Comparison

TipTipTip vs SimplerTips

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

Head to head
About

TipTipTip

Easily calculate restaurant tips on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Supports tax calculations, custom tax and tipping rates, and major currencies. Quickly check suggestions on your wrist without needing your phone.

Highlights
  • Quick tip suggestions
  • Tax calculation
  • Customizable tax rates
  • Customizable tipping rates
  • Multi-currency support
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
Read full description

TipTipTip provides quick tip suggestion at a glance on your iPhone and Apple Watch. - Support tax calculation. You can enter the after-tax bill amount and the app will work out the pre-tax amount for you. - Support customizing tax rate and preferred tipping rates. - Support major currencies (where you need to tip service people of course). TipTipTip works with Apple Watch also. You can quickly check tip suggestion right on your wrist without taking your iPhone out of your pocket. NOTE: We can't reply you in the customer review section. If you have any question or inquiry, please contact us at support@cookieapps.com

About

SimplerTips

Features
Read full description

Introducing...Simpler Tips! This is a no-nonsense tip calculator! Features: • Calculate a tip at any percentage • Split the bill/tip between as many people as needed • Save tips locally and view the archive at any time • Clean interface • Easy to use More updates to come! Enjoy! -Eric Walker

Screenshots

TipTipTip2 screens
SimplerTips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimplerTips at fortnightly against TipTipTip's every 12 months. TipTipTip's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipTipTip ships an update every 12 months, SimplerTips fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TipTipTip versus SimplerTips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipTipTipSimplerTips
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCookie CommonsRichard Walker

In-app purchases

None

TipTipTip

No in-app purchases

None

SimplerTips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TipTipTip free?
TipTipTip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplerTips free?
SimplerTips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TipTipTip or SimplerTips have ads?
Neither TipTipTip nor SimplerTips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TipTipTip or SimplerTips?
TipTipTip ships an update every 12 months, and SimplerTips fortnightly. Most recently, TipTipTip was updated on September 28, 2026 and SimplerTips on October 2, 2026.

Other comparisons