Billy vs AURA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billy
Effortlessly split bills by scanning receipts with AI. Assign items, calculate individual shares including taxes and tips, and share summaries instantly. Upgrade for advanced features like trip tracking and saved groups.
- AI-powered receipt scanning
- Drag & drop item assignment
- Split shared items
- Accurate tax and tip calculations
- Quickly add people
- Easy sharing of summaries
- Trip expense tracking (Premium)
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Billy lets you snap a picture of your bill and drag items around to automatically calculate what each person owes. Features: • AI-powered receipt scanning: Billy will identify items, prices, taxes, fees, and discounts. • Drag & Drop Items: Assign items to different people by dragging and dropping them into each person's bubble. • Split Shared Items: Split any item between certain people, or between the entire group. Billy handles the math for evenly distributing the price. • Accurate Calculations: Billy automatically calculates each person's share, including their portion of taxes or tips. • Add People Quickly: Add friends from your contacts or enter their names manually. • Easy Sharing: Generate itemized summaries for each person or the entire bill. Share via text, email, or any messaging app so everyone knows what they owe. • Venmo Request: Open a request in Venmo with the owed amount, along with the bill breakdown in the notes. Upgrade to Billy Premium for more features like: • Trips: Calculate owed totals across multiple bills by adding multiple bills to a trip. • Saved Groups: Create and save groups of people you frequently split bills with (e.g., roommates, friends, family). • Unlimited Scans: Enjoy unlimited receipt scanning without monthly restrictions. • Bill History: Access and manage all your past bills and splits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AURA
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Transform Your Voice Into Structured Ideas AURA is the only recording app that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, searchable concepts using advanced AI. Capture your ideas through voice, watch them evolve through iterations, and compose them into cohesive insights, all while keeping your data private and synced via iCloud. INTELLIGENT VOICE CAPTURE Record or import audio and mark highlights during recording to flag important moments. Pause, resume, and let your thoughts flow naturally - AURA handles the rest. AI-POWERED INSIGHTS Automatic transcription using AI transforms your audio into formatted text. Get instant AI-generated summaries, extracted questions, and smart keywords that make your ideas discoverable. No manual note-taking required. ITERATE & EVOLVE YOUR THINKING Capture the same idea multiple times as it develops. Each iteration builds on previous ones with context-aware AI that understands your complete thought journey. Compose all iterations into a unified document that tells the full story. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL 100% free with complete transparency. All recordings stored as human-readable Markdown files. Automatic iCloud sync keeps your ideas available across all devices instantly - no proprietary databases, no vendor lock-in. Compatible with Obsidian and other note-taking tools. Perfect for: Creative professionals, researchers, writers, students, entrepreneurs, and anyone who thinks best by talking. Your thoughts deserve better than scattered voice memos. Give them structure. Give them AURA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AURA at none against Billy's 3. AURA also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Billy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AURA asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Billy | AURA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RB Labs LLC | Inaki Tajes Reiris |
In-app purchases
Billy
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$99.99
AURA
No in-app purchases









