Comparison

Deplan vs LightYou

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

Head to head
About

Deplan

Effortlessly split costs for group trips, shared living, or nights out. This app simplifies tracking, splitting, and settling finances with tailored groups and real-time summaries. Say goodbye to financial stress and enjoy your time together.

Highlights
  • Create tailored groups for any occasion
  • Log expenses in any currency
  • Split costs equally or customize amounts
  • View real-time payment summaries
  • Optimize group payments with debt reduction
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Deplan makes splitting expenses effortless, providing a seamless solution for sharing costs with friends. Designed for group trips, shared living expenses, or a night out, Deplan simplifies tracking, splitting, and settling finances. Create tailored groups whether you're organising travel, managing a household, or planning an event. Easily invite friends and start logging expenses. Deplan handles the math, showing exactly who owes what and streamlining settlements to minimise transactions. Here is how Deplan works for you: - Quickly establish groups for travels, apartments, or gatherings. - Log expenses in any currency and split them equally or customise amounts as needed. - View real-time summaries of payments, balances, and who owes whom. - Optimize group payments with automatic debt reduction. - Access a clear and organised tracking system for all shared expenses. - Receive instant updates and notifications to keep everyone informed. - Navigate with ease using a sleek, user-friendly interface designed for efficiency. - No expense limits, no group limits. Use Deplan for: - Hassle-free group travel arrangements - Managing bills with roommates - Splitting dining or outing costs among friends - Organising expenses for couples and families - Any situation where tracking shared spending is needed Say goodbye to awkward financial discussions, complex spreadsheets, and misplaced receipts. Deplan ensures transparency and organisation, so you can enjoy your time together without financial stress. Download Deplan today to experience the easiest way to split costs, settle payments, and keep track of group spending! Expense sharing has never been easier. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LightYou

Save, organize, and understand web articles with AI. This app transforms your reading into a searchable knowledge vault, offering a distraction-free reader, annotation tools, and spaced repetition for long-term retention. It prioritizes user privacy with local storage and optional WebDAV sync.

Highlights
  • One-tap article saving
  • Customizable reader view
  • Highlighting and annotation
  • AI-powered chat and summaries
  • Spaced repetition review
  • WebDAV sync for cross-device access
  • Offline reading
Features
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LightYou — Your Reading Library, Reimagined Save every article worth reading. Highlight what matters. Ask AI anything about your library. LightYou turns the web into your personal, searchable knowledge vault. ▸ SAVE IN ONE TAP Share from Safari, Twitter, or anywhere on iOS. LightYou extracts the article content — no ads, no clutter, just the words. ▸ BEAUTIFUL READER Customize font, size, and theme (light, sepia, dark). Reader view strips out distractions so you can focus on what matters. ▸ HIGHLIGHT & ANNOTATE Select any text to highlight it in three colors. Add private notes. Your highlights become a searchable knowledge base. ▸ AI-POWERED UNDERSTANDING Chat with any article — ask questions, get summaries, translate passages, or explain difficult concepts. Powered by your choice of LLM API. ▸ SPACED REPETITION REVIEW LightYou surfaces articles worth revisiting on a spaced schedule, so the ideas you care about stay with you long-term. ▸ HOME SCREEN WIDGET A beautiful iOS widget keeps your top review items one glance away — with native dark mode support. ▸ WEBDAV SYNC Sync articles, highlights, and notes across all your devices via your own WebDAV server. Your data stays yours — no third-party accounts required. ▸ PRIVACY FIRST All articles stored locally on your device. AI requests use your own API keys. Optional WebDAV sync uses your own server. We never see your data. ▸ OFFLINE READING Saved articles are cached locally — read anytime, anywhere, with no connection. ▸ BEAUTIFUL IN BOTH LANGUAGES Full Chinese and English support, with typography that respects each language. Whether you're a researcher, student, writer, or just a curious reader, LightYou helps you go from "I'll read this later" to actually reading, understanding, and remembering. Start building your library today.

Screenshots

Deplan4 screens
LightYou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LightYou at none against Deplan's shown. LightYou also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Deplan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LightYou sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Deplan against 5.0 for LightYou. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deplan ships an update monthly, LightYou every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deplan versus LightYou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeplanLightYou
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIzadi Egizabal Alkorta涛 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deplan

Subscriptions2
  • Capy Camp Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Capy Camp Yearly$17.991 Year
1 purchases

LightYou

One-time1
  • LightYou Support Tip$1.99

Questions

Is Deplan free?
Deplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LightYou free?
LightYou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deplan or LightYou?
Deplan and LightYou are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Deplan or LightYou have ads?
Deplan shows ads; LightYou does not.
Which is updated more often, Deplan or LightYou?
Deplan ships an update monthly, and LightYou every 3 weeks. Most recently, Deplan was updated on October 30, 2026 and LightYou on October 31, 2026.

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