Payback App vs Scanvera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Payback App
Easily split bills and track shared expenses with friends. Scan receipts, assign items, and request payments through various popular payment apps or a shareable link. Perfect for group outings, travel, and managing shared living costs.
- Receipt scanning and item assignment
- Even or itemized bill splitting
- Payment requests via Payback link
- Integration with Venmo and Cash App
- Group creation for repeat splits
- Expense history tracking
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Payback makes splitting receipts fast and friendly. Scan a receipt, pick who’s in, assign items (or split evenly), and request payment with one tap—through a Payback link, Venmo, Cash App, or SMS. Perfect for dinners, travel, roommates, and group events. How it works: Snap or import a receipt Auto-detect items with easy manual editing Select friends or groups and split evenly or by item Send a Payback link, Venmo/Cash App request, or copy details to share Why Payback: Smart receipt scanning with manual controls when needed Even or itemized splits with per-person totals Quick Request: charge a set amount without a receipt Share requests via Payback link, Venmo, Cash App, or SMS Friends and groups (soon) for faster repeat splits Lightweight history to track what you’ve sent Clean, fast design Payment options: Venmo Cash App Shareable Payback link for anyone (no app required) Privacy and control: You decide who to add from Contacts Your photos stay yours; camera access is only used to scan receipts Permissions we request: Camera: to scan receipts Photos: to import or save receipt images Contacts: to quickly select friends to split with Note: Payback is not affiliated with Venmo or Cash App.
Scanvera
This app is a comprehensive toolkit for scanning and generating QR codes and barcodes. It also offers document scanning with OCR and signature stamping, all processed on-device for enhanced privacy. Various subscription options are available for premium features.
- Scan QR, EAN, Code 128, and more
- Generate codes for websites, text, Wi-Fi, contacts
- Convert camera/gallery pages to PDF
- On-device OCR for text recognition
- Add signature stamps to documents
- On-device processing for privacy
- Scan from photos and smart actions
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Scanvera is a complete QR, barcode and document toolkit. Fast, honest pricing, and on-device processing. SCANNER • QR, EAN, Code 128, Code 39, PDF417, Data Matrix and Aztec • Torch, scan from photos, and smart actions: open, copy, call, look up a product • History and favorites GENERATOR • Website, text, Wi‑Fi, contact, email, SMS, phone • WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, location and event • Professional barcodes • Export, share and save to Photos DOCUMENTS • Camera or gallery pages to PDF • On-device OCR • Signature stamp PRIVACY Codes, photos and signatures stay on your device. No account required. SCANVERA PRO Removes ads, for good. Monthly or yearly subscription, or a lifetime unlock. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://konechoco.github.io/scanvera-legal-pages/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Payback App at none against Scanvera's 3. Payback App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). Scanvera's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Scanvera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Payback App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Payback App against 5.0 for Scanvera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Payback App has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Payback App ships an update every 6 weeks, Scanvera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Payback App | Scanvera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Payback LLC | INZA KONE |
Customer experience
Payback App
Scanvera
In-app purchases
Payback App
No in-app purchases
Scanvera
- Scanvera Pro Mensile$2.991 Month
- Scanvera Pro Annuale$12.991 Year
- Scanvera Pro a Vita$24.99
