Comparison

Who Owes Me vs IOU

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Who Owes Me

Easily track money lent and borrowed, and split expenses with friends. This app helps you remember debts, manage payments, and provides an overview of your financial obligations. It offers features like cloud sync, currency support, and data export.

Highlights
  • Track debts and IOUs
  • Split expenses
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Over 155 currency support
  • Mark debts as paid
  • Generate PDF reports
  • Remind people via message
Features
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Never forget who you borrowed money or who you owe money. Who Owes Me - Debt Manager is a simple App to remember debts or split expenses between friends. You can mark debts as paid and always have an overview of money you lent to friends. You can also use your contacts to quickly add new debts. Easy to use interface to quickly manage debts. Features - Remember debts/IOUs - Split expenses (e.g. on holidays or for birthday presents) - Cloud Sync between multiple devices - Touch/Face ID - Multiple folders - Notifications - Use contacts for faster inputs - Over 155 Currencies - Part payments - Mark as paid - Export data - Generate PDFs - Remind people via SMS/WhatsApp/E-Mail - Recurring entries All pro features, unlimited entries and Cloud Sync between multiple iOS devices can be used after a one time payment or an active auto-renewal subscription. This three in app purchases can be bought in the app. Subscription informations - You can choose between a monthly and a yearly auto-renewal subscription. - Subscriptions include all pro features, unlimited entries and Cloud Sync between multiple iOS devices. - The subscription will renew automatically 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The subscription price depends on the subscription period you choose. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. Free trial - Yearly subscription includes a free trial period. - You will not be charged until your trial has ended. - Your iTunes Account will only be charged once your purchase is confirmed. - Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited after purchase. Terms of Service: https://whoowesme.app/tos.pdf

About

IOU

Effortlessly split bills, track shared expenses, and manage group finances. This app simplifies tracking who owes what, organizing costs by group, and sending payment reminders. Perfect for roommates, friends, and families to avoid awkward money conversations.

Highlights
  • Smart bill splitting
  • Receipt scanning
  • Expense tracking
  • Group management
  • Payment reminders
  • Real-time sync
Features
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The ultimate app for splitting bills, tracking shared expenses, and managing group finances with friends, roommates, and family. Key Features: Smart Bill Splitting - Easily split bills between multiple people Receipt Scanner - Automatically extract expense details from photos Expense Tracking - Keep track of who owes what Group Management - Organize expenses by groups or events Payment Reminders - Never forget to collect what you're owed Real-time Sync - All group members stay updated instantly Perfect for: Roommates sharing rent and utilities Friends splitting dinner bills and trips Couples managing household expenses Group events and celebrations Business expense sharing Travel cost splitting Why IOU? Stop the "I'll pay you back later" conversations. IOU makes it simple to track, split, and settle expenses with anyone. No more forgotten debts or awkward money conversations. Download IOU today and make splitting bills effortless! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Who Owes Me4 screens
IOU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IOU at 100% against Who Owes Me's 46%. IOU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26). Who Owes Me's advantage is ratings volume (811 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Who Owes Me sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and IOU sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IOU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Who Owes Me has 811 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Who Owes Me's written reviews are positive against 100% of IOU's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Who Owes Me versus IOU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWho Owes MeIOU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (811 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS2615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoglhuberkai Lee

Customer experience

Who Owes Me

All ratings811 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative41.5%

IOU

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Who Owes Me

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Sudden loss of all user data
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Inability to add new debts in free version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to record partial payments
  • Implement recurring payment tracking
  • Include more note-taking options
  • Provide cloud-based sync and backup
  • Add reminders and notifications

IOU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Who Owes Me

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

IOU

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited monthly access$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited annual access$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Who Owes Me free?
Who Owes Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IOU free?
IOU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Who Owes Me or IOU?
IOU is rated higher. Who Owes Me averages 4.6 out of 5 from 811 ratings, while IOU averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Who Owes Me or IOU have ads?
Neither Who Owes Me nor IOU shows ads.

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