Group Expenses Light vs Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group Expenses Light
Easily track shared expenses within groups, assigning payers and payees for each receipt. See individual shares, settle debts with a swipe, and even transfer balances between members.
- Create and manage groups
- Add receipts with details and photos
- View individual shares per event
- Settle debts with a swipe
- Transfer balances between members
- Track all receipts in one place
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- My dad pays for me so get it from him. - It's transferred to Tom. Get it from Tom. - Add a Group and people all at once. - Add receipts to any Group by selecting payer, payees, description of the receipt ,amount and an optional photo of a receipt. - See all receipts in one place and tap on each receipt to see details about it. - See each individual's share in each event by just tapping the name in People tab. - Pay off the entire debt or even partial amount with a single swipe. - Family members do not owe anyone including their head. - All shares are payable to/from each family's head. - Transfer shares to a different person: If Brian doesn't see Tom frequently and Tom owes Brian, the share can be transferred to a John. Now Tom has to pays the John and John will pay Brian. All happens without you noticing.
Stack
Easily track and manage personal finances by categorizing credit and debt across multiple devices. Create separate spaces for different financial situations, share summaries, and use the built-in calculator for complex calculations.
- Categorize credit and debt
- Create multiple financial spaces
- Share debt summaries
- Integrated value calculator
- Split expenses easily
- App lock with Face ID/Touch ID
- Apple Watch app for on-the-go management
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Stack is the fastest debt management app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. It enables you to categorize money you are owed and money you owe, and conveniently track and manage your finances across multiple devices. Stack offers the following features: • Spaces: Create multiple Spaces to categorize your debt. For example, you can create a Space for each friend who owes you money. • Add Entries: Add an entry to a Space with one tap. Give each entry a name, quantity, and value. Use a positive value for money you are owed and a negative value for money you owe. Entries in Spaces can be sorted by date, value, or name. • Remove Debt: Removing debt is also straightforward. Tap on the circle on the left side of a debt entry to remove it. If you accidentally removed an entry, you can restore it later, similar to the Reminders app. • Share Debt: You can choose to share the debt of a Space, which generates a list of all debt and the total sum. You can choose if you want to include entries previously marked as complete, and you can choose to include the date of the entry. The date can also be edited. • Value Calculator: You can use the integrated calculator to perform complex calculations and then transfer them directly to the value field. • Split Sum: With this feature, sharing expenses is easy. Just choose the number of parts you want to split a Space's total into, and Stack will automatically calculate the amount of each part. • App Lock: Stack offers Face ID or Touch ID to lock the app, ensuring that only you can access it. • Apple Watch App: You can view, edit, and add new entries on your Apple Watch. No connection to your iPhone is required. • iCloud Sync: All your data is synced between your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. • Privacy: Your data is stored only on your device and in iCloud. The app does not collect any user data, and the developer has no access to it. • Text Field Sizes: You can adjust the name field and the value field sizes to your preference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Group Expenses Light at 5.0 against Stack's 4.3. Group Expenses Light also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Stack's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Group Expenses Light sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Group Expenses Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Group Expenses Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Group Expenses Light ships an update every 3 days, Stack every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group Expenses Light | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NovaNext | Leon Boettger |
Customer experience
Group Expenses Light
Stack
In-app purchases
Group Expenses Light
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Coffee$0.99
- Donate $3$1.99
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- Donate $7$4.99
- Advertising for 30 days$6.99
- Donate $10$6.99
- Donate $15$10.99
- Donate $20$13.99
- Advertising for 180 days$35.99
- Advertising for 365 days$69.99
Stack
- Stack+$0.99
Questions
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