Comparison

Lightsplit vs BYOSW

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

Head to head
About

Lightsplit

Easily track and split expenses for group trips, dinners, or shared living costs. Integrate directly into your chat apps, allowing friends to participate without needing the app. Offers smart settlement features and multi-currency support for international use.

Highlights
  • Group expense tracking
  • Direct chat integration
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Smart settlement algorithm
  • Multi-currency support
  • Group budgets and stats
Features
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Split bills for trips, rent and meals with friends. Lightsplit tracks shared expenses and shows who owes whom, even when several people pay. Friends can also use Lightsplit on the web, LINE, Telegram or Discord. Start with virtual members, then share a group link when everyone is ready to join. START SPLITTING RIGHT AWAY • Create virtual members and track expenses before friends even sign up. When they join, they claim their records • Invite anyone in seconds with a QR code or link • Keep separate groups for trips, roommates, and nights out, and manage them all in one place SPLIT ANY EXPENSE • Split evenly, by shares, or by exact amounts, and mix them freely • Expenses, income, and transfers, with multiple payers • Built-in calculator and category icons AI RECEIPT SCAN • Scan a receipt or order screenshot with AI, then check the items and amounts before saving • Record it as one expense or split item by item • The free plan includes a limited number of scans; Premium raises the limit CONNECT AI APPS WITH MCP • Connect a compatible AI app to Lightsplit after signing in and approving access • Ask it to add expenses, look up transactions and review spending breakdowns • View and revoke connected apps from your profile SETTLE UP THE SMART WAY • Simplify group debts and see suggested repayments • Mark a debt as paid and the transfer is recorded automatically • Remind whoever still owes with one tap MULTI-CURRENCY • Record spending in different currencies with automatic conversion • Log each expense in its own currency, auto-converted to your group's settlement currency • Made for international trips STATS, BUDGETS & MORE • Category charts show exactly where the group's money went • Group budgets and personal spending limits • Shared to-do lists that convert into expenses • Save your payment details so friends know exactly how to pay you back Lightsplit Premium Subscribe to unlock: • An ad-free experience • Personal statistics • Record search and filters • Spreadsheet export • Full edit history • Unlimited records and to-dos • A higher AI scan limit Free to download, with limits on the free plan. Premium is an optional subscription. Create your first group and keep shared expenses clear. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BYOSW

Features
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byosw is built for the times you spend money with other people — group trips, shared rent and utilities, dinners with friends, gifts for someone, family expenses. It tracks who paid, who owes whom, and settles with the fewest transfers. 【Sound familiar?】 • Eight friends took turns paying on a trip, and now nobody can untangle the currencies. • Roommates split utilities, but the bill is different every month and someone always feels shortchanged. • Dinner for six, but two skipped the appetizers and one didn't drink — splitting evenly isn't fair. • A group gift where everyone chipped in different amounts. • You spotted a friend a cab fare three months ago and forgot. byosw handles all of these. 【How it fits real life】 • Travel: Create a "Tokyo Trip" group, log expenses as they happen. At the end, byosw tells you who should transfer what to whom — usually two or three transfers settle the whole trip. • Roommates: Create an "Apartment" group, split utilities by your preferred ratio (room size, headcount, or usage), and clear it month-end with one tap. • Dinners: Open the app at the table, enter amounts and pick who joined — people who didn't come don't pay. Shared appetizers and individual drinks both work cleanly. • Reimbursements: The Friends tab aggregates debts across all your groups, so you see at a glance who owes you and who you owe. • Multi-currency: Yen for souvenirs, TWD for the hotel, USD for the taxi — auto-converted to your preferred currency. 【Why byosw】 byosw covers every step of splitting expenses in one place: • Four split methods: equal, exact, percentage, shares • Live multi-currency conversion • Smart settlement (minimum transfers to clear all debts) • Real-time push notifications, activity history, friend system • Three sign-in methods, three languages, light/dark themes Settle the money, then go enjoy each other's company. 【Privacy】 byosw does not collect your precise location, and does not sell or rent your data to third parties. Receipt images stay on your device only and are never uploaded to our servers. Full privacy policy: https://byosw.fcreps.com/privacy/ 【Account Deletion】 Delete your account anytime via "Account → Danger zone → Delete account" within the app. Personal data is removed immediately. 【Support】 Questions or feedback: support@fcreps.com

Screenshots

Lightsplit4 screens
BYOSW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BYOSW at none against Lightsplit's 2. BYOSW also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Lightsplit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price and ads 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. Lightsplit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.19 per month. BYOSW asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightsplit ships an update every 3 days, BYOSW weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Lightsplit versus BYOSW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightsplitBYOSW
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPing-Hsien ChouFang Cheng HUNG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightsplit

Subscriptions2
  • Lightsplit Premium Monthly$2.191 Month
  • Lightsplit Premium Yearly$21.901 Year
None

BYOSW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightsplit free?
Lightsplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BYOSW free?
BYOSW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightsplit or BYOSW have ads?
Neither Lightsplit nor BYOSW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightsplit or BYOSW?
Lightsplit ships an update every 3 days, and BYOSW weekly. Most recently, Lightsplit was updated on September 23, 2026 and BYOSW on October 2, 2026.

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