Comparison

Pooled Cash vs Clero

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

Head to head
About

Pooled Cash

Simplify group payments and eliminate awkward conversations about money. This app allows you to create shared pools, invite participants, and track contributions effortlessly, replacing manual tracking and payment requests.

Highlights
  • Create shared payment pools
  • Invite group members
  • Track contributions
  • Eliminate manual tracking
  • Reduce awkward payment requests
Features
Read full description

Stop being the debt collector in your friend group. Pooled makes it simple to collect money for trips, events, gifts, and shared purchases - without the awkward texts, spreadsheets, or wondering who actually paid. **How it works:** 1. Create a pool in under a minute. Name it, set the goal, and decide the rules upfront. 2. Share the link with your group. Everyone pays their share with a card and sees it happen in real time. 3. Relax. If you hit the goal, funds are released to the organizer's verified bank account. Fall short? Everyone gets refunded automatically. **Why Pooled is different:** - Complete transparency: Everyone sees who's in and who's paid. No guessing, no black boxes. - Clear rules from the start: Know what happens if you fall short or overfund—before the first dollar comes in. - Fair outcomes: Overfunded? The extra gets split back. Underfunded? Automatic refunds for everyone. - Pay by card: Contribute with any major debit or credit card. Payments are processed by Coinflow, a PCI-compliant provider—your card details never touch Pooled's servers. - Withdraw to your bank: Organizers link a bank account via Plaid and receive funds directly. Identity is verified to keep the platform safe. **Perfect for:** - Group trips: Bachelor parties, ski weekends, beach houses. One person books, everyone pays their share upfront. - Tickets and events: Concerts, games, group dinners. Buy the tickets when they go on sale, collect money without the spreadsheet. - Group gifts: Weddings, baby showers, retirements. Pool together for something meaningful. - Shared purchases: Anything your group needs to fund together. **Key features:** - Create pools with custom funding goals and deadlines - Invite friends via shareable links - Track contributions in real time - Card payments powered by Coinflow - Bank linking and withdrawals powered by Plaid - Identity verification for organizers who receive funds - Built-in overfunding and underfunding refund rules - Private pools for invite-only groups - Secure phone number authentication We handle the money so you can focus on the experience. No more fronting thousands and hoping you get paid back. No more spreadsheets. No more awkward "did you send it yet?" texts. Set it up once. Share the link. Get back to planning the fun stuff. Download Pooled today and stop chasing. Start pooling.

About

Clero

Easily send and receive money directly from your bank account with same-day settlement and no transfer fees. Split bills, track group expenses, and manage recurring payments seamlessly. Features include receipt scanning and smart debt simplification.

Highlights
  • Direct bank-to-bank payments
  • Same-day settlement
  • Zero transfer fees
  • Card and subscription splitting
  • Receipt scanning
  • Group expense tracking
  • Recurring payment requests
Features
Read full description

Send and receive money from friends straight from your bank account within the same day without wallets or transfer fees. Clero combines bank-to-bank payments, card transaction splitting, receipt scanning, and group expense tracking into one app. DIRECT TO BANK PAYMENTS WITH ZERO FEES • Same-day direct settlement: Money moves straight between bank accounts on the same day. No digital wallet balance to cash out. • Zero transfer fees: Send and receive money without paying 1.75% instant transfer fees. • Phone number claim links: Send money to anyone with a phone number. Recipients without Clero claim funds straight to their bank account through a web link. Expired claims return to your account. RECURRING REQUESTS AND BILLS • Flexible schedules: Create recurring payment requests for rent, utilities, subscriptions, or shared expenses. • Custom intervals: Set schedules by week, month, or year with specific billing days or end dates. • Scheduled tracking: Clero creates new requests on your schedule and notifies participants when bills come due. CARD AND SUBSCRIPTION SPLITTING • Card sync: Link your credit cards and bank accounts through Plaid. Tap any posted charge to split it with friends. • Subscription detection: Clero identifies recurring charges like streaming services, gym memberships, and utility bills for one-tap splitting. RECEIPT SCANNING AND RICH RIDE BREAKDOWNS • Camera and Gmail sync: Snap a photo of a restaurant receipt or link Gmail to pull receipts from DoorDash, Airbnb, and dining spots. • Uber and Lyft ride details: Pull ride breakdowns including pickup and drop-off points, duration, driver details, and table tip adjustments. • Itemized claiming: Tap items to claim dishes or divide shared plates. • Proportional tax and tip: Taxes and tips split based on each person's spend. • Locked shares: When someone pays, their share locks so subsequent edits do not alter settled amounts. BATCH PAY, AND PARTIAL PAYMENTS • Batch pay: Select multiple open requests from the same friend and pay them all at once. • Partial payments: Pay open requests in increments while keeping track of how much you still owe. GROUP TYPES AND DEBT REDUCTION • Monthly groups: Built for roommates. Set a settlement date like the 1st of the month. When the cycle ends, Clero smartly tallies balances, generates payment requests for that month and starts the next month without manual setup. • Trip groups: Pool vacation expenses and generate payment requests automatically when your trip ends. • On-demand groups: Split expenses for social events and settle whenever you choose. • Simplify debts: Clero calculates the shortest route across group members to eliminate redundant back-and-forth transfers. • Splitwise import: Upload a Splitwise CSV file. Clero matches names to your contacts and imports your balances. SECURITY • Face ID and Touch ID confirmation required before money moves. • Bank-grade encryption across all financial rails. --- Support: https://clero.money Privacy Policy: https://clero.money/privacy Terms of Service: https://clero.money/terms

Screenshots

Pooled Cash4 screens
Clero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pooled Cash at none against Clero's 2. Pooled Cash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Clero's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Clero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pooled Cash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pooled Cash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clero has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pooled Cash ships an update every 4 months, Clero every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pooled Cash versus Clero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPooled CashClero
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB96 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoe BurkeOryn Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Pooled Cash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Clero

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

None

Pooled Cash

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Clero

Subscriptions2
  • Clero+ Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Clero+ Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pooled Cash free?
Pooled Cash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clero free?
Clero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pooled Cash or Clero?
Pooled Cash is rated higher. Pooled Cash averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Clero averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Pooled Cash or Clero have ads?
Neither Pooled Cash nor Clero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pooled Cash or Clero?
Pooled Cash ships an update every 4 months, and Clero every 2 days. Most recently, Pooled Cash was updated on October 15, 2026 and Clero on October 23, 2026.

Other comparisons