Comparison

SpendLists vs Taliro

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

Head to head
About

SpendLists

This app offers a straightforward way for freelancers and creators to manage their income and expenses without complex spreadsheets. It provides clear monthly summaries and helps reduce financial anxiety by organizing money details simply. Designed for those with irregular income, it offers a clean and trustworthy platform to understand earnings.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Organize money details in lists
  • Clear monthly summaries
  • iCloud Sync across Apple devices
  • Multiple currency support
  • Private and secure with Face ID/Touch ID
  • Share lists as images or PDFs
Features
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Track income, log expenses, and see your monthly totals in one clear place. SpendLists helps freelancers, creators, and anyone with changing income understand where their money goes — without spreadsheets or accounting software. RECORD EVERYDAY MONEY Log a client payment, a coffee, or a project cost in a few taps. Add the details you need and keep moving. KEEP IT ORGANIZED Create simple lists for each month, project, trip, or part of your life. Use dates and tags to find the right items quickly. SEE WHAT ADDS UP Review your totals and spending categories to understand your biggest costs. Keep income and expenses clear even when no two months look alike. USE MULTIPLE CURRENCIES Record items in different currencies within the same list. Keep the original amounts visible when your work or everyday life crosses borders. MORE WAYS TO WORK • Find entries with search. • Share lists as images or PDFs. • Sync your lists with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Protect the app or individual lists with a passcode or supported biometrics. Some features require SpendLists Pro. No SpendLists account is required. Start with one list and get a clearer view of your money.

About

Taliro

Features
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Split bills with friends, without the awkward math. Taliro is the simplest way to track shared expenses on trips, in shared flats, or at dinner. Add what you spent, split it fairly, and one tap shows everyone the cleanest way to settle up. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • See your share of every group at a glance, with a live dashboard and contribution chart • Split equally, by amount, or by percentage. Custom splits with auto-distribute as you tap • Set rent, bills and subscriptions to repeat every month, added automatically and split exactly the same way (Taliro Plus) • Attach a receipt photo to any expense, view full size on tap • Settle up with one tap, Taliro figures out the simplest way to pay everyone back • Stay in sync with push notifications and a live activity feed • Invite friends via shareable link or QR code, or add people who do not have the app as anonymous members • 41 supported currencies, set per group • Group cover photos so every trip and flat has its own vibe • Pay people back in their own banking app: see how each person prefers to be paid, then mark it settled. • Record money that changed hands outside an expense, like lending a friend cash or paying up front, and balances stay correct WHY "TALIRO"? In Greek, τάληρο (taliro) is slang for a 5 euro coin, the one you would toss to a friend to cover your coffee. That is the spirit of this app: keeping money simple between the people you care about. Born from the frustration of splitting bills on trips and shared apartments, Taliro is the app we wished we had. MOVING FROM ANOTHER APP? Already tracking expenses somewhere else? Export your group as a spreadsheet and bring it into Taliro, with people, expenses, settlements and balances intact. Previewing your file is always free, so you can see exactly what would come across before you decide. FREE TO USE • Up to 4 expenses per day • Up to 10 groups • Unlimited members per group TALIRO PLUS • Unlimited expenses • Unlimited groups • Recurring expenses, so rent and bills add themselves every month • Import a group from another app • Early access to new features No ads. No tracking. Just simple expense splitting. Made with love in Greece. Terms of Use: https://taliro.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://taliro.app/privacy

Screenshots

SpendLists4 screens
Taliro4 screens

Verdict

The call

SpendLists and Taliro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SpendLists sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Taliro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpendLists ships an update fortnightly, Taliro every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SpendLists versus Taliro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendListsTaliro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhanith NyAleksandar Angelov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SpendLists

One-time4
  • Snack-Sized Tip$5.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$7.99
  • Unlock Pro$9.99
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  • SpendLists Pro Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

Taliro

Subscriptions2
  • Taliro Plus$2.991 Month
  • Taliro Plus$11.991 Year

Questions

Is SpendLists free?
SpendLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taliro free?
Taliro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendLists or Taliro have ads?
Neither SpendLists nor Taliro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpendLists or Taliro?
SpendLists ships an update fortnightly, and Taliro every 11 days. Most recently, SpendLists was updated on October 25, 2026 and Taliro on October 24, 2026.

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