Bidirectional vs Resto Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Resto Split
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Split restaurant bills fast with tax, tip, discounts, shared items, and per-person receipts. Resto Split makes it easy to split restaurant bills with friends. Whether you’re dividing everything evenly or tracking exactly what each person ordered. Two ways to split 1) Split Evenly Enter the number of people (names optional) Enter the bill subtotal Optional add-ons: Discount (percent or fixed amount) Service charge (percent or fixed amount) VAT (percent) Multiple miscellaneous fees (add as many as you need) Add a tip (percent or fixed amount) Choose who splits the tip: Everyone, or selected people Get a clear per-person total with an exact breakdown 2) Custom Split Perfect when people order different items. Enter participants (names required) Add Food and Drink orders with: Item name, quantity, price Assign to one person or mark as shared and select who shares it Quick-add common items to speed things up Add a tip (percent or fixed amount) with flexible splitting: Split evenly among everyone Split proportionally based on each person’s subtotal One person pays the tip Selected people split it (evenly or custom amounts/percent) Add Discount / Service charge / VAT / Misc fees with the same flexible splitting options Live totals view so you can tap a person and see their current bill anytime “Show Bill” produces: A full combined breakdown (like a receipt) Per-person receipts with line-by-line details Accurate totals, even with rounding Resto Split handles rounding cleanly so the grand total always matches the original bill, even for currencies with no decimals or when amounts don’t divide perfectly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bidirectional at none against Resto Split's shown. Bidirectional also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bidirectional | Resto Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bidirectional Energy, Inc. | MITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO |
In-app purchases
Bidirectional
No in-app purchases
Resto Split
No in-app purchases






