Comparison

Bill Bud vs SplitTheMeal

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

Head to head
About

Bill Bud

Effortlessly split restaurant bills with friends. Scan your receipt, assign items, and instantly calculate totals including tax and tip. Send payment requests directly through Venmo or Cash App.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning
  • Item assignment
  • Automatic tax and tip calculation
  • Group bill splitting
  • Venmo/Cash App payment requests
Features
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Dining out with friends is fun—until the bill arrives. Bill Bud makes splitting the restaurant check a breeze, so you can focus on the good times, not the math. Snap & Scan Take a photo of your receipt, and Bill Bud's smart scanner does the rest. No more squinting at blurry numbers! Add Friends Invite your dining companions to your Bill Bud group. It's like a virtual table, minus the crumbs. Assign Items Tap each item to assign it to its rightful owner. Sushi for Alex, pasta for Jamie—everyone pays for what they ordered. Calculate Instantly Bill Bud crunches the numbers, including tax and tip. No more calculator juggling or mental math mishaps. Request via Venmo/Cash App With one tap, send payment requests to each friend through Venmo or Cash App. Fast, fair, and fuss-free. Perfect For: - Group dinners - Ground restaurant outings - Birthday bashes - Roommate expenses Bill Bud turns receipt anxiety into splitting simplicity. Download now and make every shared meal end on a high note. Eat, enjoy, and let Bill Bud handle the rest! Have any feedback? We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! Reach out to us at help@billbud.app

About

SplitTheMeal

Features
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Tired of awkward math after dining out? SplitTheMeal lets you scan your receipt and instantly divide the bill with your group. Features • Automatically reads restaurant receipts • Detects items, quantities, and prices • Assign items to friends in seconds • Split evenly or custom per item NOTE: This app utilises Apple Intelligence, if you are using an iPhone 15 Pro or below you won't have access to the receipt scanning features but can still input the menu items into the app.

Screenshots

Bill Bud4 screens
SplitTheMeal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bill Bud at none against SplitTheMeal's 1. Bill Bud also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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. SplitTheMeal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bill Bud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bill Bud ships an update every 2 weeks, SplitTheMeal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bill Bud versus SplitTheMeal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBill BudSplitTheMeal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGlacier Labs, Inc.OurBudget

In-app purchases

None

Bill Bud

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SplitTheMeal

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Bill Bud free?
Bill Bud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SplitTheMeal free?
SplitTheMeal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bill Bud or SplitTheMeal have ads?
SplitTheMeal shows ads; Bill Bud does not.
Which is updated more often, Bill Bud or SplitTheMeal?
Bill Bud ships an update every 2 weeks, and SplitTheMeal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bill Bud was updated on September 23, 2026 and SplitTheMeal on September 14, 2026.

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