Comparison

Split vs Quiet Budget

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

Head to head
About

Split

Effortlessly manage and split expenses with friends, family, or colleagues. This app prioritizes your privacy by not collecting or storing any personal data. Easily add people, categorize costs, and generate shareable invoices for seamless bill management.

Highlights
  • No personal data collection
  • Easy bill splitting
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Shareable formatted invoices
  • Real-time total tracking
Features
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Split is bill-splitting the way it should work: item by item, not just the total — and entirely on your device. Most splitting apps ask you to type in a lump sum and divide it evenly. Split reads the actual receipt. ITEMIZED, NOT LUMP-SUM Point your camera at a receipt and Split reads it on-device — no photo or text ever leaves your phone. Choose exactly who's splitting each individual item, not the whole bill. One person's appetizer doesn't have to get split with the whole table. RECURRING PEOPLE Add someone once and they're saved as a contact for next time. Favorite the people you split with most so you're never retyping the same names for the same group of friends. AUTOMATIC SETTLE-UP Record who paid for what, and Split works out exactly who owes whom — netted directly between the people who actually shared an expense, not routed through some global optimization that can make a payment feel random. Mark a payment as done and it's tracked for good. PAY IN ONE TAP Direct links to Venmo and Cash App with the amount pre-filled — no typing a number by hand. Zelle info is one tap to copy. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Split doesn't have accounts, doesn't have a server, and doesn't collect or transmit any of your data. Names, expenses, receipts — everything lives on your device, full stop. There's nothing to breach because there's nothing collected. Split a dinner, a trip, a grocery run, or rent. Add the people, add or scan the expenses, and settle up — that's it.

About

Quiet Budget

Features
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Budgeting that doesn't shout. Quiet Budget is a calm, manual money tracker, no bank linking, no ads, no notifications nagging you about a $4 coffee. Every transaction goes in by hand, on purpose, so you actually notice where your money's going. The mainstream finance apps want to connect to your bank, parse your accounts, and monetize your data. Quiet Budget does none of that. No bank connections. No ads. No analytics. The app works fully offline with no account at all — your money is your business. WHAT'S INSIDE (FREE) - Manual entry for income, expenses, transfers, and balance adjustments - Multiple accounts — checking, savings, cash, credit cards — all tracked by hand - Category budgets with month-over-month visibility - A "Quiet Money Left" view that tells you what you actually have to spend - Notes on every transaction so you remember why you bought it - Full history with search and filters - CSV export for full data portability - Hide-balances toggle for when you're in public QUIET PLUS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE) - Plan — zero-based budgeting, so every dollar has a job - Save up for big future bills - Savings goals you can actually see progress on - Recurring calendar for payments and subscriptions, so nothing slips through - Trends and deeper insights - Debt payoff tools — watch an extra payment move your debt-free date - Rose theme - Optional account and cloud sync, to keep your budget across devices or share it with a partner Quiet Plus pricing: - Monthly — $2.99 per month - Yearly — $24.99 per year - Lifetime — $69.99, one time Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. PRIVACY, FOR REAL Quiet Budget is local-first. With no account, everything stays on your device — nothing is transmitted, and there is nothing for us to collect. There is no advertising, no tracking and no analytics SDK anywhere in the app, on any tier. Only if you choose to turn on the optional account and sync does any of your data leave your device — encrypted in transit and stored in a private space tied to your account. We never sell it, mine it, or advertise against it. You can export everything, or delete your account and its synced copy, at any time from inside the app. WHO IT'S FOR People who tried YNAB, Mint, Monarch, or Copilot and bounced off the complexity or the bank-linking requirement. People who want to be intentional with money without being surveilled. People who like the friction of writing things down because it makes them think. Built solo in Edmonton, Alberta by Echo House Labs. Privacy Policy: https://echohouselabs.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://echohouselabs.com/terms

Screenshots

Split4 screens
Quiet Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quiet Budget at every 3 weeks against Split's every 26 months. Quiet Budget also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). 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

Split ships an update every 26 months, Quiet Budget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Split versus Quiet Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitQuiet Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTy OkazakiEcho House Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

None

Quiet Budget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quiet Budget free?
Quiet Budget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split or Quiet Budget have ads?
Neither Split nor Quiet Budget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or Quiet Budget?
Split ships an update every 26 months, and Quiet Budget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Split was updated on October 2, 2026 and Quiet Budget on September 29, 2026.

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