Comparison

Aware Super vs Owesum

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

Head to head
About

Aware Super

Manage your superannuation and pension accounts on the go. Securely log in to check balances, view transactions, update details, and plan for retirement. Access investment options and income details for specific member types.

Highlights
  • Secure login with Touch ID/Face ID
  • Check super balance and transactions
  • View insurance cover
  • Make extra contributions
  • Switch investment options
  • Update contact and communication preferences
  • Create a retirement plan
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The award winning* Aware Super mobile App is the easiest way for you to check in with your super and Pension - anytime, anywhere. Use the app to: • Set up Touch ID or Face ID for quick secure login • Check your latest super balance • See recent contributions and transactions • Check your insurance cover • Make extra contributions • Check and Switch investment options • Update your contact details • View your latest activities and correspondence • Update your communications preferences • View and action your Advice documents • View and approve adviser initiated transactions • Create a personalised retirement plan If you’re a Retirement Income or Retirement Transition member, you can also: • See your last payment date and next scheduled payment date • View your income details If you’re a former StatePlus member you can also: • View, track and update your Investment Fund accounts • Review your investment allocations • Make deposits and setup payments • Access your joint accounts To use this app, you must be an Aware Super member and be registered for online access. To register visit aware.com.au/register For any queries or feedback about the app, please call our Member Support Team on 1300 650 873 (8.00 am – 7.00pm Monday to Friday AEST/AEDT) or email us at mobile.feedback@aware.com.au To view our privacy policy, visit aware.com.au/privacy *The Aware Super app was awarded Bronze Stevie Award at the 2022 International Business Awards. For information on our awards and ratings, visit aware.com.au/awards

About

Owesum

Effortlessly track shared expenses for trips, house shares, or nights out. This app calculates who owes whom, allowing for flexible splitting by amount, percentage, or equally. It also features receipt scanning and gentle payment reminders.

Highlights
  • Create groups for shared expenses
  • Add expenses with flexible splitting options
  • Scan receipts to automatically capture details
  • View running balances for individuals and groups
  • Send gentle payment reminders
  • Maintain a history of all transactions
Features
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Owesum keeps track of who paid for what and works out who owes whom. Dinner, a weekend away, the shared house shopping, the weekly badminton court hire. Somebody pays, everybody owes a bit, and nobody wants to be the person doing sums at the end. TWO THINGS MOST OF THESE APPS CANNOT DO People who never install it still count. Add someone by name and split with them straight away. They do not need the app, an account, or an email address. When they hand you cash, mark it received. If they install it later, their whole history comes across. It handles clubs, not just trips. A regular session with the same people, per-person rates for members and visitors, money paid up front and drawn down over weeks, and more than one organiser who can record what people have paid. Built with a real badminton club, because none of this fitted an app designed around holidays. NO SIGN-UP Open it and start. The app makes an account for you, so there is no form, no password and no email to verify. Add an email later if you want to get back in on a new phone. SNAP A RECEIPT Point your camera at a receipt and the app reads the total and the shop name using your phone's own document scanner. Receipt photos are read on your phone and are never uploaded anywhere. SPLIT HOWEVER YOU ACTUALLY SPLIT Evenly, by exact amounts, by percentage, or by shares when one person had the steak. Anyone can record a repayment, including the person who is owed, so a debt settled in cash does not sit there for weeks. EVERYONE SEES THE SAME NUMBERS Balances update for the whole group at once, and the app works out the smallest set of payments that clears everybody, so four people owing each other in a circle becomes one transfer instead of six. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It does not move money. There is no wallet, no card, no bank connection, and no fee. It is a record of money that changed hands somewhere else, which is also why there is nothing to lose if you stop using it. Made in Australia.

Screenshots

Aware Super4 screens
Owesum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Owesum at 100% against Aware Super's 53%. Owesum also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Aware Super's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Owesum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aware Super has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Aware Super's written reviews are positive against 100% of Owesum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aware Super ships an update every 2 months, Owesum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Aware Super versus Owesum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAware SuperOwesum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAware Super Pty LtdSIDDHARTH GUPTA

Customer experience

Aware Super

All ratings72 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative37.4%

Owesum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Aware Super

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Password reset continue button non-functional
  • App constantly forgets login credentials
  • App hangs on loading screen
  • Face ID not working despite being enabled
  • Cannot paste passwords into login field
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  • App crashes on startup
  • Inbox inaccessible on iPad
  • Session timeout during active use
  • Cannot view correspondence notifications
  • App fails to load after updates
  • Oops error messages preventing login
  • Touch ID and password authentication conflicts
  • App not recognizing active user engagement
  • Dashboard monthly balance feature removed
  • Verification timeout issues during registration

Requested features

17 requests
  • Enable Face ID/biometric login on iPad
  • Remember login details on device
  • Show individual dollar values for investment options
  • Add performance comparison graphs for different investment options
  • Display term deposits in app breakdown
Show 12 more
  • Add PIN login option
  • Show daily balance changes
  • Open banking integration (Yodlee connection)
  • Monthly balance tracking on dashboard
  • Retirement projection calculator
  • Alerts for percentage/value changes
  • View documents and correspondence in app
  • Allow password pasting from password managers
  • Multi-user account switching
  • Overall balance view across all accounts
  • Contribution type summaries and contribution caps information
  • Scheduled appointment visibility with financial managers

Owesum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aware Super

No in-app purchases

None

Owesum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aware Super free?
Aware Super is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Owesum free?
Owesum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aware Super or Owesum?
Owesum is rated higher. Aware Super averages 4.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Owesum averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aware Super or Owesum have ads?
Neither Aware Super nor Owesum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aware Super or Owesum?
Aware Super ships an update every 2 months, and Owesum every 9 days. Most recently, Aware Super was updated on October 17, 2026 and Owesum on October 20, 2026.

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