Comparison

Billy vs fairShare

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 with this tool. Scan receipts or manually input items, then assign them to individuals. It calculates each person's share of costs, including tax and tip, providing clear, transparent breakdowns.

Highlights
  • Scan receipt photos
  • Manually enter line items
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Calculate tax and tip share
  • Generate per-person totals
  • Create shareable PDF breakdowns
Features
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Billy makes it super easy to split bills fairly by generating individualized breakdowns of what each person ordered or shared and is responsible for. Simply scan a photo of your receipt or manually enter each line item as well as any tax and tip. Next, assign each item to the person who ordered it or the people who shared it. Billy will then generate individualized breakdowns for each person showing exactly which items they’re responsible for, their share of tax and tip, and their individual total. Billy can even generate a PDF of the entire per-person breakdown that can be easily shared, making it easy to communicate who owes what with full transparency. With Billy, payback’s a breeze.

About

fairShare

Effortlessly split bills with AI-powered receipt scanning. Focus on enjoying time with friends, not complex calculations. Share personal breakdowns and get paid back quickly.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Live Sharing for groups
  • Split tax and tip
  • Venmo integration
  • Shareable breakdowns
  • Saved receipt history
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◆ Stop doing stressed-out math at the table. Focus on hanging out, not the bill. ◆ In a rush? Pick up the tab and sort out the details later. Send personal breakdowns and get paid back faster. ◆ With Live Sharing, everyone can choose their own items. No app, login, or download required for guests. #1 Most Accurate OCR/AI bill splitter Just snap a photo of the receipt, and fairShare uses multiple advanced AI models behind the scenes to read items, prices, tax, and totals. Most receipts scan quickly. Tricky or messy ones get deeper processing under the hood, and if fairShare spots a possible issue, it automatically retries for a cleaner, more accurate result. === FEATURES === • Multi-model AI-powered receipt scanning • Live Sharing for group collaboration • Fairly split tax & tip • Birthday Mode • Venmo integration • Shareable per-person breakdowns • Merge people for shared payments • Quick swipe actions • Saved receipt history • Smart Tip options • More accurate than traditional OCR methods === BUILT WITH CARE === After years of trying bill-splitting apps, I realized none of them got everything right. So I built fairShare to be the one that does. I'm an independent solo developer, and I read every email. My family and I thank you for your support! my.fairshare.support@gmail.com === PRIVACY === Anonymous by design. No email sign-in, phone number, or password required. Terms of Use: https://join-fairshare.com/terms

Screenshots

Billy4 screens
fairShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Billy at none against fairShare's 9. fairShare's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. fairShare sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Billy asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 fairShare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Billy ships an update every 6 weeks, fairShare fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Billy versus fairShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillyfairShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan SahooMichael Sauls

Customer experience

Billy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

fairShare

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Billy

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

fairShare

Subscriptions2
  • fairShare Pro ( monthly )$0.991 Month
  • fairShare Pro ( yearly )$5.991 Year
One-time7
  • 10 Scan Pack$0.99
  • 5 Scan Pack$0.99
  • 7 Scan Pack$0.99
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  • 15 Scan Pack$0.99
  • 25 Scan Pack$2.99
  • 20 Scan Pack$2.99
  • 30 Scan Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Billy free?
Billy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is fairShare free?
fairShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Billy or fairShare?
Billy and fairShare are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Billy or fairShare have ads?
Neither Billy nor fairShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Billy or fairShare?
Billy ships an update every 6 weeks, and fairShare fortnightly. Most recently, Billy was updated on October 10, 2026 and fairShare on October 2, 2026.

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