Comparison

SelfHive vs Donget

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

Head to head
About

SelfHive

Features
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SelfHive is the iOS companion for your self-hosted BillHive server. It handles three kinds of splitting: household bills, restaurant checks, and group trips. All data syncs to your own server. Requires a running BillHive server (one Docker container). Deploy with: docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v billhive-data:/data ghcr.io/martyportatoes/billflow:latest BILLS MODE Track recurring household bills month after month. Split by percentage or fixed dollar amounts, set "covered by" relationships, and auto-carry amounts that don't change. The monthly checklist syncs between web and iOS. CHECKS MODE Split a restaurant check in seconds. Scan the receipt with on-device OCR to auto-populate line items, tax, and tip. Generate a no-account share link hosted on your server. Friends open it in any browser and claim their items. TRIPS MODE Create a trip, add members, and log multi-payer expenses with receipt photos. When the trip ends, debt simplification minimizes transfers. Export PDF or CSV summaries. COLLECT WHAT YOU'RE OWED Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App deep-links with the exact amount pre-filled across all three modes. Send rich HTML emails via your server's mail relay (Mailgun, SendGrid, Resend, or SMTP). KEY FEATURES - Three modes: Bills, Checks, and Trips - Syncs with your BillHive web app in real time - On-device receipt OCR (nothing uploaded to the cloud) - No-account share links hosted on your server - Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App payment deep-links - Rich HTML email summaries via server relay - Debt simplification for trips - Multi-payer and multi-currency expense support - Month-over-month trend charts - Dark theme with amber accent Your data lives on your server. Nothing is sent to any third-party service. Open-source at github.com/MartyPortatoes/BillHive.

About

Donget

Effortlessly manage shared expenses and tasks within groups. Scan receipts with AI, split costs in various ways, and track balances to settle up with confidence. Ideal for trips, shared living, and everyday plans.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Flexible expense splitting
  • Real-time balance tracking
  • Suggested settlement transfers
  • Group collaboration
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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Donget is the smarter way to manage shared money. Start a group for a trip, dinner, home, event, or everyday plan, invite everyone, and keep every expense, receipt, balance, and transfer in one clean place. Scan receipts with AI Take or upload a receipt photo and Donget reads it for you. The app prepares the expense draft, extracts the details, and lets you review everything before saving, so long restaurant bills and shopping receipts do not have to be typed line by line. Split costs your way Add who paid, choose who shared each item, and split expenses equally, by exact amount, by percentage, or by shares. Donget keeps the math clear for group meals, trips, shared rent, gifts, groceries, activities, and more. Know who owes what Every group shows balances for each member, including what you owe, what you are owed, and how the group stands after expenses and transfers. No spreadsheets, no confusing chat history, and no guessing. Settle up with confidence Donget suggests the transfers needed to clear debts, helps record payments, and lets you attach transfer receipts so everyone has a clear record. Invite and collaborate Create a group in seconds, add friends, share an invite link, or show a QR code for others to join. Group updates, expenses, joins, edits, and transfers can appear in notifications so members stay aligned. Built for real shared plans • AI receipt scanning for faster expense entry • Manual expense entry when you want full control • Item-level sharing for detailed receipts • Equal, amount, percentage, and share-based splits • Multi-currency group setup • Friend and nickname management • Invite links, QR codes, and deep links • Suggested settle-up transfers • Transfer receipt uploads and downloads • Search across groups • Guest mode to try Donget quickly • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email OTP • Localized experience across multiple languages Whether you are traveling with friends, splitting dinner, managing roommate costs, organizing an event, or keeping family expenses fair, Donget helps the group spend together and settle cleanly.

Screenshots

SelfHive4 screens
Donget4 screens

Verdict

The call

SelfHive and Donget are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SelfHive ships an update every 6 days, Donget every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SelfHive versus Donget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelfHiveDonget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW ROBERT PORTELOSHAMED SAGHAFI

In-app purchases

None

SelfHive

No in-app purchases

None

Donget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SelfHive free?
SelfHive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Donget free?
Donget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SelfHive or Donget have ads?
Neither SelfHive nor Donget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SelfHive or Donget?
SelfHive ships an update every 6 days, and Donget every 10 days. Most recently, SelfHive was updated on November 9, 2026 and Donget on November 10, 2026.

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