing UI changes after updates
- 🔍 Missing features (e.g. hourly wage tracking)
SimpleCal
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😍 Awesome!!
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Well-organized
- 🎨 Helpful color-coding
- ⏰ Useful reminders
Room to improve
- 🐛 Deleted events/data loss
- 🔒 Requires full access to Apple Calendar
- 🗓️ Can't edit read-only events
- 🎨 Limited color options
- 🗓️ Can't add events on days with existing events
Bugs and requests
Just The Tips
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar issues (missing days, scrolling problems)
- Data loss and sync issues after device changes
- Frequent crashes and app freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change pay period start day
- Separate cash and credit tip tracking
- Automatic tax and deduction calculations
- Improved data backup and sync across devices
SimpleCal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar stuck on one date
- Home screen widget not working
- Issues with setting recurring events
Requested features
8 requests- Add more color options
- Ability to gray out past days
- Custom reminder times
- Separate work and personal calendars
- Printable calendar view
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- Sync colors across devices
- Add subtasks for events
- Ability to delete specific holidays
In-app purchases
Just The Tips
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
SimpleCal
- Ads removal$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$49.99
Questions
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