ServerLife - Tip Tracker Reviews

by Bobafettish

As of today I can’t access my data (although the in-app message says it’s safe.) why can’t I have the data locally on my phone? Why must I be dependent on your janky and questionable servers? I’m mad at myself for paying $4 for this now.

Update after response: I thank you for your response, but if you used your servers as backup only (or iCloud like so many others) that would not be the case. I own many, many, many apps that do this. Take “drafts” for example. I have changed phones multiple times without losing a bit of data. The backup is on iCloud, BUT I have access to it all all times because the original data is on my phone. I’d love to see this implemented here, because quite frankly it’s odd to have financial data on some random persons server somewhere. It it your server? Is it encrypted? Who has access to it, etc.

Again, nice app but ultimately I have questions on the execution and reliability

by Knitnook

I have been using ServerLife since 2017 and I loved how easy it was to just put in my total tips and what hours I worked and it would do the math for me. It made it easy to keep track of my tips so I could see what I was making an hour. Now the new update try’s to make me put in cash and credit tips instead of total tips and when ever I do anything with it makes an add pop up. I was just looking for a simple tip tracker and now that it is pushing the premium app that I did not want at me I will be deleting ServerLife as soon as I get all my total tips off of ServerLife . If I wanted the premium futures I would pay for them.

by S1eleven

I loved ServerLife before this recent update. On one page I could see this week, month and year.
Now you only see one (although I like the comparison feature). When I try to look at the month or week it automatically takes me to the settings even though I’ve saved my settings multiple times. You also have to scroll sideways to see just the tips when all you had to do before was one click.
Maybe it will be great when all the bugs are worked out, but for now ServerLife is just okay.

by Xochitlicue

I want to start by saying that I love this interface. It’s much easier to use than other apps i have used, and I haven’t yet experienced any glitches or jumping around on the screen, which is fabulous. I paid for the full version and am so glad that I did because I can set goals, separate my jobs, and keep track of paychecks and tips together or separately.

The only thing I REALLY would love to see included is a filter option for cash vs credit card tips.

Where I work, the company takes the credit card tips, taxes them for us, and returns them post-income tax as a paycheck after two weeks. It would be nice to see: a) that the credit card tips we are tracking match up with our paycheck, and b) to see how much cash we are making each night separate from credit card, aka what we take home at the end of the night. I’d love to be able to see averages of cash I take home without having to weed through the data myself. I know not a whole lot of restaurants do their tip outs this way, but it would be a super nice perk for the paid version.

Overall, great job!

by .Mea

I don’t trust the accountant where I work, one week I’m earning 4.15 an hour, the next 4.50, now it’s 4.30!? 🤨 If the guy can’t keep my hourly rate straight, what’s he doing to my tips, then? So I began keeping all my cash out slips attached to my timesheet- but if I’m being honest about myself, I’m awful at keeping track of all that paper, not with 6 kids to look after, as well. I was going to start keeping a spreadsheet off all my info, but I couldn’t even figure out what all I wanted to keep track of exactly. So I did a bit of Googling, and I found ServerLife, and I’m so glad I did!! 😅 It took me a second to figure out how to enter in my info, but once I read the FAQ, it was a breeze. I haven’t run into too many problems, except I haven’t received any notifications reminding me to enter my tips despite having turned everything on. One feature I would like to see added is the ability to enter in credit card tips, but not cash tips - as it is right now, I *have* to enter *both*, and at my job, cash tips aren’t printed on my server reports, so if I want to go back and enter all my old slips that I’ve saved, I can’t because I can’t remember how much I made in cash those days. Otherwise, this is an amazing app and it’s an invaluable tool for any server, delivery driver, vendor, etc.

by Avanailah

I been using ServerLife for a little over a month, I was actually using “tip tracker” prior to finding ServerLife and thank god I did! It’s so much more in depth than other apps. I personally get paid for my tips all together with my paycheck at the end of the week. And as a server that gets paid like me we all know that it’s a little frustrating sometimes not knowing exactly how much your going to make exactly. This apps helps me prepare, helps me plan ahead and honestly it just keeps me organized. If I feel like I’m falling short on my goal I’m able to plan goals with a cool feature on ServerLife . Must try !

