BigTipper™

Name: BigTipper™
Rating: 4.9 (135 reviews)
Author: PureBlend Software

by PureBlend Software

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $1.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Food & Drink
Finance

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Price: $1.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.9 135 ratings · App Store

1/5From useful to spyware
I’ve been using this app for years and now I can’t use it unless I give access to my location, photos, contacts, and camera!!!!!! Why would a calculator need any of this info to function?? I’m not giving any of this to this, or any app…..

LMGS · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Thank you for updating!
Sooo happy this developer decided to update this app. It's one of the few that has remained on my home screen since 2008! And it was getting dangerously close to obsolete. I've tried a lot of tipping apps; this is the best.

MagicWords · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Best Tip Calculator!
Thanks so much for updating the app so it keeps working under future versions of iOS. I'm so happy to be able to keep using Big Tipper.

caddyzig · 31 Jul 2026
5/5The best tip calculator for the iPhone
I've been using Big Tipper since August of 2008, and it is STILL by far the best tip calculator in the app store (and I've tried a lot of them), which is why it costs what it does! This totally feels like an app that Apple would write in terms of having a perfect UI. You don't have to deal with "cute" graphics, or waste taps toggling between multiple screens, and there's no silly "rolling number wheels" to enter your total bill - just tap the digits and go! Very quick and easy, which is what you want in a tip calculator. The fact that it automatically subtracts out sales tax from the total is great, as are the various rounding options you get by repeatedly tapping the "Round" button. Well worth the $ for the wonderful UI! It really IS that much better than the cheaper or free apps!! To the devs: thanks for updating the app to support the high-res display on the iPhone 4! It looks great!

EddyGeez! · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Big Tipper
Have had and used this app since, seems like day one. Thanks for the update!

SDrewry · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

App Store

1.0
1.1
1.2
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
• Enhanced iPhone 3.0 compatibility • iPhone 3GS performance optimizations • Japanese Yen again displayed with decimals • Emailed History report fix for non-taxable items
2.7
• Now sends History emails without leaving BigTipper (in iPhone OS 3) • Optimizations for iPhone OS 3 • Improved Help screen • New French translation
2.8
If you like BIgTipper, please consider leaving an App Store review. That supports our efforts to provide cool new features like these: • [NEW] iOS4 support. • [NEW] iPhone4 retina display support. • [NEW] TOTALS display now indicates if TAX mode is active.
2.9
• Fixed crash when fetching current location (on iOS older than 3.2). • Displaying "Please wait" message while building History email reports.
3.0.0
• New, modernized user interface! • Meal Expense Report emails: + Reports are now emailed as attached files. + Emails can now include Photos from History. + Now with two HTML/PDF report formats. • History can optionally include a Photo. • Can now select multiple History rows to delete. • Added security permissions for sharing GPS location in messages. • Rewritten and optimized for iOS 9 and 10 (will no longer run on older iOS versions). • BigTipper is now a 64-bit, Universal app (iPhone + iPad). • Now natively supports various iOS screen sizes. • Many other new features, improvements, and fixes.
3.1
• Built for iOS 11. • Added support for the latest iPhone hardware. • History details > Edit - can now change date/time (tap them).
3.2
• History - added ability to search by date, location title, and comments.
3.2.1
• Restaurant Location finder works properly again. • Help screen - added Privacy Policy.
3.3.0
• Added support for the latest iPhone & iPad screen sizes. • Dropped support for iOS 9.
3.4.0
• Dark Mode support. • iPadOS Split Screen & Slide Over (multitasking). • iPadOS Cursor/Pointer support for Mouse/Trackpad. • New Splash Screen.
3.4.1
• History Saving - added button with tag icon to assign a History Category. • History List - added Search button.
3.5
• Upgraded for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass. • iPadOS 26 - better support of the menubar. • Better support of landscape screen orientation. • Settings - added new TabBar options. • New Onboarding screen for authorizing system features. • Loads of enhancements and fixes.
3.5.1 · 18 May 2026
Bug fix: the Onboarding screen's "Continue" button is now always enabled.

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Tip Calculator & Split Bill % — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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