Comparison

Bill Bear vs Closer

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

Head to head
About

Bill Bear

Easily split expenses with friends, family, or travel companions. This app allows real-time syncing, offline functionality, and supports all global currencies. Customize categories and enjoy a great user experience.

Highlights
  • Group expense sharing
  • Real-time data sync
  • Offline functionality
  • No registration required
  • Global currency support
  • Customizable categories
  • Built-in calculator
Features
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Bill Bear is the best app to help you share expenses with friends. Whether it’s group bills, family households, or a trip with friends, all shared expenses can be split by Bill Bear effortlessly. # Features - Allows multiple users to collaborate in a group. - Syncs data in realtime - Works offline - No registration necessary and no personal data is collected. - Provides auto-complete suggestions based on history. - Customize categories. - Built-in calculator. - Supports all global currencies. - Great user experience. # In App Purchase Bill Bear Pro Version: Pro version is an optional paid subscription. Upgrade to the Pro version to support further development and get the following features: - No Advertisements - Unlimited Groups Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://billbear.app/premium-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://billbear.app/privacy-policy.html

About

Closer

Strengthen your relationship by answering questions together, sharing notes, photos, and doodles. Stay connected with interactive widgets and track your shared memories and milestones.

Highlights
  • Answer questions together
  • Share notes and photos
  • Collaborative drawing
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Track shared memories
  • Countdown to special days
  • Daily relationship prompts
Features
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Closer is for two people who want to keep getting closer. Answer questions together, each on your own phone, and see both answers side by side once you have both finished. Then stay close through the rest of the day: a note, a photo, a doodle you both draw on, and widgets that keep your partner on your home screen. Decks of questions Pick a deck, from light everyday ones to the questions you have never got round to asking. You each answer on your own phone, and nothing reaches your partner until you have both finished. Then it all opens at once: your answer beside theirs, and room to say something under each one. Some questions ask you to guess what they said, some ask you to draw. Or do a deck live, one card at a time, together. The little things Leave a note at the top of their Home, or a few photos from your day. Both last 24 hours. Set your mood so they know how you are doing. Draw on one shared doodle. Put photos up in a frame that changes on its own. Drop a slip in the jar when you notice something small about them, and shake your phone to read one of theirs. Play together Draw & guess: one of you draws a word, the other works it out. Then you swap. Keep what matters Memories hold photos, a few words, the place on a map and comments from both of you. Coming up counts down to the days you are waiting for. Your streak counts the days you both show up. On your home screen Widgets for your doodle, your frame, their mood and note, your streak, your days together, today's deck and what is coming up. They change when your partner does something. Privacy: https://trycloserapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bill Bear4 screens
Closer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Closer at none against Bill Bear's shown. Closer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). Bill Bear's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (34 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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. Bill Bear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Closer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bill Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bill Bear has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 99% of Bill Bear's written reviews are positive against 100% of Closer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bill Bear ships an update every 8 days, Closer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bill Bear versus Closer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBill BearCloser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (34 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB104 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperXING YU SUIndieNeuron LLC

Customer experience

Bill Bear

All ratings34 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

Closer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bill Bear

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Plan7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Plan14 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Closer

Subscriptions2
  • Closer Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Closer Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bill Bear free?
Bill Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Closer free?
Closer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bill Bear or Closer?
Bill Bear is rated higher. Bill Bear averages 4.9 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Closer averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Bill Bear or Closer have ads?
Bill Bear shows ads; Closer does not.
Which is updated more often, Bill Bear or Closer?
Bill Bear ships an update every 8 days, and Closer every 2 days. Most recently, Bill Bear was updated on October 24, 2026 and Closer on October 23, 2026.

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