Comparison

Billy vs Cost Share

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

Head to head
About

Billy

Effortlessly divide expenses from receipts by snapping a photo. The app automatically scans items, allows easy assignment to friends, and calculates exact amounts owed, including tip and tax. Share clear summaries instantly without needing to log in.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with a photo
  • Automatic line item extraction
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Calculate tip and tax
  • Instant total calculation
  • Shareable expense summaries
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Split bills from a receipt in seconds. Snap a photo and Billy scans your receipt, pulls out each line item, and lets you quickly assign items to friends. Add tip and tax, and Billy instantly calculates who owes what. Then share a clean summary in one tap. No logins. No spreadsheets. Just fast, fair bill splitting. Perfect for dinners, takeout, coffee runs, roommates, and group trips. How it works: - Snap a photo of your receipt - Review scanned items - Assign items to each person - Add tip/tax if needed - See totals instantly - Share a ready-to-send summary

About

Cost Share

Easily divide expenses among friends, roommates, or travel companions. Scan receipts with AI for quick entry, track balances, and record settlements to ensure fairness and clarity in shared spending.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning with itemization
  • Group expense splitting
  • Real-time balance tracking
  • Settlement recording
  • Multi-currency support
  • Data export
Features
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Cost Share makes splitting expenses simple for friends, roommates, couples, and travel groups. Create groups, add expenses, and instantly see who owes what. Track balances across personal and group spending, record settlements, and keep a full activity history so everyone stays on the same page. Features: - Fast expense splitting for groups and friends - AI receipt scanning for quicker expense entry with itemization - Simple settle-up flow to clear balances - Shared activity feed with search - Multi-currency support - Data export tools Whether you're sharing rent and utilities, planning a trip, or managing everyday costs, Cost Share helps keep everything fair, clear, and organized. Terms of Use: https://cost-share.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://cost-share.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Billy4 screens
Cost Share4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Billy at free against Cost Share's freemium. Cost Share's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Billy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cost Share sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Billy against 5.0 for Cost Share. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Billy ships an update every 11 days, Cost Share every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Billy versus Cost Share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillyCost Share
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungtae KimKotipalli Vigna Pavan

Customer experience

Billy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cost Share

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Billy

One-time3
  • 5 Credits$1.99
  • 10 Credits$2.99
  • 20 Credits$3.99
2 purchases

Cost Share

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly2 Months trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly2 Months trial$24.491 Year

Questions

Is Billy free?
Billy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cost Share free?
Cost Share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Billy or Cost Share?
Billy and Cost Share are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Billy or Cost Share have ads?
Neither Billy nor Cost Share shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Billy or Cost Share?
Billy ships an update every 11 days, and Cost Share every 4 days. Most recently, Billy was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cost Share on October 31, 2026.

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