TipLedger

For servers, bartenders, baristas and delivery

Every shift counted.
Every tip deducted.

Log cash, card and tip-out in seconds, see what you really make per hour, and keep the tip record you need for the new No Tax on Tips deduction. No ads, no account, and your shifts are never lost.

Download on theApp StoreFree · iPhone with iOS 18 or later · Apple Watch · United States
  • No ads on any plan
  • No sign-up
  • Private iCloud sync
  • 30-day undo
TipLedger shift list with this week's net tips, dollars per hour and each shift's total

Never lose a shift

The tip log that doesn't betray you

Tip apps lose data, fill up with ads and stop updating. TipLedger is built the other way around.

  • Saved on your iPhone and synced through your own private iCloud. We run no server and never see your data.
  • Deleted shifts wait 30 days in Recently deleted; every edit is kept in the shift's history.
  • Back up to a file in iCloud Drive any time (weekly and automatic with Pro), and restore with a preview first.
  • Attach a photo of your checkout slip to any shift.
  • Optional Face ID lock that also hides your amounts in the app switcher.
Log shift screen with cash tips, card tips, sales, tip-out to busser and bar, and net tips

Log a shift in seconds

Cash, card, sales and tip-out on one screen

  • Tip-out to busser, bar, runner or host as % of sales, % of tips or a dollar amount; each job's default is filled in.
  • Shift templates for your regular shifts: pick "Fri dinner · Section 4" and the rest is done.
  • Section, shift type, role, breaks, service charges and notes on every shift.
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center button, and Siri: "Log tonight's tips in TipLedger".
  • Apple Watch (Pro): pick the job, turn the Digital Crown for cash and card, Save.
Stats screen with take-home pay, dollars per hour and each day compared with last week

Your real $/hour

Know which shifts are worth asking for

  • Net tips after tip-out plus wage, divided by the hours you actually worked.
  • This week vs last week at a glance, with a weekly goal.
  • Several jobs, each W-2, 1099 or cash, with its own pay period.
  • Pro: pay period, month and year totals; $/hour by section, shift type and job (by weekday is free); insights like "Saturday dinner in Section 3 averages $66/hr"; and an earnings calendar.
No Tax on Tips estimate: qualified tips this year, estimated deduction and service charges kept out

No Tax on Tips, estimated

Built for the new tip deduction (2025–2028)

Qualified tips, year to date

The $25,000 cap and the income phase-out applied for you, with service charges and auto-gratuity kept out automatically.

Reported or not?

Mark which cash tips you reported to your employer, so you know what belongs on Form 4137 before tax time.

8% allocated-tips warning

Log your sales and TipLedger tells you when your tips fall below the IRS 8% benchmark.

Plain English, honest numbers

Always labelled as an estimate. Social Security and Medicare are still owed on tips, and your state may not follow.

Try the No Tax on Tips calculator

Switching apps?

Import a CSV from TipSee, ServerLife, Just the Tips or any spreadsheet. You check the columns before anything is imported, and importing the same file twice skips shifts you already have.

Pricing

TipLedger is free to download. No ads on any plan, no time limit on the free plan.

Free

$0

One job, your 30 most recent shifts (older ones are kept and unlock with Pro), weekly stats and goal, the No Tax on Tips estimate with Show my math, cash tip reminders, templates, widgets, Siri, CSV import and manual backups.

Pay once

Pro Lifetime

$14.99 one time

Everything in Pro, forever. No subscription.

Pro Annual

$9.99 / year

7-day free trial, then $9.99 a year. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings.

Pro Monthly

$1.99 / month

Try Pro for a busy season.

TipLedger Pro includes

  • Unlimited jobs and your full shift history
  • Paystub and W-2 checks against your log
  • Year-end PDF report and spreadsheet (CSV) export for you or your tax preparer
  • Every stats period, all breakdowns, insights and the earnings calendar
  • Self-employment tax and quarterly payment estimate for 1099 tips
  • Weekly automatic backup to iCloud Drive
  • Apple Watch quick-add: cash and card tips with the Digital Crown

Prices in US dollars. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period.

Tip tax guides

No Tax on Tips calculator & guide 2026The $25,000 cap, the $150,000 / $300,000 phase-out, what counts as a qualified tip How to report cash tips to your employerThe $20 rule, the 10th-of-the-month deadline, Form 4137 The 8% allocated tips ruleWhy W-2 box 8 has a number and what your tip log can prove

Your data stays yours

No account, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. Your shifts live on your iPhone, in your private iCloud, and in backup files you control. Read the privacy policy or get help on the support page.

Download on theApp Store

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