Comparison

SwiftTip vs Tipsy

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

Head to head
About

SwiftTip

Effortlessly calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive tool. Quickly enter your bill amount, select custom tip percentages, and see instant breakdowns for the total and per-person cost. Personalize your experience with theme colors and enjoy smart rounding options.

Highlights
  • Customizable tip percentages
  • Smart rounding options
  • Bill splitting up to 20 people
  • Quick keypad for fast entry
  • Theme color customization
  • Remembers last bill details
Features
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SwiftTip is a fast, focused tip calculator for restaurants, bars, delivery, and anywhere else you want to leave a tip. Enter the bill with the large keypad and instantly see the tip and total. Splitting the check? SwiftTip keeps the full amounts visible while also showing exactly what each person owes. FEATURES • Choose from up to seven customizable quick tip percentages • Enter any custom tip from 0% to 100% • Use exact amounts, round the tip, or round the total • Split a bill between 1 and 20 people • See both full and per-person tip and total amounts • Clear or correct the bill quickly with dedicated controls • Personalize the calculator with twelve color themes • Automatically use your local currency format • Remember your bill, tip, split, rounding, and theme choices • Support larger text and clear VoiceOver descriptions PRIVATE BY DESIGN SwiftTip does not collect your data. Your calculator choices stay on your device.

About

Tipsy

Calculate tips quickly and easily with this app. Features a convenient on-screen keyboard for input and a spinning wheel for adjusting tip percentages. Supports splitting bills and rounding up totals, with Apple Watch integration for on-the-go calculations.

Highlights
  • Fast tip calculation
  • Customizable designs
  • On-screen keyboard input
  • Spinning tip wheel
  • Split bill up to 8 ways
  • Round up tip/total
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Tipsy is a fast and easy tip calculator for iPhone and Apple Watch with beautiful full color designs that let you customize your look. Tipsy’s iPhone keyboard is always onscreen and ready to type, just start entering the amount of your check. Spin the tip wheel up and down to quickly calculate different tip and total values. Optionally round up the tip or total to the nearest dollar. Split the check up to 8 ways. Use Tipsy to quickly and discreetly calculate a tip on your Apple Watch. Spin the digital crown to see different different tip and total values. Complications are available on many Apple Watch faces for fast access.

Screenshots

SwiftTip4 screens
Tipsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SwiftTip at 5.0 against Tipsy's 4.5. SwiftTip also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Tipsy's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SwiftTip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tipsy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwiftTip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipsy has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwiftTip ships an update every 10 months, Tipsy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SwiftTip versus Tipsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftTipTipsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews—86.2% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug DiegoRecurring Dream LLC

Customer experience

SwiftTip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tipsy

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative3.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SwiftTip

One-time3
  • Excellent Tip$0.99
  • Awesome Tip$1.99
  • Epic Tip$4.99
4 purchases

Tipsy

One-time4
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Super Tip$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Tipsy Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SwiftTip free?
SwiftTip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tipsy free?
Tipsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwiftTip or Tipsy?
SwiftTip is rated higher. SwiftTip averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tipsy averages 4.5 from 52 ratings.
Do SwiftTip or Tipsy have ads?
Neither SwiftTip nor Tipsy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwiftTip or Tipsy?
SwiftTip ships an update every 10 months, and Tipsy every 4 months. Most recently, SwiftTip was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tipsy on October 29, 2026.

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