Gratuitous Gratuity

Has this ever happened to you? Hypothetical situation, you’re at a restaurant on a hot date. The nights going great, then the bill comes, and you freeze because you have no idea how much to tip. Then you stumble around looking for cash. I take out my wallet and a condom falls out, she gets offended and throws a drink in my face, I mean your face, and storms out. Well, never again, thanks to Tip and Split. This free iPhone/iPod Touch app calculates any tip you want to give. Whether your splitting the bill with friends, or decide to give a 17% tip but have no idea what that comes up to, Tip and Split can handle it.

The interface is really cleaver and intuitive. The little smiley faces going from happy to sad depending on the amount you tip, is a nice touch. Just type in the amount on your bill using the on screen keypad, spin the dial to the desired tip percentage, and by the number of people you’re splitting the bill with, if any, then hit calculate. Grab and drag your bill to see the price breakdown. You get the bill, the tip you calculated, and your total bill with tip. You also get a summary by individual if you’re splitting the bill with multiple people. You can even round the bill and tip up if you don’t feel like giving an awkward amount of change. Why pay for other apps that essentially do the same thing this free one does.