Comparison

Lovely Split vs Pooled Cash

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

Head to head
About

Lovely Split

Effortlessly manage shared expenses and payments with friends, family, or roommates. Track who owes what for rent, trips, or meals, and settle up with integrated secure payments. Set up recurring payments and ROSCAs to simplify ongoing financial arrangements.

Highlights
  • Split expenses with friends and family
  • Manage group payments
  • Integrated secure payment system
  • Create pay events
  • Setup recurring payments
  • Setup ROSCA
Features
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Lovely Split makes splitting expenses and managing payments with friends, family, or roommates effortless. Whether you’re covering rent, planning a group trip, or simply sharing a meal, Lovely Split ensures that everyone’s share is clear, fair, and settled with ease. With fast and secure payments integrated directly into the app, you can instantly send or request money, create a pay event and setup recurring payments and setup ROSCA. Keep track of expenses, balances, and reimbursements without the hassle of manual calculations. Lovely Split ensures that no one forgets who owes what, helping you avoid awkward conversations about money.

About

Pooled Cash

Simplify group payments and eliminate awkward conversations about money. This app allows you to create shared pools, invite participants, and track contributions effortlessly, replacing manual tracking and payment requests.

Highlights
  • Create shared payment pools
  • Invite group members
  • Track contributions
  • Eliminate manual tracking
  • Reduce awkward payment requests
Features
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Stop being the debt collector in your friend group. Pooled makes it simple to collect money for trips, events, gifts, and shared purchases - without the awkward texts, spreadsheets, or wondering who actually paid. **How it works:** 1. Create a pool in under a minute. Name it, set the goal, and decide the rules upfront. 2. Share the link with your group. Everyone pays their share with a card and sees it happen in real time. 3. Relax. If you hit the goal, funds are released to the organizer's verified bank account. Fall short? Everyone gets refunded automatically. **Why Pooled is different:** - Complete transparency: Everyone sees who's in and who's paid. No guessing, no black boxes. - Clear rules from the start: Know what happens if you fall short or overfund—before the first dollar comes in. - Fair outcomes: Overfunded? The extra gets split back. Underfunded? Automatic refunds for everyone. - Pay by card: Contribute with any major debit or credit card. Payments are processed by Coinflow, a PCI-compliant provider—your card details never touch Pooled's servers. - Withdraw to your bank: Organizers link a bank account via Plaid and receive funds directly. Identity is verified to keep the platform safe. **Perfect for:** - Group trips: Bachelor parties, ski weekends, beach houses. One person books, everyone pays their share upfront. - Tickets and events: Concerts, games, group dinners. Buy the tickets when they go on sale, collect money without the spreadsheet. - Group gifts: Weddings, baby showers, retirements. Pool together for something meaningful. - Shared purchases: Anything your group needs to fund together. **Key features:** - Create pools with custom funding goals and deadlines - Invite friends via shareable links - Track contributions in real time - Card payments powered by Coinflow - Bank linking and withdrawals powered by Plaid - Identity verification for organizers who receive funds - Built-in overfunding and underfunding refund rules - Private pools for invite-only groups - Secure phone number authentication We handle the money so you can focus on the experience. No more fronting thousands and hoping you get paid back. No more spreadsheets. No more awkward "did you send it yet?" texts. Set it up once. Share the link. Get back to planning the fun stuff. Download Pooled today and stop chasing. Start pooling.

Screenshots

Lovely Split4 screens
Pooled Cash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lovely Split at every 5 weeks against Pooled Cash's every 4 months. Lovely Split also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lovely Split against 5.0 for Pooled Cash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lovely Split has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lovely Split ships an update every 5 weeks, Pooled Cash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lovely Split versus Pooled Cash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLovely SplitPooled Cash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLovely Split, Inc.Joe Burke

Customer experience

Lovely Split

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pooled Cash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lovely Split

No in-app purchases

None

Pooled Cash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lovely Split free?
Lovely Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pooled Cash free?
Pooled Cash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lovely Split or Pooled Cash?
Lovely Split and Pooled Cash are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lovely Split or Pooled Cash have ads?
Neither Lovely Split nor Pooled Cash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lovely Split or Pooled Cash?
Lovely Split ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pooled Cash every 4 months. Most recently, Lovely Split was updated on October 3, 2026 and Pooled Cash on September 30, 2026.

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