CheckMate vs Split Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckMate
Effortlessly divide bills among friends after dining out. This application ensures everyone pays their exact share, accounting for tax and tip, to avoid overpaying. Easily share personalized totals for quick repayment.
- Split bills evenly
- Calculate tax and tip
- Share personalized totals
- Organize expenses
- Fast and easy to use
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Always paying when you go out with friends? Split the bill evenly with CheckMate! Based in NYC, CheckMate is an app designed to make splitting the bill fast and easy. Everyone pays their fair share so you don't have to fork over an extra 10, 20, or even 30 dollars just because they didn't pay for tax and tip. Keep everything organized with the features that let you share everybody's personalized total so they can pay you back.
Split Check
Effortlessly split bills and track shared expenses with friends and family. Scan receipts, divide costs item by item, and settle up instantly using popular payment apps. Eliminate confusion and get paid back quickly.
- AI receipt scanner
- Itemized bill splitting
- Split by shares or equally
- Instant payment app integration
- Detailed breakdown of who owes what
- Charge more for tip and tax
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You paid the bill. Why should it be a hassle to get your money back? With Split Check, just scan your receipt, split the bill, and settle up with payment apps like Venmo—all in seconds. Split Check makes it easy to split bills with friends and family and get paid back fast. How it works: 1. Split your receipts using our AI receipt scanner. It works with any photo, including handwritten tips and totals. 2. Split the check item by item. Assign multiple people per item, or use advanced split modes like shares for fractional amounts. 3. Settle up bills instantly. Send or request money via payment apps like Venmo. 4. View full breakdown of who owes what. No confusion. No awkward math. Perfect for: • Splitting the bill for drinking at the bar • Split rent bills and grocery receipts • Group split bills from dinners, happy hour tabs, and coffee runs • Receipt splitting for groceries, bill splitting rent or utilities, or split rent bills with roommates • Friends on trips, weekend getaways, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and weddings • Couples tracking shared expenses • The friend who wants to rack up credit card points Features: • Charge more tip and tax for those who ordered more. • Receipt scanning that actually works. • Easy split bill options. Divide items equally, by shares, and more. Why people love Split Check: • No subscription required. Pay per-use with tokens that never expire. • Split the token cost automatically. Just a few cents per person. • Only pay if it works. Use a token only when you're ready to settle. • Want more? Get Split Check Unlimited for one flat monthly or yearly fee. Join hundreds of people who eliminate the guesswork from group expenses. Split Check is the best bills splitter app for getting a fair split. No one will ever complain about who paid for what. Get your money back while you're still at the table. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Venmo (PayPal, Inc.). Venmo® is a registered trademark of PayPal, Inc., and all trademarks, trade names, logos, and brands mentioned or used are property of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckMate at none against Split Check's 3. CheckMate also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Split Check sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CheckMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CheckMate against 4.9 for Split Check. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CheckMate ships an update every 3 days, Split Check every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CheckMate | Split Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nickolaos Kontonicolaou-Dits | Mikar Dev, LLC |
Customer experience
CheckMate
Split Check
In-app purchases
CheckMate
No in-app purchases
Split Check
- Unlimited$4.991 Month
- Unlimited$39.991 Year
- 2-Token Pack$0.99









