SPEND vs Split This Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPEND
Effortlessly manage group expenses for trips, gatherings, and more. This app intelligently calculates and distributes costs, even handling currency exchange rates and allowing exclusion of specific participants from transactions.
- Expense and transfer tracking
- Currency exchange rate support
- Selective participant involvement
- Automatic remaining amount distribution
- Export to Excel (CSV)
- Individual transaction lists
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Split bills, settle group expenses and track travel costs in one place. Split dinner with friends in a few taps, or keep track of a trip day by day. SPEND helps you go from a quick calculation to recording expenses and settling up. ■ QUICK SPLITS, WITHOUT THE SETUP Enter amounts and a headcount without creating an event. Add several amounts, revisit recent calculations and make changes. Turn a calculation into a new event when you want to keep recording. ■ A PLACE FOR EVERY TRIP AND GATHERING A weekend away, a meetup with friends or a shared meal. Keep expenses in separate events, with dates, places and notes. Find the records you need by category or tag. ■ SOME COSTS FOR TWO. OTHERS FOR EVERYONE. Choose who paid and who shares each expense. Split equally, set member share ratios or enter individual amounts. Record expenses paid by more than one person. ■ LOCAL SPENDING, FAMILIAR CURRENCY Record in local currency. See costs in your everyday currency. Enter an exchange rate yourself or look up a recent rate. ■ SEE WHO OWES WHOM Review member balances and suggested settlements at a glance. Share the results with your group. ■ LOOK BACK AT WHAT YOU SPENT Explore spending over time and by category or tag. Export your records as CSV to view in Excel, or back up and restore your full records. ■ MINI GAMES FOR YOUR MEETUP Open finger, wheel and pinball games from Quick Split or the transaction list. ■ PLANNED FEATURES • Real-time sharing and sync to keep records together • Detailed statistics to explore spending patterns • Photos and maps to capture moments and places from your travels Support: cs@spendlab.net
Split This Check
Easily calculate tip amounts and split bills with friends. This tool helps you determine the total cost with tip included, ensuring fair contributions from everyone in your group. Avoid confusion and make dining out with others seamless.
- Tip calculation
- Bill splitting
- Total amount calculation
- Quick and easy to use
- Handles group payments
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When you go out to eat, or go somewhere to be waited on, normally a tip is expected. Easily calculate the tip amount and total amount with tip included using this calculator! Included is also a Check Splitter! Going out with multiple people? Easily calculate how much everyone owes with the tip included! Quick and easy to use, no more guessing on how much to tip calculating totals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SPEND at none against Split This Check's shown. SPEND also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 24 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Split This Check's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
SPEND ships an update every 6 days, Split This Check every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPEND | Split This Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaegeun Jeong | Sinnig Media, LLC |
Customer experience
SPEND
Split This Check
In-app purchases
SPEND
No in-app purchases
Split This Check
No in-app purchases









