Ryu vs SplitNest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ryu
Easily manage shared expenses and group finances. Track, divide, and settle costs for roommates, vacations, or subscriptions with a streamlined interface. Achieve financial harmony and eliminate the stress of group money management.
- Share expenses with groups
- Manage group finances
- Track shared costs
- Divide bills fairly
- Settle payments easily
- Organize group vacation costs
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Ryu is the ultimate app for sharing expenses and managing group finances. Whether you're splitting bills with roommates, organizing costs for a group vacation, or managing shared subscriptions, Ryu ensures everyone pays their fair share. With a sleek interface and powerful tools, tracking, dividing, and settling costs has never been easier. Take the stress out of money management—download Ryu today and experience financial harmony!
SplitNest
Effortlessly divide shared costs for meals, trips, or groceries. This app simplifies expense tracking and ensures fair settlements without awkward conversations. Features include quick splitting, smart tax calculations, and detailed expense notes.
- Quick bill splitting
- Automatic tax and tip calculation
- Flexible group creation
- Customizable expense notes
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Smart notifications
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SplitNest makes bill-splitting easy, fast, and frustration-free. Whether it’s dinner with friends, shared groceries, or a weekend trip, SplitNest helps you split expenses fairly and keep everyone on the same page—without the awkward money talk. Why SplitNest? QuickSplit: Instantly split bills without requiring others to create an account. Just enter names and amounts. Smart Tips & Tax: Automatically calculates state taxes and tips—so no one gets shorted. Flexible Grouping: No forced friend lists. Split with anyone—coworkers, randoms, or family. Notifications that matter: Get alerts for expense updates without notification spam. Detailed Expense Notes: Add descriptions, photos, and tags to every expense for clarity. Privacy-first: We don't sell your data. Your info stays yours. Coming Soon: Recurring expenses OCR-based receipt scanning Currency conversion AI-powered expense summaries Download SplitNest today and never argue over "who owes what" again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SplitNest at daily against Ryu's every 5 weeks. SplitNest also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). Ryu's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ryu against 5.0 for SplitNest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Ryu ships an update every 5 weeks, SplitNest daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ryu | SplitNest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffry Jimenez | MUHAMMAD FAIZAN |
Customer experience
Ryu
SplitNest
In-app purchases
Ryu
No in-app purchases
SplitNest
No in-app purchases
