Comparison

Zerocater vs Bill Bud

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

Head to head
About

Zerocater

This app offers corporate clients full visibility and control over their office food programs. Users can order individual meals, view schedules, rate menu items to influence future selections, and see company-wide feedback.

Highlights
  • Order individual office meals
  • View meal schedules
  • Rate menu items
  • Influence food program
  • View company feedback
  • Compare personal preferences
Features
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Zerocater is the leading provider of office meals. Built exclusively for our clients, our mobile app provides full visibility and control into your corporate food program. Cloud Cafe customers: order your favorite individual meals just for the days you’re in the office. View entire schedule of meals. Rate the menu items you love. Influence your food program: the more you rate, the better and more personalized future menus become. See your company's overall engagement, satisfaction, and specific item ratings. Discover which of your teammates have contributed the most feedback to influence your office's food program. Compare your personal preferences and favorite foods with those of your company. Provide direct feedback: do you want more cuisine variety or healthier options? Let us know!

About

Bill Bud

Effortlessly split restaurant bills with friends. Scan your receipt, assign items, and instantly calculate totals including tax and tip. Send payment requests directly through Venmo or Cash App.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning
  • Item assignment
  • Automatic tax and tip calculation
  • Group bill splitting
  • Venmo/Cash App payment requests
Features
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Dining out with friends is fun—until the bill arrives. Bill Bud makes splitting the restaurant check a breeze, so you can focus on the good times, not the math. Snap & Scan Take a photo of your receipt, and Bill Bud's smart scanner does the rest. No more squinting at blurry numbers! Add Friends Invite your dining companions to your Bill Bud group. It's like a virtual table, minus the crumbs. Assign Items Tap each item to assign it to its rightful owner. Sushi for Alex, pasta for Jamie—everyone pays for what they ordered. Calculate Instantly Bill Bud crunches the numbers, including tax and tip. No more calculator juggling or mental math mishaps. Request via Venmo/Cash App With one tap, send payment requests to each friend through Venmo or Cash App. Fast, fair, and fuss-free. Perfect For: - Group dinners - Ground restaurant outings - Birthday bashes - Roommate expenses Bill Bud turns receipt anxiety into splitting simplicity. Download now and make every shared meal end on a high note. Eat, enjoy, and let Bill Bud handle the rest! Have any feedback? We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! Reach out to us at help@billbud.app

Screenshots

Zerocater3 screens
Bill Bud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bill Bud at 92% against Zerocater's 6%. Bill Bud also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Zerocater's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bill Bud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Zerocater's written reviews are positive against 92% of Bill Bud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zerocater ships an update every 6 weeks, Bill Bud every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zerocater versus Bill Bud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZerocaterBill Bud
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (59 ratings)4.9 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEROCATER, INC.Glacier Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Zerocater

All ratings58 ratings
Positive12.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.8%

Bill Bud

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Zerocater

No in-app purchases

None

Bill Bud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zerocater free?
Zerocater is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bill Bud free?
Bill Bud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zerocater or Bill Bud?
Bill Bud is rated higher. Zerocater averages 1.5 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Bill Bud averages 4.9 from 38 ratings.
Do Zerocater or Bill Bud have ads?
Neither Zerocater nor Bill Bud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zerocater or Bill Bud?
Zerocater ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bill Bud every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zerocater was updated on August 27, 2026 and Bill Bud on September 23, 2026.

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