Check Splitter vs Nelko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Check Splitter
Effortlessly divide bills and receipts among friends. This app simplifies the process of splitting costs, including taxes, tips, and discounts, with just a few steps. It offers currency selection and efficient item assignment for quick calculations.
- Scan receipts to add item prices
- Manually add or edit item prices
- Assign items to multiple payers
- Calculate individual payment amounts
- Supports various currencies
- Multi-select items and payers
- Open source on GitHub
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Easily split checks among friends, especially when taxes, tips, service charges, fees, coupons, and discounts are not included each item's price. Only three simple steps needed: 1. Scan the photo of a receipt to add the total cost and the subtotal prices of each item (you can also add/edit them manually) 2. Assign the items to payers 3. Voilà! The app will now calculate how much each payer should pay. Design features - You can choose the currency used to display the amounts (the app will remember your choice so you don't have to choose every time!) - You can multi-select items and payers during assignment to save time - You can drag item names to prices recognized from the scan, to create items quickly This lightweight app is written with Swift/SwiftUI and is completely open source on GitHub: https://github.com/Vince14Genius/Check-Splitter-SwiftUI
Nelko
This app offers a smart and creative label design experience with powerful editing tools, AI features, and a vast template library. It simplifies label creation for home, office, study, and gift packaging, making printing effortless and precise.
- Refreshed intuitive UI
- All-in-one label creation
- Massive template library
- AI image generation
- AI cutout tool
- Support for various label types
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Unlock your creativity with the Nelko App, the ultimate companion for your Nelko label and photo printers. Designed to bring your ideas to life, this powerful tool connects seamlessly with your hardware to help you design, edit, and print in seconds. Whether you are organizing your workspace, decorating a journal, or printing instant photos, Nelko provides everything you need to create without limits. Key Features: Versatile Printing: Seamlessly connect to all Nelko products to tackle any organizational or creative project. 1,000+ Design Resources: Access a massive, constantly updated library of over 1,000 templates, customizable stickers, and unique icons. AI-Enhanced Tools: Type keywords to generate original AI artwork, or use the smart cutout feature to instantly remove backgrounds for custom shapes. Total Customization: Choose from a wide variety of fonts, layouts, and formatting options to make every label and photo uniquely yours. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Check Splitter at none against Nelko's 8. Nelko's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (20K vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Nelko sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Check Splitter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Check Splitter against 4.9 for Nelko. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nelko has 20K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Check Splitter's written reviews are positive against 96% of Nelko's.
Check Splitter ships an update every 3 months, Nelko every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Check Splitter | Nelko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (20K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #208 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Cai | E-z Ink Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Check Splitter
Nelko
Bugs and requests
Check Splitter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Nelko
Reported bugs
3 issues- Printing misalignment after update
- Connectivity issues with newer devices
- Font size becoming too large after update
Requested features
4 requests- Barcode scanning capability
- More font and design options
- Ability to delete saved templates
- Indicator for remaining label count
In-app purchases
Check Splitter
No in-app purchases
Nelko
- Monthly - Limited Time Deal3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Quarterly - Limited Time Deal$9.993 Months
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- Quarterly Subscription$15.993 Months
- Annual - Limited Time Deal$24.991 Year
- Annual Subscription$45.991 Year
- 100 points, valid for 1 month$3.99
- 300 points, valid for 2 months$8.99
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