by Naunabear3

I love ServerLife! As anyone else knows, the server life is hard and sometimes I think I’m better off elsewhere. During those times, I just check out the data I’ve accumulated on my app and instantly feel better knowing I can track my rate of pay and project goals for each period. The format was confusing at first but only because I’ve never done any kind of bookkeeping on my income. If there was a tutorial I skipped it... highly recommend ServerLife if you’re a college student trying to get your ish together!

by 1Kristina

I am so glad I came across ServerLife. Before I started using ServerLife about two years ago, I never tracked the money I was making. One day I was just like, maybe I should do that? I thought there must be some kind of app that does that, so I searched ServerLife store, came across this and since then I have not been disappointed. All I really do is track my tips and the hours I’ve worked. It does more, like track your hourly wages but I don’t make much hourly so I just don’t care enough. I’m obsessed how it tracks how much you make each month and year. It’s just really cool to see. Since getting paid with tips is never a fixed amount and something that varies, it’s really hard to know the money you’re even making. This helps a lot. I seriously recommend it to anyone who is in the service industry. Before this I couldn’t even say how much I was making yearly. This makes it so much easier. Also, I’ve never had a problem with ServerLife , like ever. No problem with bugs or losing data and I’ve been using it for 2 years now. Thank you!

by Wgrove8705

I’ve been using ServerLife for almost 6 months now and couldn’t be happier. Although during the last update it logged me out and then locked me out somehow. I found the server life Facebook page and sent my problem in. To my surprise not only did I have an extremely timely response from the staff he fixed my account and was able to save all of my data. All within 24 hours of the first message sent. Wonderful app best budget app hands down I’ve ever had. Love the support staff. Keep up the good work guys!!!!

by Stevo5490

I’ve got a degree in Finance and a former banker. If you are wondering what I am doing as a server now, I’m just escaping the stresses of the corporate world until I retire not too long from now. I had been tracking my numbers by hand and log sheet for a while until a fellow server showed me ServerLife. I was blown away when I saw it ! Since I’ve been using it now for a year, I constantly look forward to tracking my performance and breaking down the numbers. Maybe I’m a numbers nerd, but this thing was made for me. Thank you and well done !!!

by Georgiapginny

ServerLife strikes a good balance of doing what I need it to without being overly complicated with features I don’t need. I do wish for a couple of features that I hope will be forthcoming, like automatically calculating my tip-outs for me, and it would be great to see my average earnings broken down by day-of-the-week at a glance (ServerLife I used to track tips before did this well, but lacked other features I wanted.) But overall, great app and best of all, Jason, the developer, is very responsive and helpful with any questions I have had.

by PapaNeeks

I’ve been in the service industry for 8 years and have always wanted to keep track of various things including cash tips, section, hours, and shifts. Most of the other apps I tried just didn’t quite do what I needed. this app does the basics and is even customizable. I love ServerLife so much that I haven’t missed a day recording data. I just discovered you can go back and look at averages. How amazing. ServerLife is not only a tool but a necessity for those who earn tips. You won’t regret downloading ServerLife or even buying the full version.

by NiqueAG

And the last 2 have been significantly eye opening after finally having a concise way of tracking my tips! I love ServerLife and appreciate how much historical data it keeps. I didn’t realize how much I needed this, but it has really helped me see how much I’m actually making and how much I was spending 🤦‍♀️
Also, I appreciate the developer being so directly involved and responsive to ideas and inquiries. Every update has made this better, and it was already great to begin with. Keep up the great work! I’ve tried the other popular tip tracking apps, but this one is by far my favorite!

