Comparison

Split vs PickCard

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

Head to head
About

Split

Effortlessly manage and split expenses with friends, family, or colleagues. This app prioritizes your privacy by not collecting or storing any personal data. Easily add people, categorize costs, and generate shareable invoices for seamless bill management.

Highlights
  • No personal data collection
  • Easy bill splitting
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Shareable formatted invoices
  • Real-time total tracking
Features
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Split is bill-splitting the way it should work: item by item, not just the total — and entirely on your device. Most splitting apps ask you to type in a lump sum and divide it evenly. Split reads the actual receipt. ITEMIZED, NOT LUMP-SUM Point your camera at a receipt and Split reads it on-device — no photo or text ever leaves your phone. Choose exactly who's splitting each individual item, not the whole bill. One person's appetizer doesn't have to get split with the whole table. RECURRING PEOPLE Add someone once and they're saved as a contact for next time. Favorite the people you split with most so you're never retyping the same names for the same group of friends. AUTOMATIC SETTLE-UP Record who paid for what, and Split works out exactly who owes whom — netted directly between the people who actually shared an expense, not routed through some global optimization that can make a payment feel random. Mark a payment as done and it's tracked for good. PAY IN ONE TAP Direct links to Venmo and Cash App with the amount pre-filled — no typing a number by hand. Zelle info is one tap to copy. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Split doesn't have accounts, doesn't have a server, and doesn't collect or transmit any of your data. Names, expenses, receipts — everything lives on your device, full stop. There's nothing to breach because there's nothing collected. Split a dinner, a trip, a grocery run, or rent. Add the people, add or scan the expenses, and settle up — that's it.

About

PickCard

Features
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PickCard is a credit card bill and due date tracker that also tells you which card to use today. WHICH CARD TODAY? Enter each card's statement day and due date, and PickCard shows which card gives you the longest time to pay, reminds you before every bill, and keeps your spending in view. No bank login, no account, and nothing leaves your iPhone. BILLS AND SPENDING See upcoming statements, due dates, expected subscriptions and loan instalments in the calendar. Record purchases, payments and balances, review Activity and your recap, and track debit accounts and cash in hand. Balances are estimates based on the records you add; update them whenever you need to. CAPTURE ON YOUR TERMS Share a bank message with PickCard, pass messages through an automation you set up in Shortcuts, or add entries manually. Review captured entries and teach PickCard a message format. Message formats vary by bank and country; manual entry remains available. PickCard does not connect to your bank account or require a bank login. ON YOUR IPHONE Your cards, shared messages and financial records stay on your iPhone. Use the app lock to protect access, choose whether widgets show amounts, and export or erase your local data from Settings. Restoring an Apple purchase restores access, not your financial records on another device. 14 DAYS FREE, THEN ONE PAYMENT Start the free 14-day trial after setup to use every feature. It lasts 14 full days from the original Apple purchase date. No subscription, automatic renewal or automatic charge. You can choose the separate PickCard Lifetime purchase to unlock every feature with one payment; Apple shows your price before you buy. Family Sharing is not included. After the trial, your existing cards, loans, leases, balances and history stay readable. Adding or editing records, new message capture and full features require the one-time unlock. Balances remain estimates from saved records; new messages received through sharing or Shortcuts are not stored after expiry. Existing bill and statement reminders, Export, owner-confirmed Erase and app security remain available. Messages saved before expiry are kept. Restore purchases is available on the unlock screen and in Settings > PickCard Plus. Reinstalling or erasing local data does not restart the same Apple Account trial.

Screenshots

Split4 screens
PickCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split at none against PickCard's 2. PickCard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 26 months). On price, ads, 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. PickCard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split ships an update every 26 months, PickCard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Split versus PickCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitPickCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTy OkazakiThilina Abeyrathna

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PickCard

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • PickCard Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickCard free?
PickCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Split or PickCard have ads?
Neither Split nor PickCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or PickCard?
Split ships an update every 26 months, and PickCard every 2 days. Most recently, Split was updated on October 30, 2026 and PickCard on October 31, 2026.

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