Expense Split vs Split It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Split
Easily split shared expenses with friends, roommates, or travel companions. This tool automates calculations, handles custom splits, and provides clear balance breakdowns to simplify debt settlement without awkward conversations.
- Split bills in seconds
- Customizable and smart splits
- Intelligent expense suggestions
- Organized group overviews
- Real-time collaboration
- Simplified debt settlement
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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Welcome to Expense Split - Your Ultimate Bill Divvy Tool! Stop Awkward "Who Owes What?" Conversations Split bills fairly with friends, roommates, and travel buddies without the spreadsheets, math errors, or awkward money talks. SPLIT ANY BILL IN SECONDS - Add expenses with a few taps - Everyone pays their fair share automatically - Works for dinners, rent, trips, or any shared cost CUSTOM SPLITS WITH SMART LOCKS - Lock specific amounts while adjusting others - Perfect for unequal splits (ordered steak vs salad?) - No more "wait, change that back!" moments - Others auto-adjust to keep total at 100% INTELLIGENT & AUTOMATIC - AI suggests expense categories as you type (Supports iPhone 15 Pro and above) - Quick-add friends from your other groups - Remembers your preferences - No more repetitive data entry ORGANIZED GROUP OVERVIEW - See "3 people · 7 expenses" at a glance - Know what's in each group before opening - Track multiple groups effortlessly - Empty states guide you when starting out REAL-TIME COLLABORATION - Share groups with roommates via CloudKit - Everyone sees updates instantly - Set view-only or editing permissions - No more "did you add that expense?" texts SETTLE UP WITHOUT THE AWKWARDNESS - Crystal-clear balance breakdowns - Simplifies debts to fewest transactions - Export records as CSV for bookkeeping - Know exactly who owes whom PRIVACY FIRST - No account required—start immediately - Your data stays on your devices - Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch - No ads, no tracking, no nonsense Perfect for: - Roommates splitting rent, utilities, groceries - Friends sharing dinner bills or concert tickets - Couples tracking joint expenses - Travel groups managing vacation costs - Families organizing shared purchases Premium Features Available: Unlock advanced features with one simple purchase-no confusing tiers or subscriptions. All features, one price, forever. Join thousands who've stopped arguing about money. Download ExpenseSplit and make bill splitting simple.
Split It
Easily track and divide shared expenses for groups on trips, nights out, or shared living situations. Avoid manual calculations and keep track of who owes whom, simplifying debt settlement.
- Create expense groups
- Add and track expenses
- View participant balances
- Calculate payback
- Minimize settlement transactions
- iMessage integration
- Push notifications
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Split It makes it easy to keep track of group expenses and split bills. Stay on top of the expenses made by the group and settle up debts. The app is perfect for a group on vacation, a night out with friends, roommates living together,… No more napkin calculations. No more keeping receipts. No more complicated spreadsheets. It’s super simple, so you can relax. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Create an expense group 2. Add expenses. Indicate who paid and who participated 3. View the expenses, everyone’s balance and who owns whom 4. Settle up and keep everyone happy It couldn’t be more easy. FEATURES: - No accounts needed - Create an expense group and add expenses - Great overview of each participant’s balance - Payback calculation: check who owns whom - Check who is next to pay - Settle up depts - Find out the total costs - Intelligent algorithm to minimise the number of transactions to settle up - iMessage integration with a summary in the conversation - Push notifications to keep the group up to date - Send a reminder to your group - Anyone in the group can add expenses - Super fast and easy to use interface - Support for many currencies PRICING: It’s totally free to participate in a group. The first group you create is free as well. To create more groups, a very small one time purchase is required. This will help us to improve the app. Thank you for your support.
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Verdict
Expense Split and Split It both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Split It's written reviews are positive against 33% of Expense Split's. Split It also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Expense Split's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Expense Split sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Split It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Expense Split against 4.8 for Split It. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expense Split has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Expense Split's written reviews are positive against 100% of Split It's.
Expense Split ships an update every 2 weeks, Split It every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Split | Split It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | S Ravi Shankar | Fanatic Development |
Customer experience
Expense Split
Split It
In-app purchases
Expense Split
- Share Settle Up PDF$0.99
- Export CSV$1.99
- All Pro Features$2.99
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- All Premium Features$2.99
Split It
- Unlimited Group Creations$0.99