by Aannabananah

I’ve been using this app since 2016 and it has been incredibly useful tracking my tips over the years. I especially love the history option to see the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends!! Also helpful in it breaks down your tips over the hours you’ve worked to show you your hourly wage. I recommend ServerLife to all of my server/bartender friends. I log my tips every night before I leave work and it’s pretty awesome being able to look back and see how I did during the week (especially since I can never even remember what I ate for breakfast lol let alone how much I’ve made). Highly recommend!!!

by Mrusso98

I started a new job last year, I had previously worked seasonal places, with mostly younger servers, or those who had the job as a side job, my coworkers weren’t one to keep track of their tips. I would always keep my cash out slips but they eventually fade or get lost. At my new job there are many people, like myself who do this as their sole income source, multiple coworkers recommended ServerLife as a way to easily track your income. My only regret is that I didn’t start sooner! I constantly recommend ServerLife to new employees as well as friends who are in the business. I am so happy that I now have data for the past year. Get ServerLife you won’t regret it!

by Rm26612

I used to do everything by hand for 7 years straight. I’ve worked at the same restaurant for 10+ years and started keeping a record so I could look back to the year before and see if certain holidays were busy or how busy it was when our season was starting. I was starting to forget to keep track most nights and my coworker recommended ServerLife to me, and I’m so glad she did! Even with the free version you can enter tips, wages and write notes (ex: short a server or season business starting to pick up). I haven’t tried the premium version yet but I’m thinking about it because it has great tools that would be even more helpful!

by Sjs990

I was resistant to getting an app to keep all my tip info in for so long! I finally broke down and tried a different app that most of my friends use but I didn’t like it. Then I found this app! I love it! It’s super easy to input just the info I need but can handle much more info if I wanted to keep track of it. I love how ServerLife breaks down daily/hourly but also easily keeps up with monthly/yearly totals. I literally use this almost every day. Even my days off I make little notes. I’ve never lost one bit of info from ServerLife which is so important since I didn’t want to switch from my old calendars because of it being a hard copy. I am confident that this will be my app for the rest of my server life! :)

by Astrogirl127

ServerLife is awesome. I only use the free version that has limited abilities but I love it. It has just what I need. I can track how much I make each shift, how much that means my hourly wage was, how much I have made over selected periods of time as well as how much I have made for an entire month. It saves my data for previous months as well which is really nice. I had another tip tracking app before this one that wouldn’t let me add tips once we started into the new year. It kept taking me back an entire year. Had a lot of flukes. ServerLife I have been using since the beginning of the year and haven’t had any problems. I would highly recommend ServerLife for anyone who needs help keeping track of tipped income. Top notch!

by The_jayquelin

Working in the industry for the last 4-5 years has taught me a lot, but in the end, you gotta get your money. ServerLife is super easy to use and efficient, not only tracking your tips but also analyzing the history of said tips. You can easily go into the history by day, week, month and year vs. all the hours worked. Also, you can see graphs/timelines and figure when there were busier times at work. It does all the work for you and calculates how much you make per any period of time. I set up a notification to go off at a certain time everyday (or whenever you know you’re working) and pretty much enter tips in here at the end of the day. It actually helps me keep track of my money better. If gettin that paper matters to you, definitely use this!

by Rebeccabarton12

I love ServerLife!! I have been in the industry for 10+ years. And before ServerLife I would always wonder how much I made that day or that week or even yearly. I never remember because as we all know that when in the restaurant your days run together. It is super helpful to keep you on track! And even more helpful when it comes time to go to a big bank or if your looking to rent or buy something it gives you all the info you need! It is a GREAT APP! I have recommended it to all my co workers and a handful have downloaded ServerLife! Thank you for all your hard work!! It’s the best!!

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I love that I can do notes. That way I know who leaves early or service bar. So that we don’t argue about who is in rotation because I write it down!! As well as how much we sold to how much we owe for food or tip out to Barbacks! Or how much we are over or under on our nightly drawer! And I can do all this with a TOTALLY FREE APP!! Which is almost un heard of on a iOS!