Comparison

Cino vs Billy

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

Head to head
About

Cino

This app simplifies splitting bills among friends, housemates, and partners. It allows instant settlement via Apple Pay or Google Pay, ensuring no one owes anyone after payment. Users can customize split ratios and avoid foreign transaction fees.

Highlights
  • Instant bill splitting
  • Group payment cards
  • Apple Pay/Google Pay integration
  • Customizable split ratios
  • No upfront payment required
  • Avoid foreign transaction fees
  • Add/remove participants easily
Features
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OVER 2.5M BILLS SPLIT INSTANTLY WITH CINO Cino is the fastest way to split bills with partners, friends, and housemates. It’s the first ever bill-splitting app that uses group cards to split your group bill instantly with Apple Pay or Google Pay. With Cino, no one has to cover the bill upfront – everyone’s share comes straight out of their own bank account. So no one owes anyone after the bill is paid. You can choose exactly how you want to split the bill, whether it’s 50/50 or 70/30. No more chasing payments, logging expenses, or waiting months to get your money back. Cino is easy and fast. Perfect for couples who want to share expenses without a joint account, housemates who can’t keep track of who bought the toilet roll last, and friends who almost fight every time they book trips together. You don’t have to pool your money together or top up funds. Simply pay with Cino and the bill gets settled automatically. So drop the admin. Stop the spreadsheets, and start sharing expenses automatically with Cino. You won’t remember how you lived without it. How it works Download the Cino app Connect Cino to your own bank card Add your group Cino card to Apple Pay or Google Pay Pay for shared expenses with your Cino card Other bill‑splitting apps and expense trackers make you do all the work. Logging expenses, uploading receipts, transferring funds. With Cino, it’s all done for you – automatically. A fairer, more flexible way to split bills Choose how you want to split 50/50? 70/30? You decide what’s fair. Change your split ratio any time. Avoid fees abroad Your bank might charge foreign transaction fees – but we don’t. So when you share travel expenses with Cino, you and your crew can save up to 3% in fees abroad Add or remove people easily Friend decided to skip drinks tonight? Just unmark them in the group to take them off the bill. Throw in some drama with Roulette Let fate decide who picks up the bill, and which lucky winner gets to skip it. Safe and secure Cino doesn’t hold your money – that stays safe in your bank. No one can access or share your card details – not even us! You can set spending limits on every group card and leave a group anytime! Cino is a virtual Mastercard debit card and compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay. You can connect most debit and credit cards to your Cino Mastercard, excluding American Express and Discover. Cino operates in partnership with licensed Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) and Payment Service Providers (PSPs) across the EU and UK. Your payments are processed securely and in full compliance with local financial regulations.Your payments are encrypted, your funds are protected, and all transactions are processed securely under strict financial regulations. Share expenses with every group in your life Couples: Share everyday bills, groceries, or that weekend getaway without worrying about who paid last time. Friends: From pizza nights to birthday dinners, everyone pays their fair share instantly. Travel Crews: Split everything from flights and hotels to taxis and cocktails abroad — with no hidden fees. Flatmates: Rent, utilities, Netflix, broadband — every bill divided fairly, automatically. Family: Split the cost of family gifts, trips and subscriptions Big Events: Hen parties, birthday bashes, or that epic trip to Japan — Cino makes splitting group expenses a breeze. Download Cino today and split your first bill in seconds.

About

Billy

Effortlessly divide expenses from receipts by snapping a photo. The app automatically scans items, allows easy assignment to friends, and calculates exact amounts owed, including tip and tax. Share clear summaries instantly without needing to log in.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with a photo
  • Automatic line item extraction
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Calculate tip and tax
  • Instant total calculation
  • Shareable expense summaries
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Split bills from a receipt in seconds. Snap a photo and Billy scans your receipt, pulls out each line item, and lets you quickly assign items to friends. Add tip and tax, and Billy instantly calculates who owes what. Then share a clean summary in one tap. No logins. No spreadsheets. Just fast, fair bill splitting. Perfect for dinners, takeout, coffee runs, roommates, and group trips. How it works: - Snap a photo of your receipt - Review scanned items - Assign items to each person - Add tip/tax if needed - See totals instantly - Share a ready-to-send summary

Screenshots

Cino4 screens
Billy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cino at none against Billy's 3. Cino also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Billy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Billy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cino 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 Cino against 5.0 for Billy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cino's written reviews are positive against 100% of Billy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cino ships an update every 2 weeks, Billy every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cino versus Billy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinoBilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFreerange Lamas OÜSungtae Kim

Customer experience

Cino

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Billy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cino

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Billy

One-time3
  • 5 Credits$1.99
  • 10 Credits$2.99
  • 20 Credits$3.99

Questions

Is Cino free?
Cino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Billy free?
Billy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cino or Billy?
Cino and Billy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cino or Billy have ads?
Neither Cino nor Billy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cino or Billy?
Cino ships an update every 2 weeks, and Billy every 11 days. Most recently, Cino was updated on October 4, 2026 and Billy on October 8, 2026.

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