Comparison

Split vs BuddyPay

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

Head to head
About

Split

Easily divide expenses with friends and track shared costs. This app simplifies group payments for everything from rent to vacations, allowing guests to pay via various methods even without the app. It automates reminders and provides transparent totals for stress-free financial management.

Highlights
  • Split bills with friends
  • Track shared expenses
  • Collect payments instantly
  • Fractional, itemized, and even splits
  • Guest payments via Google Pay, card, Apple Pay
  • Built-in receipt scanning
  • Automatic payment reminders
Features
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Split Mobile - The Modern Way to Split Anything Tired of chasing friends for payments or figuring out who owes what? Split Mobile is the easiest way to split bills, track shared expenses, and collect payments instantly. Whether you’re splitting rent, dinner, drinks, groceries, concert tickets, or a weekend getaway, Split Mobile turns any group payment into a clear, automated split. Use fractional splits, itemized totals, or quick even splits. Guests can pay with Google Pay, card, or Apple Pay, even if they don’t have the app. With built-in receipt scanning, transparent totals, and automatic reminders, you’ll never deal with awkward “I’ll get you next time” moments again. Split Mobile is the smarter way to manage group payments, shared tabs, and real-life costs fast, accurate, and stress-free.

About

BuddyPay

Effortlessly track and split shared expenses with friends, roommates, and groups. This app simplifies managing bills for trips, dinners, and household costs, ensuring everyone's balances are clear and fair. It helps minimize payments and provides a transparent record of who owes whom.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited expense tracking rooms
  • Flexible split options (equal, percentage, exact amount)
  • Attach receipts and photos to expenses
  • Simplified debt calculations and balance tracking
  • Record external payments for settlement
  • Collaborative group features with real-time updates
  • Multi-currency and multi-language support
Features
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Split bills with friends, roommates and travel buddies, without the awkward money talk. BuddyPay keeps track of who paid, who owes whom and how much. Add an expense in seconds or simply scan the receipt. When it's time to settle up, pay each other however you like (cash, bank transfer or any payment app) and record it in BuddyPay, so everyone stays on the same page. BuddyPay doesn't send or hold money. It's the shared record your group can trust. SCAN A RECEIPT, GET EVERY ITEM Take a photo of the bill and BuddyPay reads it for you: every dish, every price, the total and the date. Tap faces to assign items, and shared plates split themselves. Works with photos, screenshots and PDFs. SPLIT IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE - Equally, by exact amounts, by percentage or by shares - Item by item, so everyone pays only for what they ordered - Pick who paid and who's in, for every expense A ROOM FOR EVERY CREW - Trips, roommates, dinner clubs, parties: create as many rooms as you need - Each room has its own members, currency and balance - Invite friends with a link or by email - Add people who don't use the app as virtual friends MADE FOR TRAVEL - 70+ currencies - Pay in the local currency and BuddyPay converts it to your room's currency - See the original amount and the converted one side by side CLEAR BALANCES, FEWER PAYMENTS - See at a glance who owes you and whom you owe, across all your rooms - Simplify debts to settle up with the fewest possible payments - Record payments with the method and date, and keep a full history - An activity feed and notifications keep everyone in the loop PRIVATE AND PERSONAL - Optional Face ID lock - Light and dark mode - Available in 13 languages PERFECT FOR Roommates sharing rent and bills, friends on a trip, couples, dinner clubs, parties and team lunches. BUDDYPAY PLUS BuddyPay is free to use, with unlimited rooms and expenses. Plus adds: - Receipt scanning - Photos and documents attached to expenses - Spending analytics and PDF reports - Unlimited virtual friends BuddyPay Plus is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Questions or ideas? Write to us at support@buddypay.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buddypay.app/privacy

Screenshots

Split4 screens
BuddyPay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split at none against BuddyPay's 2. BuddyPay's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. BuddyPay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split ships an update every 10 days, BuddyPay weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Split versus BuddyPay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitBuddyPay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (829 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings829 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplit Mobile Inc.Mykhailo Kolosov

Customer experience

Split

All ratings802 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative19.2%

BuddyPay

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BuddyPay

Subscriptions2
  • BuddyPay Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BuddyPay Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuddyPay free?
BuddyPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Split or BuddyPay have ads?
Neither Split nor BuddyPay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or BuddyPay?
Split ships an update every 10 days, and BuddyPay weekly. Most recently, Split was updated on November 5, 2026 and BuddyPay on October 31, 2026.

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