Comparison

Olive Split vs Squirrel

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

Head to head
About

Olive Split

Effortlessly divide restaurant bills by scanning receipts. The app identifies items and prices, allowing users to assign what each person consumed. It then calculates individual shares, including tax and tip, and facilitates payments via Venmo, Cash App, or a shareable link.

Highlights
  • Scan restaurant receipts
  • Itemize and price detection
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Proportional tax and tip splitting
  • Payment requests via Venmo/Cash App
  • Shareable receipt links
  • QR code payment option
Features
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Split restaurant bills in seconds. Scan any receipt and Olive Split lists every item with its price. Tap what each person had and Olive Split calculates each share with tax and tip split proportionally. Three ways to send the payment: • Pay or request via Venmo or Cash App with the amount pre-filled • Share a receipt link so friends pick their own items and pay you directly • Display a QR code at the table — friends scan with their camera and pay in Venmo with the amount pre-filled Have multiple receipts to split? Scan them all at once, tap items from any of the receipts, and send one combined payment request. No calculators, no "who had the wine?", no math. First scan is free. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Squirrel

Features
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Track food, medicine, and household supplies in one place. Know what you have, what expires soon, and what to buy next. Squirrel helps you save money, reduce waste, and stay organized at home. Squirrel is a smart home inventory app for everything you keep around the house — groceries, pantry items, fridge products, liquids, medicine, toiletries, and household supplies. Stop buying duplicates, forgetting what you already have, and discovering expired items too late. With Squirrel, you can organize your home inventory in seconds, stay ahead of expiration dates, and keep everything easy to find. Features - Track everything at home Manage food, liquids, medicine, and other household items in one app. - Fast barcode scanning Scan 1D and 2D barcodes, including QR and DataMatrix, to add products quickly. - AI autofill from photo Take a picture of any product and let AI recognize the name, category, weight, expiration date, and more. - Expiration date reminders Get notified 1 day, 3 days, or 1 week before an item expires. - Custom groups and categories Organize your items your way. - Shopping checklists Keep track of what you need to restock and export checklists as PDF. - Cloud sync across devices Access your inventory across devices with secure cloud sync. - Easy sign-in Sign in with Apple or Google. - Fully localized Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, and Ukrainian. Why Squirrel? Unlike apps that only track food or work only as a basic inventory list, Squirrel helps you manage everything at home in one place. Squirrel combines: - Food inventory tracking - Medicine expiration tracking - Household supply organization - Barcode scanning, OCR, and AI autofill - Smart reminders before items expire It’s built for real everyday life — from pantries and fridges to bathroom cabinets, storage shelves, and household essentials. Squirrel Pro Squirrel is free to download and includes optional Squirrel Pro features for users who want the full experience. Questions or feedback? squirrelvault.tracker@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://squirrel-app.github.io/SquirrelVault-Tracker-Support/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://squirrel-app.github.io/SquirrelVault-Tracker-Support/terms.html

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Olive Split at 3 against Squirrel's 1. Olive Split also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Olive Split sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Squirrel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olive Split ships an update every 5 days, Squirrel weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Olive Split versus Squirrel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlive SplitSquirrel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB30 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOstiraOleksandr Aksonenko

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Olive Split

Subscriptions4
  • Olive Premium$2.991 Month
  • Olive Split (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Olive Split (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Olive Premium$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Squirrel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Olive Split free?
Olive Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squirrel free?
Squirrel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Olive Split or Squirrel have ads?
Neither Olive Split nor Squirrel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olive Split or Squirrel?
Olive Split ships an update every 5 days, and Squirrel weekly. Most recently, Olive Split was updated on October 15, 2026 and Squirrel on October 1, 2026.

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