Trip Splitter vs Trip Plans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Splitter
Effortlessly track shared expenses with travel companions. Quickly create trips, add participants, and record costs to automatically calculate and store IOUs. View simplified payment breakdowns or email them to everyone to settle up.
- Unlimited participants
- Even or uneven splits
- Supports all currencies
- Categorize expenses
- Geo-locate spending
- Attach receipt photos
- Record individual payments
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Breezily split expenses with travel companions. In seconds. It takes mere seconds to create a new trip and add participants. When you split a bill, simply pop open the app, enter each participants costs, and the IOU’s are calculated and stored. And at any point, just request the Totals menu item to see the simplest number of payments for everyone to get even, or send a quick email to participants with the breakdown of costs. Our customers say it all: 5 Stars! "Works great - perfect app!" 5 Stars! "Easy to use and fun" 5 Stars! "Makes group travel a snap!" I love it! I've tested out at least 8 other travel apps and this one is so easy to use and intuitive. Chosen for "App of the Week" review by abcnews.go: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/06/app-of-the-week-trip-splitter/ Main features: - Unlimited number of participants - Add participant photos for added fun - Create even or uneven splits - Enter quantities owed or paid in under 6 seconds - Categorize expenses with the touch of an icon - Supports all country currencies, multiple currencies in a single trip, and the very large numbers required by some currencies - Totals View at any time to see totals by categories and persons, and the IOUs for evening-up - Email participants a very detailed list of spendings Special features: - Geo-locate all your spendings on a map - Attach photos of receipts or events - Record individual payments between people - View daily expenses and totals - Switch between concurrent trips - Email and web support PLUS TONS MORE—as you continue your trip, you’ll reveal how much functionality our app has and how stress-free your trip can be!
Trip Plans
Access your detailed travel itinerary offline, presented beautifully and clearly. View daily event summaries, get quick access to contact and navigation info for locations, and chat directly with your travel advisor without needing an internet connection.
- Offline itinerary access
- Daily event summaries
- Location contact and navigation
- Direct chat with travel advisor
- Beautiful and easy-to-understand format
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The Trip Plans app lets you view your detailed itinerary from your travel advisor on your iPhone. No data or internet connection? No problem! All your trip details will still be there presented in a beautiful and easy to understand format. - See a summary of your trip with how many events you have on each day. - On each day, view detailed information for each event. - Quickly pull up phone numbers and navigation for the places on your trip. - Chat with your travel advisor directly in the app. No more messy email chains! Your travel advisor will send you an email with a link to open your specific trip. Bon Voyage!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Trip Plans at Free against Trip Splitter's $1.99. Trip Plans also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 66). Trip Splitter's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Trip Plans is free to download; Trip Splitter costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trip Plans holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trip Plans has 1.2K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Trip Splitter's written reviews are positive against 76% of Trip Plans's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Trip Splitter ships an update every 3 months, Trip Plans monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Splitter | Trip Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (66 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DC Software Arts | Travefy, Inc. |
Customer experience
Trip Splitter
Trip Plans
User reviews
Trip Splitter
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Excellent for splitting expenses among groups
- 💱 Handles multiple currencies seamlessly
- 📧 Detailed email reports and CSV exports
- 🎯 Intuitive expense tracking by category and day
- ⚡ Minimizes number of transactions needed to settle
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and data loss issues
- ❌ Poor customer support responsiveness
- 🔐 No cloud sync or multi-device support
- 🎮 Confusing UI for currency conversions
- 👤 Only one person can input expenses per trip
Trip Plans
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive trip information
- 🗓️ Organized daily itinerary
- 💬 Convenient communication with travel agent
- 🌐 Offline access to trip details
- 🗺️ Helpful maps and navigation
Room to improve
- 🔗 Issues with links and navigation
- 📝 Limited ability to add/edit trip details
- 🤖 Inconsistent data updates from travel providers
- 🗣️ Chat feature needs improvements (timestamps, scrolling)
- 🔄 Difficulty continuing trips with new travel agents
Bugs and requests
Trip Splitter
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes and closes unexpectedly
- Data loss on subsequent trips
- Calculation errors with 3+ people
- Keyboard overlap with pop-up dialogs
- Contacts permission pop-up cannot be dismissed
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- UI misalignment with color boxes and names (iOS 13+)
- Currency conversion broken in some versions
- App won't open new trips
- Time zone issues causing date shifts
- Compatibility issues with iPhone 6 and newer devices
- Synchronization failures between devices
Requested features
21 requests- Cloud synchronization across devices
- Multi-user expense input capability
- Percentage-based uneven splits
- Built-in calculator within app
- Percentage share option (e.g., 40/40/20)
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- Custom expense categories
- Ability to exclude personal expenses from reports
- Budget tracking and limits
- Support for more than 6 participants
- Automatic currency exchange rate updates
- Dark mode option
- Trip icons customization
- Consolidated automotive category (gas, tolls, parking)
- Admission/entrance fee category
- Tutorial or help feature in main menu
- Receipt photo attachment within app
- Ability to modify assigned user names
- Lock feature to prevent accidental changes
- Trip total more accessible on main screen
- Static timestamp to prevent time zone shifts
- Split with all button for full group expenses
Trip Plans
Reported bugs
3 issues- Itinerary not always accurately reflecting trip details
- Occasional app crashes or login issues
- Unreliable offline access to trip information
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar integration for trip events
- Ability for travelers to add their own bookings
- Customizable notification settings
- Improved print/download options for itineraries
- Enhanced data synchronization across providers
In-app purchases
Trip Splitter
No in-app purchases
Trip Plans
No in-app purchases
