Balancer vs PiePlot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balancer
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Split bills with AI — point your camera at any receipt and Balancer assigns every item instantly. Free forever, no subscription, no ads. SCAN RECEIPTS WITH AI Point your camera at any receipt. Balancer reads it instantly and lets you assign items to each person — no manual entry needed. SMART DEBT MINIMIZATION The algorithm calculates the fewest possible transfers to settle all debts. No more complicated payment chains. COMPLETELY FREE. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Every feature, forever free. Nothing locked behind a paywall — unlike other expense apps. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Add expenses in any currency. Balancer converts everything to your group's currency automatically. BUILT FOR TRAVELERS & ROOMMATES Group trips, shared apartments, dinner with friends — create a group for any situation and invite people with one link. ALWAYS KNOW WHO OWES WHAT Clear balances for every member. See exactly who owes whom and how much, updated instantly after every expense. Download Balancer free and stop doing math in your head
PiePlot
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Split the bill without doing the math. Snap a photo of any receipt and PiePlot's AI pulls out every item, price, tax and tip in seconds. Assign items to people and see exactly who owes whom — as a pie, not a spreadsheet. SCAN, DON'T TYPE • AI reads grocery, restaurant and general receipts • Items, prices, tax and tip extracted automatically • Or add anything by hand in a few taps SPLIT IT ANY WAY • Equally, by percentage, by exact amounts, or by shares • Assign individual items to individual people • Tax and tip distributed proportionally, done for you • Add people who don't have the app — they can claim their spot later FOR THE PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY SPLIT WITH • Roommates — rent, utilities and the weekly shop • Couples — a fairness view comparing your share to an income-fair split • Trips and groups — invite by QR code or link SETTLE UP CLEANLY • Balances update live as expenses are added • Debts simplified so everyone settles with the fewest payments • Record settlements to keep balances current • Multi-currency, with CSV and PDF export NEW: BUSINESS MODE Run a one-person company? Switch PiePlot to Business mode and every receipt becomes a tax record. • Snap it once — categorized automatically with the right tax treatment • Meals capped where the rules require it, handled for you • Receipt images kept as the supporting document, organized by tax year • Hand your accountant one file at year end: a clean CSV plus a summary • Run more than one company, and share a single receipt across them PiePlot helps you keep records. It is not tax advice — check with your accountant. PRICING • Splitting bills is always free — unlimited expenses, groups and people • Everyone gets free AI receipt scans every day • Scan Pro raises your scan limit and adds AI Quick Entry — type "dinner $60, split with Sam" and AI fills in the rest • PiePlot Business raises it further and adds the accountant export • Current limits, prices and trial details are shown in the app PRIVACY • AI features send your receipt to Google's Gemini AI — we ask before the first time • Privacy Policy: https://www.pieplot.com/privacy • Terms of Service: https://www.pieplot.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balancer at none against PiePlot's 2. Balancer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PiePlot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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. PiePlot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Balancer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balancer ships an update every 2 months, PiePlot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balancer | PiePlot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yahor Bukhta | BOBBY JOSE |
In-app purchases
Balancer
No in-app purchases
PiePlot
- Scan Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PiePlot Scan Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









