Comparison

Kixy vs Shoal

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

Head to head
About

Kixy

This app integrates your social life with smart financial management. Easily chat, split bills, send money, and manage personal or business finances all in one secure platform. It aims to make financial interactions fun, simple, and connected.

Highlights
  • Social money management
  • Bill splitting
  • Send cash
  • Business customer engagement
  • Active fraud monitoring
  • 2-Factor Authentication
Features
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All your accounts. All your friends. One place. Kixy is a group money app. Link your UK bank accounts via Open Banking, bring your people into Circles, and see your money and shared money together. Money has memory. Kixy remembers who paid, who owes and what it was for, so your group doesn't have to. ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS IN ONE PLACE Link current accounts, savings and credit cards from different UK banks and see them side by side in one app. Kixy shows what you have, what you've saved and what you owe, kept separate so your balance actually means something. No more switching between banking apps. CONNECTED THROUGH OPEN BANKING Accounts link through Open Banking, the UK's regulated way to connect to your bank. You approve access in your own bank's app, and you can remove it at any time. Kixy does not receive your online banking login details. ALL YOUR FRIENDS IN ONE PLACE Create a Circle for anything you share: a home, a trip, a relationship, a team. Chat, record expenses, and see where everyone stands, no matter which bank you use. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY Equally, by amount, by percentage or by share. Scan a receipt to split it item by item. You decide. ALWAYS CLEAR See who paid, who is owed and what is still outstanding. Gentle reminders keep things moving, so nobody has to chase. SEND MONEY ABROAD Send money internationally in multiple currencies. See the exchange rate and fee before you confirm. No surprises. SECURITY CONTROLS YOU CAN SEE Privacy mode hides your balance with one tap. Face ID, two-factor authentication and device management, all in one place. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Flatmates sharing bills. Couples managing shared costs. Friends on a trip. Clubs collecting subs. Families supporting each other across borders. All your money. All your friends. One place. Kixy is available to UK residents aged 18 or over. Available banks and account types depend on what each bank supports through Open Banking. Kixy Ltd is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (FRN 814005) for money remittance services. Account information and payment initiation services are provided by Yapily Connect Ltd (FRN 827001), authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, with Kixy Ltd acting as its agent. Registered in England and Wales.

About

Shoal

Grow your savings while supporting sustainable global projects. Track your positive environmental impact and contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals. Your savings are protected and help fund green initiatives.

Highlights
  • Earn returns on savings
  • Support green and social projects
  • Track CO2e avoidance
  • Track clean water generation
  • Contribute to UN SDGs
  • FSCS protected savings
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Earn a great return on your savings as you help support a global portfolio of sustainable projects. Can you increase your savings as you help lower CO2? Shoal you can. - All in. 100% of your money helps support a global portfolio of green and social projects and companies². - Track your contribution. See the CO2e avoidance and clean water you help generate with your savings while growing your wealth². - Good for your wallet, good for the world. Contribute to a range of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals². All Savings Pots up to £85,000 are protected by FSCS³. - Shoal's mission Our mission is to empower people to achieve their financial goals while promoting environmental and social responsibility. — 1. Rates shown are indicative, latest rates are available in the Shoal App. Rates shown are annualised (AER). Returns on savings are repaid at the end of the savings term. 2. The impact of your savings is reflected in CO2 avoided or clean water generated, however these are benchmark statistics and do not guarantee that all products that your savings support directly contribute to the generation of clean water or reduction / avoidance of CO2 emissions. The Sustainable Finance portfolio against which your savings are referenced is provided by Standard Chartered Bank. Standard Chartered Bank is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA (FRN 114276) and the PRA. For more information on the wider portfolio of sustainable projects and companies your savings help to support and how your impact is measured, read our FAQs. 3. For more information on how we ensure that your funds are kept safe at all times, read our FAQs.

Screenshots

Kixy4 screens
Shoal3 screens

Verdict

The call

Kixy and Shoal both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Shoal's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kixy's. Kixy's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kixy against 5.0 for Shoal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kixy has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Kixy's written reviews are positive against 90% of Shoal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kixy versus Shoal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKixyShoal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKixy LTDAlgbra FS UK Limited

Customer experience

Kixy

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Shoal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kixy

No in-app purchases

None

Shoal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kixy free?
Kixy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoal free?
Shoal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kixy or Shoal?
Kixy and Shoal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Kixy or Shoal have ads?
Neither Kixy nor Shoal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kixy or Shoal?
Kixy ships an update every 2 months, and Shoal every 2 months. Most recently, Kixy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shoal on October 30, 2026.

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