Cost Share vs TripSplit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cost Share
Easily divide expenses among friends, roommates, or travel companions. Scan receipts with AI for quick entry, track balances, and record settlements to ensure fairness and clarity in shared spending.
- AI receipt scanning with itemization
- Group expense splitting
- Real-time balance tracking
- Settlement recording
- Multi-currency support
- Data export
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Cost Share makes splitting expenses simple for friends, roommates, couples, and travel groups. Create groups, add expenses, and instantly see who owes what. Track balances across personal and group spending, record settlements, and keep a full activity history so everyone stays on the same page. Features: - Fast expense splitting for groups and friends - AI receipt scanning for quicker expense entry with itemization - Simple settle-up flow to clear balances - Shared activity feed with search - Multi-currency support - Data export tools Whether you're sharing rent and utilities, planning a trip, or managing everyday costs, Cost Share helps keep everything fair, clear, and organized. Terms of Use: https://cost-share.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://cost-share.app/privacy/
TripSplit
Effortlessly divide costs for trips, dinners, or any group activity. This app tracks who paid for what and who owes whom, simplifying financial settlements. Features include receipt scanning, customizable splits, and direct payment integration.
- Scan receipts to auto-fill expenses
- Split bills evenly or customize shares
- Track real-time balances across trips
- Send payments via Venmo, Cash App, PayPal
- Export trip expense reports
- Supports any currency with auto-conversion
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Developed by Allie Miller, Dawit Kelile, Pedro Luiz, Kristen Lowe, and Shadman Shahzahan. TripSplit makes splitting expenses with friends effortless. Whether you're on a road trip, vacation, or just grabbing dinner. TripSplit tracks who paid what and who owes who so you can focus on having fun, not the math. Key Features: - Scan receipts with your camera to auto-fill expenses - Split bills evenly or customize each person's share - Track balances across multiple trips in real time - Send payments directly via Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal - Get notified when friends confirm payments - Export trip expense reports - Works in any currency with automatic conversion No more awkward money conversations. TripSplit keeps everyone honest and on the same page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TripSplit at none against Cost Share's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cost Share sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. TripSplit asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cost Share against 5.0 for TripSplit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
Cost Share ships an update every 4 days, TripSplit every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cost Share | TripSplit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kotipalli Vigna Pavan | Dawit Kelile |
Customer experience
Cost Share
TripSplit
In-app purchases
Cost Share
- Premium Monthly2 Months trial$2.491 Month
- Premium Yearly2 Months trial$24.491 Year
TripSplit
No in-app purchases








