PaidUp vs SelfHive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PaidUp
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PaidUp keeps track of who paid, who owes and how much, so nobody has to remember. Add an expense, pick who was there, and PaidUp works out everyone's share. WHO IT IS FOR - Roommates sharing rent, bills, groceries and the internet - Trips with friends, in any currency - Couples who split some things and not others - Friends who take turns paying for dinner, tickets and nights out SEE WHERE YOU STAND Home shows what you are owed and what you owe at a glance, with every person and group in one place. Green is money coming to you, orange is money you owe. SETTLE UP IN A TAP When you owe a friend, tap Pay with Venmo, Cash App or PayPal to go straight to their account with the amount filled in. Zelle is there too. Venmo, Cash App and Zelle are for US dollar balances, and PayPal works in other currencies. Then record the payment and the balance clears for both of you. You can also record cash or any other payment. EVERY CURRENCY, KEPT APART Choose from 20 currencies for each expense. Euros stay euros and dollars stay dollars, so a trip balance never gets muddled by a guessed exchange rate. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY - Split equally, by shares, by percent or by exact amounts - Scan a receipt and assign items to people - Recurring expenses for rent and bills that come back every month - Groups for the flat, the trip or the two of you - Reminders, comments on expenses and a full activity history - Keeps working when you are offline and syncs when you are back - Dark mode, following your phone's setting FREE - Unlimited expenses you add yourself - Unlimited friends and groups - Your full history, with no time limit - Recurring expenses - 5 receipt scans a month - Export to CSV and PDF - No ads PAIDUP PRO, A YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION - Everything in Free - Unlimited receipt scans - Currency conversion, to see any expense in another currency at the daily rate - Expensify export Pro is a yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. You can delete your account and your data at any time from inside the app. Terms of Service: https://www.paidup.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.paidup.app/privacy Support: https://www.paidup.app/support
SelfHive
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SelfHive is the iOS companion for your self-hosted BillHive server. It handles three kinds of splitting: household bills, restaurant checks, and group trips. All data syncs to your own server. Requires a running BillHive server (one Docker container). Deploy with: docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v billhive-data:/data ghcr.io/martyportatoes/billflow:latest BILLS MODE Track recurring household bills month after month. Split by percentage or fixed dollar amounts, set "covered by" relationships, and auto-carry amounts that don't change. The monthly checklist syncs between web and iOS. CHECKS MODE Split a restaurant check in seconds. Scan the receipt with on-device OCR to auto-populate line items, tax, and tip. Generate a no-account share link hosted on your server. Friends open it in any browser and claim their items. TRIPS MODE Create a trip, add members, and log multi-payer expenses with receipt photos. When the trip ends, debt simplification minimizes transfers. Export PDF or CSV summaries. COLLECT WHAT YOU'RE OWED Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App deep-links with the exact amount pre-filled across all three modes. Send rich HTML emails via your server's mail relay (Mailgun, SendGrid, Resend, or SMTP). KEY FEATURES - Three modes: Bills, Checks, and Trips - Syncs with your BillHive web app in real time - On-device receipt OCR (nothing uploaded to the cloud) - No-account share links hosted on your server - Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App payment deep-links - Rich HTML email summaries via server relay - Debt simplification for trips - Multi-payer and multi-currency expense support - Month-over-month trend charts - Dark theme with amber accent Your data lives on your server. Nothing is sent to any third-party service. Open-source at github.com/MartyPortatoes/BillHive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SelfHive at none against PaidUp's 1. SelfHive also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. PaidUp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. SelfHive asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaidUp ships an update fortnightly, SelfHive every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaidUp | SelfHive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Impact Consulting AI LLC | MATTHEW ROBERT PORTELOS |
In-app purchases
PaidUp
- PaidUp Basic (Annual)$29.991 Year
SelfHive
No in-app purchases









