Comparison

Bidirectional vs Splittable

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

Head to head
About

Bidirectional

Optimize your electric vehicle charging to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. This app intelligently schedules charging during off-peak hours and can even discharge your EV to power your home or support the grid, potentially earning you money.

Highlights
  • Schedule charging during cheapest energy rates
  • Discharge EV to power home
  • Reduce CO2 emissions
  • Earn money from utility
  • Set departure times and battery targets
  • Track savings and environmental impact
Features
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Bidirectional app lets you manage your bidirectional EV charging to: SAVE MONEY - Automatically schedules your EV charging to occur during the cheapest energy rates - Optionally offset home electricity usage by discharging your EV - See how much you save each week, month, and year REDUCE EMISSIONS - Tangibly reduce CO2 emissions by charging during renewable hours - Power your home using your EV instead of the grid when the grid is powered by coal and natural gas - See your environmental impact each week, month, and year MAKE MONEY - In extreme circumstances (~40-60 hours per year), optionally discharge your EV battery to prevent grid blackouts - Earn money from your utility for supporting the grid READY WHEN YOU NEED IT - Set desired battery target and departure time for both one time trips and daily/weekly schedules - Your car is ready and charged whenever you need it

About

Splittable

Effortlessly split group expenses and restaurant bills by scanning receipts with AI. Assign items manually or split evenly, track payments, and manage multiple currencies. Ideal for dinners, flatshares, and group events.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Manual item assignment
  • Even cost splitting
  • Tip, tax, and service charge calculation
  • Payment tracking
  • Multi-currency support
  • Group expense organization
Features
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Splittable makes splitting dinner bills and group expenses fast, easy, and accurate. Going out for food, drinks, or a big restaurant meal with friends? Take a photo of the receipt and Splittable instantly scans it using AI. Split costs evenly or assign each item manually. Perfect for group dinners, nights out, birthdays, holidays, flatshares, or team events. Features: - Scan receipts using smart AI - Split dinner, drinks, and takeaway bills - Assign items to people or split evenly - Add tips, service charges, and tax - View totals and individual balances - Track who paid and who owes - Works with multiple currencies and live exchange rates - Powered by AI for accurate receipt item extraction - Organize your expenses by groups Splittable is the fastest way to split a bill after eating out, drinking with friends, or settling up shared expenses. Avoid awkward maths, forgotten payments, or missed messages. Simply scan the receipt and let Splittable do the work. Whether you're in a restaurant, pub, cafe, bar, or ordering takeaway, Splittable helps you split costs instantly. Ideal for group payments, shared meals, flatmates, couples, colleagues, or travel groups. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ T&C: https://www.splittableapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Bidirectional4 screens
Splittable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bidirectional at none against Splittable's 2. Bidirectional also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price 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

Both are free to download. Splittable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bidirectional asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bidirectional versus Splittable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBidirectionalSplittable
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBidirectional Energy, Inc.George King

Customer experience

Bidirectional

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Splittable

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bidirectional

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Splittable

Subscriptions2
  • Splittable Premium$2.991 Month
  • Splittable Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Bidirectional free?
Bidirectional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splittable free?
Splittable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bidirectional or Splittable have ads?
Splittable shows ads; Bidirectional does not.

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