# AusgabenKompass: Split Costs — Shared budget for couples

> Shared budget for couples (iPhone/iPad app by Markus Metzmacher.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ausgabenkompass-split-costs/id6800003808 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Markus Metzmacher](https://appshunter.io/developer/6800003810)
- Category: Finance, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is AusgabenKompass?

No subscription. No ads. No account.

AusgabenKompass is the household budget app for two people who share costs — and for everything you want to keep private.

Add expenses in seconds, organise them into categories and plans such as holidays, moving home or renovations, and always see who owes whom what. The red “Open balance” card always shows the overall amount to settle, regardless of individual category or plan balances. For every entry, you decide whether it stays private or is shared.

SHARED OR PRIVATE
• Private expenses stay on your device
• Share expenses with an invited person through your iCloud sharing
• Split costs 50/50, choose a fixed currency amount, or use any percentage from 0 to 100%; the remaining share is calculated automatically
• Keep balances, partial settlements and settlement history easy to follow

ORGANISED WITHOUT THE EFFORT
• Categories, payment methods and your own plans for trips and projects
• Filter by date range, category, plan, payment method and sharing status
• Monthly total and a monthly Home Screen widget

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS
• Create and restore a complete backup at any time — free, even without Plus
• Disconnect from a shared ledger, delete the iCloud ledger or erase this iPhone only
• No user account, no registration, no advertising or analytics tools

AUSGABENKOMPASS PLUS — ONE-TIME, NOT MONTHLY
Plus is a one-time purchase. What you unlock stays unlocked.
• Insights with monthly trends, categories and comparisons
• Budget forecasts for plans with dates
• Recurring expenses and fixed costs
• PDF monthly reports, CSV export and printing
• Plan archive and receipt archive with on-device text recognition
• Plan, fixed-cost and settlement widgets
• Apple Watch and an optimized iPad interface
• Optional notifications about changes — without amounts, notes or names

WHY THERE IS NO SUBSCRIPTION
AusgabenKompass has no server of its own. Shared data lives in your iCloud, private expenses on your device. With no ongoing server costs, there is no need for ongoing revenue.

Languages: German and English.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AusgabenKompass Plus | $8.99 | one-time |


## Is AusgabenKompass safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess AusgabenKompass.

## Is AusgabenKompass legit?

AusgabenKompass: Split Costs has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AusgabenKompass is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-11-09

1.0.8 – Settling everything now really ends at 0 everywhere.

• "Settle everything" now brings every shared action to 0 individually; the settlement card turns green afterwards.
• After settling, a summary of all items (who paid, total settlement) appears – printable.
• New settlement history under Settings → Settlement history, also printable.
• Every action row explicitly shows "Settled" at balance 0.
• Push notifications about shared changes now also appear while the app is open.
• Settlements keep their action/expense links during iCloud sync.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-11-08

1.0.7 – Settlements are now identical on every device.

• "Settled" is derived from the synced shared records — both devices show the same balance, state and date.
• The settlement card shows the total across all actions and turns green once everything really is 0.
• Tap it to choose "Settle everything" (all actions) or a partial amount for exactly one action.
• The fallback action is now called "ohne Aktion".
• A budget of 0 is allowed in every action.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-11-07

Bug fixes and improvements:

• New fallback action “Unassigned”: expenses saved without an explicitly chosen action are filed there automatically.
• Existing expenses and recurring rules without an action are assigned on the first launch after the update — also on existing installations.
• The fallback action is created on every device if it is missing. It is a shared action so shared expenses keep their split.
• The settled state of an action is re-evaluated after every CloudKit sync. A device never shows “settled” while the shared balance differs.
• Quick entry on Apple Watch preselects the fallback action; older Watch versions no longer create an expense without an action.

The amounts themselves were always correct.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-11-06

Bug fixes and improvements:

• The default category is now “Shopping” instead of “Subscriptions”, so the recurring-expense notice no longer appears for every new expense.
• New or edited expenses require an action; the “No action” option is gone. Existing expenses without an action are kept.
• Marking an action as settled now shows “Settled on …” on both devices.
• Shared and private expenses are separated in the list by colour as well as by symbol and text.
• The overview always totals shared and private expenses separately.
• Quick entry on Apple Watch now asks for an action.
• The JSON backup preserves the settled state of actions.

The amounts themselves were always correct.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-12

The red “Open balance” card shows the authoritative overall balance. Individual
category or plan balances can differ. The amounts themselves were always
correct.

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