Share vs Fair
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Share
Effortlessly divide shared expenses and track who owes what among groups. Manage multiple events with custom participants, currencies, and detailed reports. Ideal for travel or shared living situations.
- Split multiple bills and checks
- Manage individual events and groups
- Support for multiple currencies and exchange rates
- Uneven expense splitting
- Email detailed summary reports
- Record paybacks directly
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Easily split multiple bills and checks between a group of people with intuitive and powerful application. *********** AWARDS & WINNINGS *********** "Use the Share-a-bill iPhone app when traveling with friends. It helps to track who spends what so no more arguing about money." - Carlo Alcos, CNN.com "One of the best travel app" - Aol Travel "We found this to be our most handy travel tool." - Jade Broadus, vagabond3.com "The essential travel companion. Rating 5 of 5" - iPhreek.com "Share-a-bill awarded with "Best" award by iPhoneAppsPlus.com" "Share-a-bill app offers a lot. You can always know who owes you what, with relatively no effort. For that reason alone it’s a great app. Rating 4 of 5" - Ryan Johnson, slapapp.com ********************************************* Have you ever been on holidays and you wanted to share the costs/expenses with your friends? Usually at the end of the holidays you were sitting with your friends, everyone with some bills and someone must compute who owes what to whom and how much. With the powerful application “Share-a-bill” you can define individual events and group of people involved in each event. Enter each expense on the fly and define who paid for the expense and who has participated on that expense. If you are abroad you can define several currencies and their exchange rates. At the end of the event everybody knows exactly who owes what to whom. Finally you can email a detailed report from the event to your friends. FEATURES: - easy to use interface - managing multiple individual events with the option to copy items such people, currencies from existing event - iPod/iPhone address book support for selecting people participating in the event - fast method for entering new expense/transfer in a few seconds - uneven splitting of individual expenses between people - built-in calculator - support for transfers (cash operations to balance the amounts during the event / to handle additional money loans or paybacks) - resolutions screen automatically computing and displaying exactly who owes what to whom - ability to record paybacks directly from computed resolutions - emailing detailed and very clean summary reports about the event to your friends - support for multiple currencies and exchange rates with the option to enter reversed rates - possibility to change default domestic currency accessible from iPhone/iPod's settings - Retina display support - and many more For additional informations and useful tips please visit our support website. **** LITE version can handle up to 2 events and 4 expenses/transfers per event. ****
Fair
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Split bills with friends the right way. Fair is a simple, honest bill-splitting app for roommates, trips, and everyday expenses. Add an expense, choose who was involved, and Fair calculates who owes whom. No limits. No ads. No surprises. Unlike other apps, Fair doesn’t restrict how you use it or hide features behind aggressive paywalls. Track unlimited expenses, manage groups, and settle up when you're ready. KEY FEATURES • Add expenses in seconds Enter an amount, select who paid, and choose who was involved. Fair handles the math. • Clear balances Instantly see who owes whom across your group. • Unlimited usage No daily limits. No restrictions. Use it as much as you want. • Group sharing Invite friends with a simple link. No accounts required. • Edit anytime Fix mistakes by editing or deleting expenses. • Settlement tracking Mark payments as settled and keep everything accurate. • Multi-currency support Track expenses in different currencies with ease. • CSV export Export your data anytime for your own records. FAIR PRO (optional) Upgrade for power features: • Receipt scanning • Recurring expenses • Spending insights • Custom categories • App themes Or support Fair with a one-time tip. --- Fair is built to be simple, transparent, and fair. No tricks. Just bill splitting that works. Terms of Use: https://www.tapforged.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tapforged.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Share at none against Fair's 5. Share also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Fair sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Share asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Share | Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mileware | Mike Dammers |
In-app purchases
Share
No in-app purchases
Fair
- Fair Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Fair Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









