Comparison

SplitCheck Bill Split vs Pareto

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

Head to head
About

SplitCheck Bill Split

Effortlessly split restaurant bills, calculate tips, and apply coupons. This app minimizes data entry to quickly determine what each person owes, even with shared items and tax.

Highlights
  • Quick item entry
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Split items among multiple people
  • Proportional tax calculation
  • Tip calculation
  • Coupon application
  • Detailed split breakdown
Features
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SplitCheck – Check Splitter / Tip Calculator There may be other apps that allow you to split a check among different parties, but this app was designed to allow you to quickly enter your check and get the results fast and accurately. It does one thing and does it well. You don’t want your bother-in-law leaving the table before he knows what he owes. No more wondering why we’re still $5.00 short. Enter items from your restaurant check into SplitCheck. As you enter an item’s price, another line is automatically entered below, ready for you to touch and enter that next item. The goal of the data entry method was to minimize ‘touches’ so data can be entered fast and easily. Enter who purchased the item next to the price of the item, either as you go or after all the items have been entered. Use initials, names, or numbers to make the entry easy. (It is case insensitive to make it even easier.) If an item was split, enter the same names or initials separated by a space. Depending on how many shared items are entered 50 or more payees can be entered! If an item is split among all parties, you can leave the payee’s box blank and the program assumes that the item is to be split among all uniquely entered payees. Touch the ‘Tax’ button to enter the tax amount. The tax is proportionately calculated and applied based on the amounts each person spent. Use the spinner to select a tip amount. The tip for each person is shown separately. You can even apply a coupon value to one person or split among two or more people. Enter the value of the coupon and press ‘Coupon’. As with other entries, the value of the coupon can be assigned to one or more payees. (The tip will be calculated based on the bill without the coupon value subtracted.) At any time touch ‘Show Splits’ to display how much each payee owes. The results are sorted by name with the bill, tip and total displayed for each. Touching ‘Details’ displays the breakdown for each payee. 1.5 Initial Release

About

Pareto

Effortlessly manage group expenses with a receipt scanner and integrated payment requests. Automatically split bills for meals, trips, or groceries, and optimize credit card rewards while settling up with friends.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning and item splitting
  • Venmo payment integration
  • Credit card rewards optimization
  • Fair split calculations
  • Real-time balances and IOUs
Features
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Dinner is over. The bill doesn't have to become homework. Scan the receipt with Pareto, assign dishes to the people who ordered them, and work out everyone's share of tax and tip. Send each person their amount and a Venmo payment link so the group can settle up. SCAN THE RECEIPT Use your camera or a receipt photo to turn a restaurant bill into editable items. Check the scan, fix anything that needs a change, or enter items yourself. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY Drag items onto each guest. Share an appetizer between the people who ate it. Divide tax and tip in proportion to each person's food total, instead of making someone with a salad pay for everyone else's dinner. SEND THEIR SHARE Share the bill breakdown or text payment links to your friends. Each person can see what they owe before opening Venmo. KEEP YOUR BILLS Save completed meals in your history and come back to the details when you need them. PARETO PRO Add payment tracking and reminders, remove ads, store receipt photos, and export bill history as PDF or CSV. Optional read-only Venmo linking through Plaid can confirm matching repayments when transaction data arrives. Sync timing depends on your connection, and Venmo may occasionally require you to sign in again. You can also update payment statuses yourself. Receipt scanning, splitting, payment links, and bill history are available free. Ads appear after your first 10 scans. Pro is an optional purchase. Pareto calculates and shares what people owe. Payments happen in Venmo. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pareto-split.com/privacy

Screenshots

SplitCheck Bill Split4 screens
Pareto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pareto at Free against SplitCheck Bill Split's $0.99. Pareto also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). SplitCheck Bill Split's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pareto is free to download; SplitCheck Bill Split costs $0.99 up front. Pareto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. SplitCheck Bill Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SplitCheck Bill Split against 5.0 for Pareto. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pareto has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SplitCheck Bill Split ships an update every 33 months, Pareto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SplitCheck Bill Split versus Pareto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitCheck Bill SplitPareto
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Software ExperienceDavis Dilanchian

Customer experience

SplitCheck Bill Split

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pareto

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SplitCheck Bill Split

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pareto

Subscriptions1
  • Pareto Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pareto Pro Lifetime$15.00

Questions

Is SplitCheck Bill Split free?
SplitCheck Bill Split costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pareto free?
Pareto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SplitCheck Bill Split or Pareto?
SplitCheck Bill Split and Pareto are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do SplitCheck Bill Split or Pareto have ads?
Neither SplitCheck Bill Split nor Pareto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SplitCheck Bill Split or Pareto?
SplitCheck Bill Split ships an update every 33 months, and Pareto every 4 days. Most recently, SplitCheck Bill Split was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pareto on November 4, 2026.

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