Expense Split vs Split Expense
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 Expense
Easily track and split expenses for groups, roommates, travel, or couples. Manage budgets with a clear history of deposits and expenses, and quickly see who owes whom.
- Create unlimited events
- Offline functionality
- Simple and clean interface
- Track balances at a glance
- Track expenses at a glance
- Calculate who pays whom
- Budget tracking with history
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Split will be helpful for: - Roommates splitting rent and apartment bills - Travel trips with friends - Splitting a vacation expenses - Couples tracking budgets - And so much more Features: - Create Events, UNLIMITED - Works OFFLINE - CLEAN and SIMPLE interface, easy to use. - Track BALANCES at a glance. - Track EXPENSES at another glance. - Find out "Who pays who? How much?" with a tap. - Track budget with clear history of deposit/expense.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Split Expense at 100% against Expense Split's 33%. Split Expense also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Expense Split's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Expense Split sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Split Expense asks for nothing beyond the download.
Split Expense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expense Split has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Expense Split's written reviews are positive against 100% of Split Expense's.
Expense Split ships an update every 2 weeks, Split Expense every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Split | Split Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | S Ravi Shankar | Chi Chiem |
Customer experience
Expense Split
Split Expense
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 Expense
No in-app purchases
