Comparison

Sesterce vs Fairio

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

Head to head
About

Sesterce

Easily divide expenses for trips, shared living, or group outings. Track all spending and see who owes what. Ideal for couples, friends, and roommates.

Highlights
  • Divide costs among groups
  • Track all spending
  • Collaborative expense adding
  • Password-protected groups
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Export expense data
Features
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Sesterce makes it simple to divide costs amongst a couple, a group of friends, or roommates. Add up all of your spending, and Sesterce will help you pay it off! Created by roommates, excellent for couples, and essential for a gathering of friends traveling together! - SIMPLE: accounting has never been so simple - COLLABORATIVE: each member can join the group, add an expense and check all the expenses on his phone or computer - ANONYMOUS: no email required - SECURED: all shared groups can be protected with a password Key use cases: • Keeping track of your couples expenses • Split a bill • Organize expenses during a trip (holiday, week-end…) • Expenses with roommates • Repay friends (birthday, bachelor party, trip) • Check who should pay what to whom But that’s not all! Sesterce has many more free features! SELECT THE SHARE FOR EACH MEMBER For each expense, select the number of shares for each group member CREATE YOUR OWN CATEGORIES Add the categories that fit your needs EXPORT ALL DATA With Sesterce you can share a spreadsheet file (.csv) of all the groups expenses Terms of Service: https://www.sesterce.io/terms_and_conditions.html

About

Fairio

Features
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Share expenses with friends. Fairio keeps a clear picture of who owes whom — so you can settle up whenever it suits you. • Add what was spent: Type an amount and pick who was there. Equal shares by default, with exact amounts, percentages, or shares for the evenings that were less tidy than that. • Built for the trip, not just the dinner: Pay for the hotel in dollars and the taxi in euros. Fairio keeps a separate balance for each currency — and a running total in the one you prefer. • See who owes whom: Balances update for everyone in the group at once, and Fairio turns a tangle of small amounts into a short list of payments that clears it • Groups or you and friends: Not every shared cost deserves a group. Balances with friends work without inventing one. • Invite by email, no account needed: If they're not on Fairio yet, they join the group as an invited member straight away and show up in balances. Their history is waiting when they sign up. • Settle up when it suits you: Pay each other back in cash, by transfer, or with the next round — then record it, and everyone watches the balance return to zero • No passwords, ever: A link in your inbox, or a six-digit code. Nothing to remember, and nothing for us to leak. • Sixteen languages: The interface, dates, numbers, and money formatting all follow the language you pick • Your money stays yours: Fairio never holds or moves your money. Pay each other back however you already do.

Screenshots

Sesterce4 screens
Fairio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fairio at none against Sesterce's 4. Fairio also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sesterce sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fairio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sesterce ships an update every 3 weeks, Fairio daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sesterce versus Fairio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSesterceFairio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStan KockenAliaksandr Simanovich

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sesterce

Subscriptions1
  • All groups premium$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • 30 days of Premium$1.99
  • Premium for Life$4.99
  • All groups of a user$49.99
None

Fairio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sesterce free?
Sesterce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fairio free?
Fairio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sesterce or Fairio have ads?
Neither Sesterce nor Fairio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sesterce or Fairio?
Sesterce ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fairio daily. Most recently, Sesterce was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fairio on October 28, 2026.

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