Trip Splitter vs Backroads
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!
Backroads
This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.
- Daily route options
- Trip schedules
- Helpful tips
- Regional information
- Trip leader access
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Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Backroads at Free against Trip Splitter's $1.99. Trip Splitter's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (82% vs 52%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Backroads 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 Splitter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Trip Splitter's written reviews are positive against 52% of Backroads's.
Trip Splitter ships an update every 3 months, Backroads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Splitter | Backroads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (66 ratings) — better | 3.3 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DC Software Arts | Backroads |
Customer experience
Trip Splitter
Backroads
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
Backroads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trip Splitter
No in-app purchases
Backroads
No in-app purchases







