Comparison

Banknotes | Bills vs Banknote Identifier

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Banknotes | Bills

Catalog and track your global banknote collection. Add details like condition, price, and comments. Features cloud sync, offline access, and a scanner for series and numbers.

Highlights
  • Global banknote catalog
  • Collection tracking
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Offline access
  • Banknote scanner
  • Detailed banknote information
Features
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The application consists of catalogs of banknotes of the countries of the world. The app will help you immerse yourself in the world of bonistics and conveniently keep track of your collection of banknotes. App Features: - Sync via the cloud between all your devices - Add existing banknotes. Specify their condition, series, number, price of the purchased banknote and comment. - Search in directories. - Scanner of banknote series and numbers - You can share the found or purchased banknote. - Description and images for each banknote. - Selection of the currency of the country, for each catalog in which banknotes are purchased. - All varieties, anniversary, fifth banknotes, samples and substitutes. - You can configure directories using sorting. - View all the added banknotes in the selected catalog at once. The collection can only be stored in the phone's memory, but if you register, the collection can be moved to the cloud from where it will be available on all your devices. The application can work online and offline. The app has in-app purchases: Europe - EURO includes the countries of the euro area (Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) - Ukraine - Czech Republic - Belarus - Romania - United Kingdom - Latvia - Lithuania - Poland - Bulgaria - Croatia - Russia (the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, the RSFSR, the USSR and the Russian Federation) - Moldova Asia - China - Mongolia - Azerbaijan - Armenia - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan - Uzbekistan - Georgia - Turkmenistan - Turkey - Abkhazia - South Korea America - Canada - Venezuela - USA Africa - Rwanda We are working on adding new catalogs, if you do not find a bill or a variety in the app, write to us! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Banknote Identifier

Identify banknotes using advanced image recognition and AI. Access detailed information from a vast worldwide catalog and save your favorites. Supports camera, gallery, and shared images.

Highlights
  • Advanced image recognition
  • AI identification
  • Worldwide banknote catalog
  • Save favorite banknotes
  • Camera and gallery support
  • Image sharing integration
Features
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Are you a banknote collector or just want to know more about a banknote you see? Banknote Identifier uses advanced image recognition technology to find that banknote and provide you more details about it, courtesy of colnect.com, a social network for worldwide collectors which has the world's largest online banknote catalog. Use your camera, choose an image from gallery or share an image from any website you visit to find your banknote. KEY FEATURES: + Advanced image recognition technology to find your banknote + AI identification + Banknote details from Colnect's extensive worldwide banknote catalog + Save a list of favorite banknotes for later review + Use camera, gallery or share an image from any other app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://colnect.com/en/help/collecting/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Banknotes | Bills4 screens
Banknote Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Banknotes | Bills at 4.9 against Banknote Identifier's 4.1. Banknotes | Bills also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 62%). Banknote Identifier's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Banknotes | Bills sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Banknote Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Banknotes | Bills holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Banknotes | Bills's written reviews are positive against 62% of Banknote Identifier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banknotes | Bills ships an update every 2 months, Banknote Identifier every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Banknotes | Bills versus Banknote Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanknotes | BillsBanknote Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings837 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir RaevskihAmir Wald

Customer experience

Banknotes | Bills

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%

Banknote Identifier

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Banknotes | Bills

One-time10
  • RussiaFree
  • USA FreeFree
  • Abkhazia$0.39
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  • Canada$0.99
  • Tatarstan$0.99
  • Bulgaria$1.49
  • Romania$1.49
  • USA2 variants$2.99
  • European Union$2.99
  • Ukraine$2.99
2 purchases

Banknote Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$8.991 Month
  • Pro$73.991 Year

Questions

Is Banknotes | Bills free?
Banknotes | Bills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Banknote Identifier free?
Banknote Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Banknotes | Bills or Banknote Identifier?
Banknotes | Bills is rated higher. Banknotes | Bills averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Banknote Identifier averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do Banknotes | Bills or Banknote Identifier have ads?
Banknote Identifier shows ads; Banknotes | Bills does not.
Which is updated more often, Banknotes | Bills or Banknote Identifier?
Banknotes | Bills ships an update every 2 months, and Banknote Identifier every 6 weeks. Most recently, Banknotes | Bills was updated on October 24, 2026 and Banknote Identifier on October 24, 2026.

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