Comparison

Split Expenses vs Taliro

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

Head to head
About

Split Expenses

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Split expenses with friends, roommates and family — no signup required. No account, no third-party servers: your sheets sync through your own iCloud and your data stays yours. Apple confirms it: "Data Not Collected". Create a sheet, add people and log expenses. The app works out the balances automatically and tells you exactly who owes whom. PERFECT FOR • Group trips and vacations • Roommates and household bills • Dinners, nights out and shared gifts • Families who want to know what a trip really cost FEATURES • Shared sheets via iCloud — invite anyone with a link • Live balances, updated with every expense • Settle-up suggestions: who pays whom, and how much • Categories: groceries, transport, restaurants and more • Statistics: total, average per person, spending by category • Multi-currency with custom exchange rates • Export a PDF summary to share • Settle up and start fresh without losing your history • Home Screen widget to see your balance at a glance Simple, private, no ads.

About

Taliro

Features
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Split bills with friends, without the awkward math. Taliro is the simplest way to track shared expenses on trips, in shared flats, or at dinner. Add what you spent, split it fairly, and one tap shows everyone the cleanest way to settle up. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • See your share of every group at a glance, with a live dashboard and contribution chart • Split equally, by amount, or by percentage. Custom splits with auto-distribute as you tap • Set rent, bills and subscriptions to repeat every month, added automatically and split exactly the same way (Taliro Plus) • Attach a receipt photo to any expense, view full size on tap • Settle up with one tap, Taliro figures out the simplest way to pay everyone back • Stay in sync with push notifications and a live activity feed • Invite friends via shareable link or QR code, or add people who do not have the app as anonymous members • 41 supported currencies, set per group • Group cover photos so every trip and flat has its own vibe • Pay people back in their own banking app: see how each person prefers to be paid, then mark it settled. • Record money that changed hands outside an expense, like lending a friend cash or paying up front, and balances stay correct WHY "TALIRO"? In Greek, τάληρο (taliro) is slang for a 5 euro coin, the one you would toss to a friend to cover your coffee. That is the spirit of this app: keeping money simple between the people you care about. Born from the frustration of splitting bills on trips and shared apartments, Taliro is the app we wished we had. MOVING FROM ANOTHER APP? Already tracking expenses somewhere else? Export your group as a spreadsheet and bring it into Taliro, with people, expenses, settlements and balances intact. Previewing your file is always free, so you can see exactly what would come across before you decide. FREE TO USE • Up to 4 expenses per day • Up to 10 groups • Unlimited members per group TALIRO PLUS • Unlimited expenses • Unlimited groups • Recurring expenses, so rent and bills add themselves every month • Import a group from another app • Early access to new features No ads. No tracking. Just simple expense splitting. Made with love in Greece. Terms of Use: https://taliro.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://taliro.app/privacy

Screenshots

Split Expenses4 screens
Taliro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split Expenses at none against Taliro's 2. Split Expenses also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Taliro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Taliro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Split Expenses asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Expenses ships an update every 3 days, Taliro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Split Expenses versus Taliro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit ExpensesTaliro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco LaganaAleksandar Angelov

In-app purchases

None

Split Expenses

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Taliro

Subscriptions2
  • Taliro Plus$2.991 Month
  • Taliro Plus$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Split Expenses free?
Split Expenses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taliro free?
Taliro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Split Expenses or Taliro have ads?
Neither Split Expenses nor Taliro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Expenses or Taliro?
Split Expenses ships an update every 3 days, and Taliro every 9 days. Most recently, Split Expenses was updated on October 2, 2026 and Taliro on September 9, 2026.

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