Comparison

Tiko vs Split Bills

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

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Tiko

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Scan the receipt, split the bill, send a link โ€” 60 seconds, no signup, and no app for your friends. Tiko reads the receipt with on-device OCR, you tap who had what, and everyone gets their share as a plain web link. Dinner with friends, lunch at work, drinks on a trip, a tab at the bar โ€” Tiko works it all out. No more napkin math, no more "I'll send it to you later." Built for one-time splits โ€” no group accounts, no app downloads for your friends, no leftover threads in your messages. WHAT TIKO DOES โ€” Scan the receipt โ€” on-device OCR reads the items and prices โ€” Assign items โ€” tap to give each dish or drink to the right person, color-coded โ€” Tips, your way โ€” percentage or fixed amount, split evenly or among a few โ€” Exact shares โ€” everyone's total recalculates instantly โ€” Share a link โ€” the whole split travels inside the link; everyone sees their share in a browser, no app needed โ€” History โ€” past bills saved on your device WORKS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT Tiko runs entirely on your device. No signup, no login, no account. Scanning, calculating and splitting work even without a connection โ€” everything is computed right on your phone. You send the link once you're back online. Your friends don't need to install anything: it opens like an ordinary web page. PAY ONCE, KEEP FOREVER One-time purchase. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Tiko is a tool โ€” you buy it, you own it. PRIVACY FIRST โ€” Everything happens on your device; the receipt never leaves it โ€” The link carries only that one split โ€” no server stores your data โ€” No ads, no tracking, no personal analytics Privacy Policy: https://1tnt.link/tiko/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://1tnt.link/tiko/eula.html

About

Split Bills

Features
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Split โ€” Split Expenses with Friends Splitting bills with friends and roommates shouldn't be stressful. Split makes it effortless. โ€ข Create groups for trips, roommates, or any shared costs โ€ข Add expenses and split them equally among friends โ€ข See at a glance who owes who โ€” no more awkward math โ€ข Settle up in seconds โ€ข Convert group expenses between currencies โ€ข Track every group's activity in one place โ€ข Sign in with email or Google Simple, fast, and built to keep your friendships drama-free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiko4 screens
Split Bills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split Bills at none against Tiko's 1. Split Bills also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiko sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Split Bills asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiko ships an update every 8 days, Split Bills every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Tiko versus Split Bills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTikoSplit Bills
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size95 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBROKEN MATRIX TECHNOLOGY, LLCYusuf Nadaroglu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiko

One-time1
  • Tico Unlock$2.99
None

Split Bills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiko free?
Tiko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split Bills free?
Split Bills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiko or Split Bills have ads?
Neither Tiko nor Split Bills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiko or Split Bills?
Tiko ships an update every 8 days, and Split Bills every 2 days. Most recently, Tiko was updated on September 10, 2026 and Split Bills on September 11, 2026.

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