Comparison

Split Shopping Expenses vs Brote

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

Head to head
About

Split Shopping Expenses

Features
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Split shared shopping fairly, without entering every item in your cart. Enter personal items as you shop and assign each to a person. At checkout, enter the final receipt total. Split calculates personal costs, estimated tax, and the shared remainder using your group percentages. INCLUDED FREE - Fast keypad entry and one-tap item assignment - Per-item tax settings and quantities - Clear per-person checkout breakdown - Configurable group percentages - Receipt photos and completed trip history - Spending summaries by store - Saved stores and optional nearby store search - Light and dark appearance Core shopping and calculations work offline. Advertising and App Store purchases require an internet connection. No bank connections or payment processing. REMOVE ADS WITH PREMIUM The free version shows banner ads. Remove all ads for $1.99 with a one-time purchase in the US; localized pricing is shown before purchase. No subscription. All shopping features remain free. Previous paid app customers retain ad-free access. Restore purchases from Settings > Remove ads using the same Apple Account.

About

Brote

Features
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Brote is the personal finance app that gives every dollar a job. Most budgeting apps just tell you what you already spent. Brote helps you plan ahead โ€” so you always know how much to set aside each week for rent, a car payment, groceries, or anything else that's coming. ENVELOPES THAT FUND THEMSELVES Create an envelope for any recurring cost, link it to a bill you already track, and Brote tells you exactly how much to save per week. When the bill gets paid, the envelope automatically draws down โ€” no manual bookkeeping. KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY FREE TO SPEND See your real balance minus everything you've already set aside. No more guessing whether that grocery run is really affordable. AUTOMATIC CATEGORIZATION Brote learns from your spending habits and recognizes common merchants out of the box โ€” log a purchase at McDonald's or Starbucks and it's already filed under the right category. RECEIPT SCANNING & BULK IMPORT Scan a paper receipt or upload a screenshot of your bank statement โ€” Brote reads the merchant, amount, and date automatically, and lets you review and edit every entry before it's saved. BUDGETS THAT ALERT YOU Set a monthly limit per category and get notified the moment you're approaching it โ€” or have gone over. SPENDING TRENDS See exactly how this week and this month compare to the last, right on your dashboard โ€” plus a notification when a new week or month wraps up. SPLIT TRANSACTIONS One purchase, multiple categories โ€” divide a single transaction across as many categories as you need. GOALS & RECURRING BILLS Save toward one-time goals, track recurring subscriptions and bills, and even have Brote log them automatically when they're due. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your financial data lives in your own private iCloud account โ€” synced across your devices via Apple's CloudKit, never sent to any other server. Receipt scanning happens entirely on your device. BUILT FOR IPHONE Face ID protection, Home Screen widgets, haptic feedback, full accessibility support, and support for Spanish and English. Download Brote and start giving every dollar a job.

Screenshots

Split Shopping Expenses4 screens
Brote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Split Shopping Expenses and Brote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Split Shopping Expenses versus Brote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit Shopping ExpensesBrote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPHER DISCOTTOEduardo Garcia

In-app purchases

None

Split Shopping Expenses

No in-app purchases

None

Brote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Shopping Expenses free?
Split Shopping Expenses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brote free?
Brote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Shopping Expenses or Brote have ads?
Neither Split Shopping Expenses nor Brote shows ads.

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