Comparison

Split This vs Split My Meal

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

Head to head
About

Split This

Effortlessly divide expenses with this bill splitting and receipt scanning tool. Automatically extract item details from receipts, assign costs to friends, and calculate individual totals including tax and tip. Share breakdowns instantly for stress-free group payments.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning with automatic item extraction
  • Manual item entry and editing
  • Assign items to friends without sign-ups
  • Automatic tax and tip calculation
  • Built-in currency converter
  • Save and share payment breakdowns
Features
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Stop doing math at dinner. Snap a photo and Split This tells everyone what they owe — tax, tip, and shared items included. Friends don't need an account, and they can pay you back in one tap. Just fair splits in seconds. Scan, Snap, or Type • Take a photo and Split This automatically pulls the merchant, items, prices, tax, tip, and fees in seconds. • Prefer control? Type it in with our clean, simple editor. • Works for restaurants, groceries, rideshares, travel — anything with a receipt. Add Friends in One Tap • Just type their name. No accounts, no invites, no "did you download the app yet?" • Assign who ordered what — including shared appetizers, drinks, and extras. • Save your regulars as Favorites and add them instantly next time. Get Exact Totals Instantly • See exactly what each person owes, with tax and tip distributed fairly. • Adjust shared items, custom fees, and discounts in a tap. • Traveling abroad? Built-in currency conversion handles the rest. Get Paid Back • Add your PayPal, Cash App, or Venmo once. • Every total you send includes a tap-to-pay link, so friends pay you back on the spot. • No more fronting the bill and chasing people down. Save & Share • Keep a clean history of every receipt and who's paid. • Send each person their total through Messages, WhatsApp, or any app. Built for: • Restaurant checks • Rideshares and group trips • Groceries and household bills • Travel expenses in any currency No more awkward math. No more "who got the appetizer." No more chasing people down. Just clear, fair, transparentsplits — every time. Download Split This and make every shared payment simple. Split This is free to use, with a Premium subscription that unlocks unlimited saved receipts, unlimited scanning, currency conversion, and an ad-free experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Split My Meal

This utility app simplifies splitting restaurant bills, including tax and tip. Organize items by category for accurate and convenient division of costs among friends and family.

Highlights
  • Effortless bill splitting
  • Includes tax and tip
  • Item categorization
  • User-friendly interface
  • Accurate calculations
Features
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Split a meal by what each person ordered. Choose who shared each item, add tax and tip, then see and share everyone’s total. • Divide shared items equally between selected people. • Add tax and tip as percentages or fixed amounts. • Check itemized shares and any unassigned balance. • Keep a receipt photo and restaurant details with the meal. • Find past meals with search and sorting. Tax and tip follow item shares. Percentage tips use the subtotal plus tax. For iPhone and iPad. Prices are in US dollars. No account required. No ads or tracking.

Screenshots

Split This3 screens
Split My Meal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split My Meal at none against Split This's 2. Split My Meal also leads on ads (none vs shown). Split This's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Split This sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Split My Meal 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 Split This against 5.0 for Split My Meal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split This has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split This ships an update fortnightly, Split My Meal every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Split This versus Split My Meal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit ThisSplit My Meal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher DonosoShreyas Sane

Customer experience

Split This

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Split My Meal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Split This

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Split My Meal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split This free?
Split This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split My Meal free?
Split My Meal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Split This or Split My Meal?
Split This and Split My Meal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Split This or Split My Meal have ads?
Split This shows ads; Split My Meal does not.
Which is updated more often, Split This or Split My Meal?
Split This ships an update fortnightly, and Split My Meal every 14 months. Most recently, Split This was updated on November 3, 2026 and Split My Meal on October 30, 2026.

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