Comparison

Together vs Expense

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

Head to head
About

Together

Features
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Together - Effortless expense split is the perfect app for managing group expenses with friends. Whether you're planning a birthday party, a trip with friends, or any other group event, this app makes it easy to combine multiple expense items, generate a simple and accurate sharing plan, and split expenses with as few transfer actions as possible. With Together, you can: - Effortlessly split expenses for group events with friends - Choose to specify the amount for some payers and participants, and let the app automatically calculate the remaining sharing amount - Browse and edit your expenses on all your iPhone and iPad devices via iCloud sync - Keep your data safe and private, as all information is only saved in your own iCloud and no one else or us can access it The app is available on iPhone and iPad, and allows you to browse and edit your expenses on all your devices via iCloud sync. Enjoy a hassle-free expense splitting experience with Together - Effortless expense split.

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Expense

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Share group expenses directly in iMessage. Add all your expenses and send the report straight to the conversation so "Jake gets paid back for buying everyone's ticket" and "Dimitrije can figure out how much he owes Bimal because he forgot his credit card". - Add all your transactions to a single report - Divide expenses evenly or by weight/percentage - Review the breakdown and totals - Send the report to the conversation - Open the report to view transactions and add additional expenses

Screenshots

Together4 screens
Expense4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Together versus Expense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTogetherExpense
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHexpresso LLCBIMAL BHAGRATH

In-app purchases

None

Together

No in-app purchases

None

Expense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Together free?
Together is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Expense free?
Expense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Together or Expense have ads?
Neither Together nor Expense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Together or Expense?
Together ships an update daily, and Expense daily. Most recently, Together was updated on September 5, 2026 and Expense on September 23, 2026.

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