PocketDiner vs BillSplit iOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketDiner
This app helps you accurately split restaurant bills, especially in group settings. It tracks individual orders, shared items, and even allows for special cases like birthday meals, ensuring fair payment for everyone.
- Track individual and shared orders
- Split bills by item
- Birthday mode for free meals
- Adjustable tax and tip rates
- Add diners from contacts
- Easy access to meal totals
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Never get screwed at lunch again. PocketDiner is not just a mere tip calculator - it's designed to be the do-everything toolkit for those who eat out in an office setting. No one counts dollars and cents when eating with friends, but face it - your coworkers are deadbeats. If you've been to a twenty five person birthday lunch with the folks at work and ended up forty-seven dollars short when the bill came, you'll know what we're talking about. This app is for you, when just dividing by the number people is too simple. PocketDiner Features: - Keep track of what everyone orders and what is shared. - Split the bill and make everyone pay for what they ordered. - Birthday mode lets you designate who eats free and fairly divides their order amongst everyone else. - Adjustable tax and tip rates. - Share food with one person in the group or with everyone in the group and split the cost only for those who need to pay. - Meal and diner bill totals are easily accessible with a simple swipe up - Add diners either from your contacts or manually.
BillSplit iOS
Effortlessly divide expenses with friends by scanning receipts. The app automatically extracts items, calculates individual totals including tax and tip, and allows for easy sharing of the bill summary. It simplifies group payments and eliminates manual calculations.
- Scan receipts for automatic item extraction
- Assign items to individuals
- Calculate subtotals, tax, and tips
- Edit items and prices
- Share bill summaries easily
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Introducing BillSplit – The Easiest Way to Split the Check! • Scan & Split: Snap a picture of your receipt, and BillSplit automatically extracts item details. • Select who ordered what – no more manual calculations! • The app calculates subtotals, tax, tips, and total per person. • Edit items, add missing ones, or adjust prices as needed. • Easily share the bill summary with friends. Say goodbye to confusing receipts – split the bill effortlessly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BillSplit iOS at none against PocketDiner's 1. BillSplit iOS also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). PocketDiner's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. PocketDiner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BillSplit iOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PocketDiner against 5.0 for BillSplit iOS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
PocketDiner ships an update every 6 months, BillSplit iOS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketDiner | BillSplit iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Lai | Homero Menchaca |
Customer experience
PocketDiner
BillSplit iOS
In-app purchases
PocketDiner
- Pocketdiner Ad Free$0.99
BillSplit iOS
No in-app purchases
