Comparison

Obolus vs Bill Splitter

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

Head to head
About

Obolus

Features
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Obolus splits shared expenses fairly โ€“ for trips, roommates, couples and parties. Enter who paid and for whom, and Obolus works out who owes whom how much. With as few transfers as possible. NO ACCOUNT, NO LIMIT, NO ADS No sign-up, no email, no password. Add as many expenses as you like โ€“ no daily limit, no ads. TOGETHER โ€“ ANDROID TOO Invite your group with a link or QR code. Whoever opens it joins and adds expenses themselves โ€“ on iPhone or Android. Everyone sees the same thing โ€“ and you can see who has already joined and who hasnโ€™t yet. Someone without a phone simply stays a member, and you add expenses for them. SPLIT THE WAY IT REALLY WAS Equally, by exact amounts, percentages or shares, with adjustments โ€“ or by item: everyone their own pizza, the wine for all, and the tip split proportionally. Several payers per expense work too. Do the maths right in the amount field: โ€œ12.50 + 7โ€. SETTLE UP FAST Obolus combines all debts and suggests as few transfers as possible. In the euro area, whoever receives money shows a GiroCode โ€“ the other person scans it with their banking app, with IBAN, amount and reference already filled in. PayPal.Me links work too, and in the US, Venmo and Cash App links with the amount already filled in. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Your balance across all groups, per person and per group. A history shows who added or changed what. Deleted expenses can be restored. Export a summary as text for the group chat, as a spreadsheet (CSV) or PDF โ€“ always free. OBOLUS PLUS For those who want more: โ€ข Scan receipts and split by item (text recognition on the device) โ€ข Expenses in foreign currencies, with the ECB daily rate โ€ข Statistics: what, who, when โ€ข Recurring expenses such as rent and subscriptions โ€ข Receipt photos on every expense Plus is available as a yearly subscription with a free first month or as a one-time purchase. The subscription runs for one year and renews automatically for another year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple account. If the subscription ends, everything you entered stays visible and exportable. Questions and ideas: kontakt@brockdesign.de Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy (datenschutz): https://brockaimusic.github.io/obolus/datenschutz.html

About

Bill Splitter

Features
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Pezzo is the bill splitter that reads the receipt for you. Dinner's done: point your camera at the receipt and Pezzo reads every item, the tax and the total, in seconds. Tap a friend, tap what they had. Shared the nachos? Tap everyone who ate them. Anything nobody claims is split evenly. Tax, tip and fees are shared in proportion to what each person ordered, to the exact cent, so the numbers always add up to the bill. Then send each friend their share. Every request lists what they had and carries a Venmo, Cash App or PayPal link with the exact amount already filled in. One tap and you're paid. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH TO PEZZO - Receipt scanning that checks itself: Pezzo compares what it read against the receipt's own total and tells you if a line is missing - Fair tax and tip: split the check by what each person ordered, not evenly - Pay links with the amount filled in: Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Monzo, Revolut - A clean receipt card to drop in the group chat - Works in any currency, including yen and won - Private by design: no account, no sign-up. Receipt photos are never stored, your splits stay on your iPhone, and pay links are encrypted so only your friends can read them PEZZO PRO Splitting a bill by hand, pay links and sharing never need a subscription, and there are no ads. Pezzo Pro adds unlimited receipt scans, saved crews for the friends you eat with most, and gentle reminders for whoever still owes you. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Obolus4 screens
Bill Splitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Obolus at 17.0 against Bill Splitter's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Obolus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Bill Splitter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Obolus versus Bill Splitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObolusBill Splitter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohann BrockstedtArthur Pimentel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Obolus

Subscriptions1
  • Obolus Plus (year)1 Month trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Obolus Plus (lifetime)$6.99
4 purchases

Bill Splitter

Subscriptions4
  • Pezzo Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pezzo Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pezzo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Pezzo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Obolus free?
Obolus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bill Splitter free?
Bill Splitter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obolus or Bill Splitter have ads?
Neither Obolus nor Bill Splitter shows ads.

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