Comparison

Tiko vs Split

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

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About

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

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
Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split at none against Tiko's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiko ships an update every 8 days, Split every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Tiko versus Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTikoSplit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size95 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBROKEN MATRIX TECHNOLOGY, LLCYusuf Nadaroglu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiko

One-time1
  • Tico Unlock$2.99
None

Split

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiko free?
Tiko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiko or Split have ads?
Neither Tiko nor Split shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiko or Split?
Tiko ships an update every 8 days, and Split every 5 days. Most recently, Tiko was updated on September 28, 2026 and Split on October 15, 2026.

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