Comparison

Pareto vs SplitBills

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

Head to head
About

Pareto

Effortlessly manage group expenses with a receipt scanner and integrated payment requests. Automatically split bills for meals, trips, or groceries, and optimize credit card rewards while settling up with friends.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning and item splitting
  • Venmo payment integration
  • Credit card rewards optimization
  • Fair split calculations
  • Real-time balances and IOUs
Features
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Dinner is over. The bill doesn't have to become homework. Scan the receipt with Pareto, assign dishes to the people who ordered them, and work out everyone's share of tax and tip. Send each person their amount and a Venmo payment link so the group can settle up. SCAN THE RECEIPT Use your camera or a receipt photo to turn a restaurant bill into editable items. Check the scan, fix anything that needs a change, or enter items yourself. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY Drag items onto each guest. Share an appetizer between the people who ate it. Divide tax and tip in proportion to each person's food total, instead of making someone with a salad pay for everyone else's dinner. SEND THEIR SHARE Share the bill breakdown or text payment links to your friends. Each person can see what they owe before opening Venmo. KEEP YOUR BILLS Save completed meals in your history and come back to the details when you need them. PARETO PRO Add payment tracking and reminders, remove ads, store receipt photos, and export bill history as PDF or CSV. Optional read-only Venmo linking through Plaid can confirm matching repayments when transaction data arrives. Sync timing depends on your connection, and Venmo may occasionally require you to sign in again. You can also update payment statuses yourself. Receipt scanning, splitting, payment links, and bill history are available free. Ads appear after your first 10 scans. Pro is an optional purchase. Pareto calculates and shares what people owe. Payments happen in Venmo. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pareto-split.com/privacy

About

SplitBills

Features
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SplitBills is the easiest way to split bills, share expenses, and track costs with friends, roommates, or family. Whether it’s a dinner, travel trip or monthly rent, SplitBills makes splitting bills simple, fast and fair. Key Features Bill Splitter: Instantly divide expenses by item or evenly. Expense Tracker: Keep a real-time balance of who owes what. Scan Receipts: Use your camera to capture and auto-fill bills. Group Costs: Manage expenses for roommates, friends, or trips. Settle Up: Mark payments, track shared bills, and clear debts easily. Why Users Love SplitBills SplitBills is designed to be fast, intuitive and social. Perfect for roommates splitting rent, friends tracking dinner bills, or travel groups sharing trip costs. No spreadsheets, no confusion. Just simple transparent cost sharing. Join other users making expense sharing effortless. Download SplitBills and never argue over money again! Privacy Policy: https://splitbillsapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pareto4 screens
SplitBills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SplitBills at 15.1 against Pareto's 17.0. 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. Pareto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and SplitBills sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pareto ships an update every 4 days, SplitBills every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pareto versus SplitBills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParetoSplitBills
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavis DilanchianBRYAN CHUN KIT TAM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pareto

Subscriptions1
  • Pareto Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pareto Pro Lifetime$15.00
1 purchases

SplitBills

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Pareto free?
Pareto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SplitBills free?
SplitBills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pareto or SplitBills have ads?
Neither Pareto nor SplitBills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pareto or SplitBills?
Pareto ships an update every 4 days, and SplitBills every 5 days. Most recently, Pareto was updated on October 24, 2026 and SplitBills on October 28, 2026.

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