Sparrow vs Swipe Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparrow
Automatically discovers and helps you claim money you're owed, including class action settlements, unclaimed funds, and late delivery refunds. It can also negotiate bills, cancel subscriptions, and address bank fees through AI-powered assistance.
- Finds class action settlements
- Locates unclaimed money
- Requests late delivery refunds via AI
- Negotiates bills and cancels subscriptions with AI
- Identifies bank fee issues
- Monitors for new claims
- One-tap claim submissions
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Find and claim money that you're entitled to. Sparrow automatically finds class action settlements, refunds, and credits you may be owed—then helps you claim them in seconds. What Sparrow Finds • Class action payouts and settlements • Unclaimed money from state and federal databases • Late-delivery refunds from Amazon, Walmart and Chewy, requested for you by an AI phone call • Bill negotiation and subscription cancellation, handled by an AI phone call you start • Bank fees and price hikes on your linked accounts • Spam texts you report from Messages, pooled by the brand behind them How It Works 1. Link: Securely connect accounts. 2. Detect: Sparrow scans for eligible refunds and claims. 3. Claim: Select refunds and claims you'd like to apply for. Why People Love Sparrow • Automated monitoring so you don't miss new Sparrow claims • Fast filing with prefilled forms and one-tap submissions Perfect For • Frequent shoppers and subscription users • Busy people who don’t have time to track every settlement • Anyone who wants their refunds and claims in one simple dashboard Privacy & Legal Sparrow is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Please review each claim’s eligibility and terms before filing. TERMS: https://usesparrow.com/terms
Swipe Split
Effortlessly split restaurant bills by scanning receipts. Assign items, share costs fairly including tax and tip, and get a clear breakdown of what each person owes. Integrates with payment apps for easy payback.
- Scan receipts with AI
- Claim individual items
- Split shared items
- Fairly distribute tax and tip
- Integrates with payment apps
- No user accounts required for guests
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Dinner was great. The last ten minutes don't have to ruin it. SwipeSplit turns one photo of the receipt into a shared table. Scan the receipt, share the QR code or link, and everyone opens it on their own phone and claims the items they had from a list. Shared plates split between whoever claims them. Tax, tip, fees, and discounts are spread fairly and add up to the printed total, to the cent. When everyone has claimed, the host finalizes the table and each person sees exactly what they owe, with a pay-back button that opens Venmo or Cash App with the amount filled in. Guests don't need an account. No money moves through SwipeSplit. Good to know: receipt photos are read by an AI model to pull out the items, kept for 30 days so we can fix bad scans, then deleted. Tables expire after 24 hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swipe Split at 5.0 against Sparrow's 4.2. Swipe Split also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Sparrow's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sparrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Swipe Split asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swipe Split holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparrow has 159 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sparrow ships an update every 2 weeks, Swipe Split every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sparrow | Swipe Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sparrow - Refund Finder | LEE GROUP VENTURES, INC. |
Customer experience
Sparrow
Swipe Split
In-app purchases
Sparrow
- Monthly Plan$19.001 Month
- Annual plan ($7/month)3 Days trial$84.001 Year
Swipe Split
No in-app purchases
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