Comparison

PiePlot vs Monthlio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PiePlot

Features
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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

About

Monthlio

This app helps you understand your true monthly expenses by normalizing all billing cycles to a monthly cost. Track spending by category, manage subscriptions, and view upcoming charges to stay on top of your finances.

Highlights
  • Normalize all billing cycles to monthly cost
  • Categorize expenses with visual breakdown
  • Track subscriptions and identify price increases
  • View upcoming charges and set reminders
  • Set income and track leftover funds
  • Offline functionality
  • Face ID or passcode lock
Features
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Monthlio is a fast, private expense tracker that answers one question: what does my month actually cost? Enter your expenses at whatever cadence they bill — weekly groceries, a yearly Prime renewal, a quarterly insurance payment — and Monthlio normalizes everything to a true monthly cost. The dashboard shows your total, a breakdown by category, and what's left after expenses. FEATURES • Monthly total with a donut chart by category. Tap a slice to drill in. • Every cadence normalized: weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly, yearly, one-time. • Income and leftover: set your take-home pay and see how much of it goes to expenses. • Category budgets with green, amber and red progress and an over-budget badge. • Subscriptions view with a cancel toggle and price-increase flags. • Upcoming charges: a 30-day timeline of what hits your account, with optional reminders the day before. • Month history: a bar chart of past months and month-over-month change. • Search and sort your expenses. • Multi-currency with a base currency and your own exchange rates. • Face ID or passcode lock. • iCloud sync between your devices. • CSV export. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no bank linking. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. Monthlio never sees it. Works offline. No subscription required.

Screenshots

PiePlot4 screens
Monthlio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monthlio at none against PiePlot's 2. PiePlot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PiePlot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Monthlio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiePlot ships an update every 3 days, Monthlio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PiePlot versus Monthlio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiePlotMonthlio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOBBY JOSEBRANDON ABRAHAM MOGHADAM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PiePlot

Subscriptions2
  • Scan Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PiePlot Scan Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Monthlio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiePlot free?
PiePlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monthlio free?
Monthlio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiePlot or Monthlio have ads?
Neither PiePlot nor Monthlio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiePlot or Monthlio?
PiePlot ships an update every 3 days, and Monthlio weekly. Most recently, PiePlot was updated on October 1, 2026 and Monthlio on October 8, 2026.

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