Tip Time vs McTip Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip Time
Quickly calculate and split tips with ease. This straightforward utility app simplifies bill splitting for various dining scenarios.
- Quick tip calculation
- Easy bill splitting
- User-friendly interface
- Fast processing
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It's time for the tip! Here is a simple app that will crunch those numbers with ease. It's quick.... It's easy... and... It will split that tip in no time!
McTip Calc
This utility app simplifies splitting bills and calculating tips with a built-in keypad and saved tip percentages. It offers a tablet-friendly layout and remembers your last session for seamless use.
- Built-in keypad for quick entry
- Saved tip percentage preferences
- Tablet-friendly single-screen layout
- Remembers last session
- Intuitive bill splitting
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McTip Calc — A simple, intuitive calculator for tips and shared bills. - Built-in keypad for smooth entry — no need to open or close the keyboard. - Quickly choose your tip percentage — your preferences are saved automatically. - Tablet-friendly layout — everything fits perfectly on a single screen. - Remembers your last session, so you can pick up right where you left off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: McTip Calc at every 8 days against Tip Time's every 2 months. McTip Calc also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (4 vs 1). Tip Time's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
McTip Calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tip Time has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tip Time ships an update every 2 months, McTip Calc every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip Time | McTip Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Andrew Pujol | McJEL, LLC. |
Customer experience
Tip Time
McTip Calc
In-app purchases
Tip Time
No in-app purchases
McTip Calc
No in-app purchases
