Switching tip trackers? Your history can come with you.

Updated June 2026

If you're shopping for an alternative to your current tip tracking app, you probably have months or years of shift history you don't want to lose. Good news: most tip trackers — including ServerLife, TipSee, and Just The Tips — can export your shifts as a CSV file, and TipJar imports those files free.

Why people switch

We read 738 recent App Store reviews of the most popular tip trackers before building TipJar. The same three complaints came up over and over:

• Lost data behind logins. Apps that store your records on their servers can lose them — a failed password reset or a deleted account can erase years of history. It's the single most common one-star review in the category.
• Ads in a money app. Including ads that appear even after paying.
• Surprise charges — per-job fees, paid backups, features moving behind new paywalls.

TipJar's answer is architectural: no account, no server, no ads. Your shifts live on your iPhone. There is no login to lose and no server to lose it for you.

How to move your history (3 steps)

1. Export from your current app. Look for "Export," "CSV," or "Backup" in its settings. Email the file to yourself or save it to the Files app.
2. Open TipJar → Settings → "Import from another app (CSV)."
3. Pick the file. TipJar auto-detects the columns (date, cash tips, card/credit tips, tip-outs, sales, hours, notes), shows you a preview with totals and date range, skips duplicates, and imports. Done.

What TipJar does with imported shifts

• They appear in your history and calendar immediately, exactly like shifts you logged yourself.
• They count toward your stats — your real hourly rate, best nights, monthly and yearly totals.
• They stay on your device, like everything else in TipJar.

Spreadsheet users welcome

Tracking tips in Numbers, Excel, or Google Sheets? Export your sheet as CSV with a date column and a tips column (cash/card split if you have it) and TipJar will read it.

Free import · free logging · on-device