Just The Tips vs AfterShift
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
AfterShift
Easily track your tips, hours, and income from tipped work. Plan your schedule, set earnings goals, and gain insights into your financial performance. Premium features offer personalized tax estimates and advanced earnings analysis.
- Track tips and hours worked
- Log completed shifts
- Schedule upcoming shifts
- Set income goals
- Analyze earnings trends
- Personalized tax estimates (Premium)
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Know every shift. Track every dollar. AfterShift is a tip and income tracker built for servers, bartenders, barbacks, and other tipped workers who want a simple way to understand what they actually earn. Log your shifts in seconds, track tips and hours, schedule upcoming shifts, set income goals, and see how your earnings change over time—all from one clean, easy-to-use app. TRACK YOUR TIPS & SHIFTS Record your tips, hours worked, and shift times. AfterShift keeps your completed shifts organized so you can easily look back at exactly what you earned. PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE Add upcoming shifts to your calendar and keep your work schedule and earnings history together in one place. SET INCOME GOALS Create weekly, monthly, and yearly earnings goals and see your progress as you work toward them. UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS See weekly summaries, hourly earnings, income trends, and detailed insights that help you understand which shifts are paying off. AFTERSHIFT PREMIUM Upgrade to Premium for more powerful tools, including: • Personalized tax estimates • Recommended tax set-asides for completed shifts • Detailed earnings insights • Custom income goals AfterShift’s tax tools combine your reported tips, hours, hourly wages, and tax profile to help you estimate how much you may want to set aside throughout the year. BUILT FOR TIPPED WORKERS Whether you're serving tables, bartending, barbacking, or working another tipped job, AfterShift gives you a clearer picture of your income without spreadsheets or complicated bookkeeping. Your shift history and earnings stay organized so you can focus on the number that matters: what you're actually making. Know every shift. Track every dollar. Tax estimates are provided for informational purposes only and are not tax advice. Actual tax liability may vary based on your individual circumstances. Terms of Use: https://www.onefishstudios.com/apps/aftershift/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.onefishstudios.com/apps/aftershift/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AfterShift at 5.0 against Just The Tips's 4.5. AfterShift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Just The Tips's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Just The Tips sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AfterShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AfterShift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just The Tips has 2.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Just The Tips ships an update fortnightly, AfterShift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just The Tips | AfterShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | www.justthetips.com | Keaton Fisher |
Customer experience
Just The Tips
AfterShift
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
AfterShift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Just The Tips
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
AfterShift
- AfterShift Premium$3.991 Month
- AfterShift Premium$24.991 Year
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