Comparison

Split vs EXPND

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

EXPND

Features
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EXPND is a simple way to keep track of your money, and it all stays on your phone. There's no account to create, no cloud, and no ads. Add what you earn and what you spend, move money between accounts, and see what you're actually left with. Fast entry. Adding a transaction takes a few seconds. Accounts. Cash, bank, cards, and transfers between them. Budgets. Set a monthly limit per category and watch it through the month. Savings goals. Pick a target and track your progress towards it. Recurring transactions. Rent, salary and subscriptions get entered once. Analytics. Charts that show where your money actually went. Receipts. Attach a photo to any transaction. Widget. Your net balance on the home screen. EMI calculator. Work out loan repayments. Face ID lock, so nobody else can open it. CSV export and import, so you can take your data with you. The app works offline. There are no servers, no analytics, and nothing is tracked.

Screenshots

Split4 screens
EXPND4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EXPND at every 10 days against Split's every 26 months. EXPND also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 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, EXPND every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Split versus EXPND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitEXPND
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTy OkazakiFailas Basheer Keloth

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

None

EXPND

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EXPND free?
EXPND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split or EXPND have ads?
Neither Split nor EXPND shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or EXPND?
Split ships an update every 26 months, and EXPND every 10 days. Most recently, Split was updated on October 30, 2026 and EXPND on October 31, 2026.

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