Comparison

TONTON vs SplitBill

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

Head to head
About

TONTON

Features
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Split bills together and see who owes whom at a glance. No sign-up required. Planning a trip or a group dinner? TONTON makes splitting expenses simple. Everyone in the group can add payments, balances are calculated automatically, and you can see exactly who should pay whom — all in one screen. How it works 1. Create a Group and an Event * Group: Friends, family, roommates, coworkers, a club or team. * Event: A trip, dinner, party, camping — anything with shared costs. Use the same group for as many events as you like. 2. Invite Members Share the invite link. Members join by tapping it, or by pasting it into "Join by Invite Link" in the app. 3. Add Expenses Record who paid, how much, and who it's split between. Everyone's balance updates in real time. 4. Check Balances at a Glance * By Member: each person's balance * By Date: what was spent each day * Log: every payment as it's added * Summary: who pays whom, and how much 5. Share & Settle Up Share the result as an image or a link — friends can view it even without the app. When everyone has paid, mark the event as settled. Features * No account or sign-up needed * Real-time sync across the whole group * 47 currencies, perfect for trips abroad * Multiple events per group * Theme colors * Missions: unlock cute animal icons and new theme colors as you use the app Perfect for * Trips & vacations * Group dinners & parties * Couples & roommates * Family expenses * Clubs & teams * IOUs and reimbursements From two people to a big group, TONTON keeps shared expenses simple. Download TONTON and make splitting bills effortless!

About

SplitBill

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"Boss pays more today", "The newbies get a discount", "Ladies pay less" — reflect the usual bill-splitting rules of Japanese drinking parties, year-end parties, and welcome/farewell dinners with a single tap. --- Key Features --- ■ Split Presets (6 types) Common Japanese group-dinner rules, each a single tap: ・Equal Split ・Boss Pays More (default 1.5x, adjustable) ・Organizer Free ・Newbie Discount (default 0.5x, adjustable) ・Ladies Discount (default 0.8x, adjustable) ・Non-Drinker Discount (default 0.7x, adjustable) Pick who's included via the chip on each member row. Multipliers are adjustable in ±0.05 steps on the card. ■ Dice Split (playful) Everyone rolls 0–9 randomly and the bill splits by the dice ratio. Example: 3 people, ¥1,000 total, dice 1/2/7 → ¥100 / ¥200 / ¥700. Includes a rolling animation and a re-roll button. Great party-ender. ■ Flexible Rounding ・Unit: ¥1 / ¥100 / ¥500 / ¥1000 ・Mode: "Leave remainder" (floor each) or "Collect extra" (ceil each) Great for "collect neatly in ¥1000 units" or "extra goes to tip". ■ Collection Tracking in Results Toggle each member as paid; a progress bar shows how much you've collected. No hard-coded organizer role — anyone can be the payer. ■ LINE-Optimized Text Copy result formatted "Tanaka-san: ¥3,500". Paste-and-go for LINE or SMS. ■ PayPay Launch One-tap open PayPay app (redirects to App Store if not installed). Amount is pre-copied to clipboard. ■ Saved Groups Save regular member groups ("Work Crew", "College Friends") and load them via horizontal chips on the main screen. Auto-saves the last 30 splits. ■ Widget (Small / Medium) Latest split result on Home Screen: total, member count, top 3 amounts. ■ iCloud Sync Groups and history sync between iPhone and iPad. No manual migration. ■ SF Symbols + Sage Green Design System icons instead of emojis. Full dark mode. --- Perfect For --- ・Company drinking parties, year-end (bounenkai) and new-year (shinnenkai) parties ・Welcome/farewell dinners (newbie discount, organizer free) ・Mixed-gender parties (ladies discount) ・When there are non-drinkers ・A fun end-of-night dice roll ・Collecting cleanly in ¥1000 units ・Quick LINE / PayPay share --- Other --- Full Dark Mode, 16 languages, iCloud sync, ¥480 Remove Ads IAP, privacy focused (device + iCloud only). --- Disclaimer --- PayPay payment requires manual action in the PayPay app. Sage Apps Series — Search "Sage Apps" on the App Store.

Screenshots

TONTON4 screens
SplitBill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TONTON at none against SplitBill's 1. TONTON also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SplitBill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TONTON asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TONTON ships an update weekly, SplitBill fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TONTON versus SplitBill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTONTONSplitBill
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developertanabe daikiYusuke Takeuchi

In-app purchases

None

TONTON

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SplitBill

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is TONTON free?
TONTON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SplitBill free?
SplitBill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TONTON or SplitBill have ads?
Both TONTON and SplitBill show ads.
Which is updated more often, TONTON or SplitBill?
TONTON ships an update weekly, and SplitBill fortnightly. Most recently, TONTON was updated on November 5, 2026 and SplitBill on October 31, 2026.

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