Spend Split vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Spend Split
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Spend Split is the budget planner that tracks your spending, splits bills with friends, and never forgets who SPEND WISELY. SPLIT FAIRLY. TRACK YOUR SPENDING β’ Add expenses in seconds with the built-in calculator β’ Smart categories and recent suggestions β’ Attach receipt photos to any transaction BUDGETS THAT ACTUALLY WORK β’ Set budgets per category β’ Real-time alerts before you overspend β’ Weekly, monthly, or yearly periods SPLIT BILLS WITHOUT THE DRAMA β’ Split group expenses equally or your way β’ Perfect for trips, dinners, and roommates NEVER FORGET WHO OWES YOU β’ Track money lent and borrowed β’ Due dates and partial repayments β’ Full history of every IOU 150+ CURRENCIES β’ Perfect if you live, work, or travel across borders β’ Set your home currency, record in any other YOUR DATA, SECURE β’ Encrypted cloud sync β’ We never sell your information TRY PREMIUM FREE FOR 1 MONTH No credit card required. Cancel anytime. Then continue free, or go Premium for $3.99/month. Now in 6 languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian, and Chinese. Terms of Use: https://getspendwise.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://getspendwise.co/privacy
Tally
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Tally is a high-speed, local-first personal expense tracker and smart receipt scanner designed to give you clarity and control over your financesβwith zero friction and uncompromising privacy. KEY FEATURES: INSTANT ON-DEVICE RECEIPT SCANNER Snap paper receipts, grocery bills, or invoices. Tally's fast neural OCR extracts the merchant, date, total amount, and taxes directly on your device in secondsβno internet connection required. GOOGLE SHEETS LIVE SYNC Sync your financial records seamlessly with your personal Google Sheets. Work on your iPhone on the go, and review full sheets on your Mac or laptop anytime with automated two-way sync. SAFE-TO-SPEND REAL-TIME ALLOWANCE Know exactly how much you can safely spend today without breaking your monthly budget or savings goals. GROUP SPACES & SPLIT BILL Share expenses with roommates, travel buddies, or family. Effortlessly split group restaurant bills with accurate itemized tax and tip breakdowns. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE FIRST Your financial records belong to you alone. Tally works completely offline by default, requires no account creation, contains zero ads, and is protected by Face ID / Touch ID. EXPORT READY FOR REIMBURSEMENT Export clean CSV sheets and expense summaries in a single tap for business claims or personal accounting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tally at every 5 days against Spend Split's fortnightly. Spend Split's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Spend Split sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Tally sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spend Split ships an update fortnightly, Tally every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spend Split | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saeed Anwar | Michael Sebastian Yuswandi |
In-app purchases
Spend Split
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
Tally
- Tally Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tally Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Tally Pro - Lifetime$59.99









