Comparison

Expense Split vs The Cheese

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

Head to head
About

Expense Split

Features
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Simplify your group expenses with our intuitive app, reminiscent of Expense Split. Easily create and divvy up expenses among friends while tracking who owes what or is owed. Additionally, enhance security with our built-in passcode feature, ensuring your financial data remains protected and confidential

About

The Cheese

Features
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The Cheese tells you, every day, what you have left to spend. Log an expense in seconds, follow your budgets and savings goals, and let the app warn you before the month gets away from you. WHAT’S LEFT, AT A GLANCE • What you have left this month, and how much a day • A month-end forecast that includes your recurring expenses • Yesterday’s summary and the budgets to watch, right on the home screen AN EXPENSE IN 3 SECONDS • Quick add with a keypad and your categories • From the app, the widget, the app icon or the daily reminder • Optional receipt photo, note and date • Works offline: everything syncs afterwards BUDGETS THAT WARN YOU • One budget per category, carried over every month • An alert when a category gets close to its limit or is on track to go over • Recurring items (rent, salary, subscriptions…) added automatically REACH YOUR GOALS • Savings goals with a deadline and the amount to set aside each month • Insights: where your money goes, unusual spending, your year in review • Monthly PDF report and CSV export HELPFUL NOTIFICATIONS, NOT NOISY ONES • Yesterday’s summary every morning • Weekly and monthly reviews • A reminder the day before a recurring bill • Each type can be adjusted or turned off in one tap YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Never sold, never used for advertising • Face ID lock • Notifications, the widget and receipt photos stay on your iPhone • Export your data or delete your account at any time The Cheese is available in English and French, with the currency of your choice.

Screenshots

Expense Split3 screens
The Cheese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Expense Split at every 10 days against The Cheese's every 15 months. Expense Split also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense Split ships an update every 10 days, The Cheese every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Expense Split versus The Cheese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense SplitThe Cheese
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHamza YaseenEmergency Ping

In-app purchases

None

Expense Split

No in-app purchases

None

The Cheese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense Split free?
Expense Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Cheese free?
The Cheese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expense Split or The Cheese have ads?
Neither Expense Split nor The Cheese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense Split or The Cheese?
Expense Split ships an update every 10 days, and The Cheese every 15 months. Most recently, Expense Split was updated on October 10, 2026 and The Cheese on October 17, 2026.

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