Comparison

Dollar Bill Scanner vs RareBill

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

Head to head
About

Dollar Bill Scanner

Easily scan dollar bills to get estimated values, learn their history, and manage your banknote collection. Perfect for collectors wanting to track, organize, and expand their currency portfolio.

Highlights
  • Instant banknote scanning
  • Estimated value based on rarity and condition
  • Personal collection manager
  • Historical insights and trends
  • Organize and categorize banknotes
  • Track currency portfolio
Features
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Scan, Value, and Manage Your Banknote Collection! Discover the history and worth of your old dollar bills with ease! Whether you're a passionate collector or just curious about the value of a banknote, this app makes it simple. Just scan a bill, get an estimated value, and organize your collection—all in one place. Perfect for collectors looking to track, manage, and expand their portfolio of rare and valuable currency. Key Features: Instant Banknote Scanning – Quickly scan old dollar bills to receive an estimated value based on rarity, condition, and market trends. Personal Collection Manager – Easily organize, categorize, and track your banknotes in a digital collection. Historical Insights & Trends – Learn about the history of each bill and stay updated on the latest valuation trends. Subscription Information This app offers auto-renewing subscriptions to provide unlimited access to all features with no limits while you maintain an active subscription. Purchases will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see privacy policy and terms of service - linked below. Please visit the following link for more information on AppStore app subscriptions. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Contact & Support: kofibeduaustin222@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://kofiro.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://kofiro.com/tos.html- Download now and revolutionize your writing with a single tap.Start scanning today and uncover the true value of your collection!

About

RareBill

Scan US currency with your camera to instantly identify rare serial numbers and star notes. Discover if your bills are worth more than face value, with detailed information on various rarity types. The first 20 scans are free, with a one-time purchase for full access.

Highlights
  • Scan US bills with camera
  • Identify star notes
  • Detect fancy serial numbers
  • Check for low and high serials
  • Provides estimated values
  • Uses official print-run data
Features
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Scan any US bill. Find out in two seconds whether it's worth more than face value. Point your camera at the serial number. RareBill reads it on-device and tells you straight away whether you're holding a star note or a fancy serial. Your first 20 bills are free. WHAT MAKES A BILL SPECIAL STAR NOTES - replacement notes printed to replace damaged ones, marked with a star at the end of the serial. Roughly one bill in a hundred. Fancy serial numbers, all detected instantly: • Solid — 11111111 • Ladder — 12345678 • Radar — 12344321, reads the same backwards • Repeater — 74627462 • Super repeater — 39393939 • Double quad — 55553333 • Binary and true binary — only two digits • Low serials — under 00001000 • High serials — 9999xxxx • Seven of a kind, birthdays, bookends and more TRY IT ON YOUR OWN BILLS The first 20 scans are free and nothing is held back — print-run rarity, value ranges, the collection, stack mode, all of it. Check your own money, decide whether it works for you, and only then decide whether to pay. ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION $4.99, once. Not a year, not a week — once. Every other app in this corner of the store bills you again next year. BUILT ON OFFICIAL DATA Print-run figures come from the BEP's own monthly production reports, 2002 to today, plus the published collector record back to 1935. Every serial range shipped in the app was cross-checked against the quantities printed alongside it — if the arithmetic didn't agree, the row didn't ship. RareBill also tells you what the lookup sites don't: small print runs are released in consecutive packs, so a low run number is not the same as a scarce note. Values are estimates from published price guides, not appraisals. RareBill is a reference tool for collectors: it makes no claim about whether a note is genuine, and it does not check your note for printing errors — the guide explains what to look for and leaves the judgement to you. Your camera never leaves your phone. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored.

Screenshots

Dollar Bill Scanner4 screens
RareBill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: RareBill at free with in-app purchases against Dollar Bill Scanner's subscription. RareBill also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dollar Bill Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 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. Dollar Bill Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and RareBill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RareBill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dollar Bill Scanner has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dollar Bill Scanner ships an update every 2 months, RareBill monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dollar Bill Scanner versus RareBill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDollar Bill ScannerRareBill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKofi AustinCHRISTOPHER JAMES HINCKLEY

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dollar Bill Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Black Friday Deal Lifetime Access$39.99
1 purchases

RareBill

One-time1
  • RareBill Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Dollar Bill Scanner free?
Dollar Bill Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RareBill free?
RareBill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dollar Bill Scanner or RareBill?
RareBill is rated higher. Dollar Bill Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while RareBill averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dollar Bill Scanner or RareBill have ads?
Neither Dollar Bill Scanner nor RareBill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dollar Bill Scanner or RareBill?
Dollar Bill Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and RareBill monthly. Most recently, Dollar Bill Scanner was updated on October 28, 2026 and RareBill on October 25, 2026.

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