Comparison

RealTime vs Billit Expenses

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

Head to head
About

RealTime

Gain 24/7 insight into your accounting with real-time overviews, graphical representations of your financial data, and easy document uploading. Monitor key figures and access reports from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time accounting overview
  • Graphical financial data display
  • Financial figure monitoring
  • Document and receipt uploading
  • Report generation and sharing
Features
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Steeds Real Time op de hoogte van jouw cijfers? Met de RealTime App van Octopus heb je 24/7 inzicht in jouw boekhouding, monitor je jouw cijfers en laad je gemakkelijk bonnetjes en facturen op. Kortom, 3 handige functionaliteiten: Krijg realtime overzicht op jouw boekhouding Via de functie “Grafieken” geef je die cijfers handig grafisch weer. Op jouw smartphone of tablet bekijk je dus voortaan jouw resultaten, kosten, cashflow en nog veel meer. Kortom, nu heb je van overal toegang tot jouw boekhouding. Monitor jouw cijfers Via de functie “Rapporten” vraag je snel en eenvoudig belangrijke gegevens op over jouw boekhouding. Denk maar aan openstaande verrichtingen, een overzicht van jouw dagboeken, verkorte balans en nog vele andere. Download alle mogelijke rapporten en verstuur ze via jouw smartphone. Laad documenten op Kan je foto’s nemen met je smartphone? Dan is de helft van het werk al gedaan. Neem een foto van jouw factuur of ander document en stuur het meteen door naar jouw dossier via de functie “Click & Book”. Deze documenten komen in de Octopus toepassing terecht in het documentbeheer (DMS) waar jij of jouw accountant ze kan koppelen aan boekingen, relaties, investeringen enz. Hoe starten? Om gebruik te kunnen maken van de RealTime app heb je een account nodig. Gebruik je al Octopus dan download je de app en geef je jouw gebruikersnaam en wachtwoord in.

About

Billit Expenses

Effortlessly create and send digital invoices, process receipts with advanced OCR technology, and track hours worked per project. Manage client and product lists for instant invoicing and secure e-invoicing network transmission.

Highlights
  • Instant digital invoice creation
  • Secure e-invoicing network transmission
  • Receipt scanning with OCR
  • Structured digital receipt format
  • Time registration per project/client
  • Start/stop timer for hours worked
Features
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======================== Invoicing in an instant ======================== Use your smartphone to create and send digital invoices. - With access to your client and product lists, you can create new invoices in an instant. - Send them securely via Peppol or another available e-invoicing network. - Any invoices you create on the mobile app are instantly available on our online platform. ==================== Processing your receipts ==================== No more chaotic piles of purchase receipts. The Billit app lets you quickly convert them into a structured digital format, ready to send to your accountant. - Upload receipts as images or documents or scan them with your smartphone camera. - Our advanced OCR technology converts the data into a structured digital format. - Check the amounts and add any additional information. - It takes just a click of a button to send your digital receipts to your Billit account, where you can share them with your accountant. ===================================== Time registration: track hours worked per project and per client ===================================== No matter whether you are in the office, on the road or at home, our app makes it easy to track your hours worked. - Register your hours worked per day. Start and stop the timer at the touch of a button when you start and finish work. - Did you forget to start the timer? Add a time entry manually in a matter of seconds. - Assign a description to each time entry and link it to a project and/or a client. - Check your hours worked for each day and quickly navigate to the correct date. Registering expenses and working hours has never been easier. From now on, you will always have these functions at your fingertips. Please note that before you can use time registration in the Billit app, you need to activate this module on Billit’s online platform via ‘Settings > General’. If you work with multiple users, change the user rights first via ‘Settings > Users’.

Screenshots

RealTime4 screens
Billit Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Billit Expenses at 88% against RealTime's 14%. RealTime's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealTime ships an update every 2 months, Billit Expenses monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
RealTime versus Billit Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealTimeBillit Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOctopus nvBillit

Customer experience

RealTime

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

Billit Expenses

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

RealTime

No in-app purchases

None

Billit Expenses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RealTime free?
RealTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Billit Expenses free?
Billit Expenses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RealTime or Billit Expenses have ads?
Neither RealTime nor Billit Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealTime or Billit Expenses?
RealTime ships an update every 2 months, and Billit Expenses monthly. Most recently, RealTime was updated on October 10, 2026 and Billit Expenses on October 24, 2026.

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