Bill Please vs Fork the Bill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bill Please
Easily divide restaurant bills and calculate tips among friends. This utility simplifies group payments with a straightforward interface, making group dining more convenient.
- Split bills among friends
- Calculate tip amounts
- View total cost per person
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Ever find yourself at a restaurant with a group of friends and the time has come to pay the bill, looking for the pencil and calculator. Well, Bill Please is the app for you! Split the bill amongst friends, calculate the tip and get the total all in one simple screen. Bill Please is so simple you'll find yourself using it with every meal.
Fork the Bill
Effortlessly divide restaurant bills among friends. This app uses advanced AI to scan receipts and accurately calculate individual shares of food, tax, tip, and fees. Enjoy hassle-free bill splitting without subscriptions or ads.
- AI-powered bill scanning
- Accurate proportional splitting of tax and tip
- No subscriptions, ads, or sign-ups
- Easy to use interface
- Secure data handling
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Tired of your friend group being embarrassed after asking to split a bill 12-ways? Tired of going through all the math of splitting the bill manually? Fork it! We'll do the hard work for you, all you have to do is tell us who had what! Key Features: * (Literally) uses the worlds most advanced AI to analyze your bill, ensuring the most accurate scanning possible. Why? Because we can. * No subscriptions, ads, or sign-ups ever. It's a bill splitting app, not a streaming service. * Proportionally split tax, tip, and any fees (such as credit card fees). * Be the hero of your friend group (and maximize your credit card points) by offering to pay and request everyone later. * Sit back and enjoy dinner knowing it's easy to figure out who owes what! We never store or sell your data. I don't give a fork about your receipts!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fork the Bill at none against Bill Please's shown. Fork the Bill also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 44 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bill Please's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bill Please against 5.0 for Fork the Bill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Bill Please ships an update every 44 months, Fork the Bill every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bill Please | Fork the Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanotalons, LLC | Pala Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Bill Please
Fork the Bill
In-app purchases
Bill Please
No in-app purchases
Fork the Bill
No in-app purchases
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