Comparison

Cost Share vs CommonEx

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning with itemization
  • Group expense splitting
  • Real-time balance tracking
  • Settlement recording
  • Multi-currency support
  • Data export
Features
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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/

About

CommonEx

Features
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CommonEx is the simplest way to split shared expenses with friends, family, or travel companions. Whether you're on a group trip, sharing an apartment, or organizing a party — CommonEx keeps everyone's spending clear and fair. HOW IT WORKS Create an event with a primary currency and invite participants. Log every expense as it happens — split it equally or set custom amounts per person. When you're done, CommonEx shows you the final debts layout so everyone knows exactly who owes whom and how much. KEY FEATURES — Create or join events: Set up a shared event in seconds and choose its primary currency. Invite others or join an existing event via a shareable link. — Add participants: Bring everyone on board, even those without the app — just add their name and start tracking. — Flexible expense splitting: Split costs equally among all participants, or customise amounts for each person when the bill isn't even. — Revert expenses: Made a mistake? Easily undo or adjust any recorded expense. — Multi-currency support: Add expenses in currencies other than the event's primary one. CommonEx automatically converts them using current exchange rates. — Final debts overview: See a clear summary of all balances — who owes whom and how much — with minimised transactions. — Share via link: Send a link to your event so anyone can view or join it instantly. PERFECT FOR — Group trips and vacations — Shared households and roommates — Dinners, parties, and outings with friends — Work events and team activities — Any situation where people share costs Stop doing mental math. Download CommonEx and settle up the easy way.

Screenshots

Cost Share4 screens
CommonEx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommonEx at none against Cost Share's 2. On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cost Share sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. CommonEx asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cost Share versus CommonEx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCost ShareCommonEx
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKotipalli Vigna PavanVasilii Shumilov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cost Share

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly2 Months trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly2 Months trial$24.491 Year
None

CommonEx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cost Share free?
Cost Share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CommonEx free?
CommonEx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cost Share or CommonEx have ads?
Neither Cost Share nor CommonEx shows ads.

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