BuddyPay vs BetterSplit!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuddyPay
Easily track shared expenses with friends, roommates, or travel companions. Scan receipts to automatically add items, split bills in various ways, and manage group finances without awkward conversations. Settle up conveniently and keep everyone informed.
- Receipt scanning for automatic item entry
- Flexible bill splitting options
- Create unlimited expense groups (rooms)
- Multi-currency support for travel
- Clear balance overview and debt simplification
- Record payment history
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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
BetterSplit!
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Stop arguing about who paid what. BetterSplit makes sharing expenses effortless—whether you're splitting rent with roommates, tracking group trips, or settling debts with colleagues. How it works: • Add expenses and choose how to split—evenly, by percentage, or itemize each purchase • Scan receipts with your phone to auto-fill details (no typing required) • Track multiple currencies and convert automatically • See at a glance who owes whom • Generate a settlement showing exactly who pays whom to settle all debts Smart features that save time: • Itemized bills let you split specific items differently—perfect for shared groceries where everyone bought different things • Receipt OCR instantly extracts items, prices, and quantities from photos • Multi-currency tracking keeps costs accurate across international trips • Settlement algorithm minimizes transactions—pay fewer people, settle faster • Dark mode for comfortable viewing anytime • Works on phone and desktop Import & export: Import expenses from Splitser/WieBetaaltWat PDFs or use our native backup format to migrate your data. Start free. No credit card. No ads. Just fair expense tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BetterSplit! at none against BuddyPay's 2. BetterSplit! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. BuddyPay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BetterSplit! asks for nothing beyond the download.
BuddyPay ships an update every 10 days, BetterSplit! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuddyPay | BetterSplit! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mykhailo Kolosov | Mendel Fuchs |
In-app purchases
BuddyPay
- BuddyPay Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- BuddyPay Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
BetterSplit!
No in-app purchases









