Comparison

ExpenSplit vs Split Group Expenses

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

Head to head
About

ExpenSplit

Features
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Split shared expenses without giving up your privacy. ExpenSplit helps households, travel groups, couples, roommates, friends, and individuals record spending, split bills, understand balances, and settle up—all without creating an account. EXPENSES & LEDGERS • Organize household, trip, and personal ledgers • Split expenses equally or set custom shares • Choose exactly who participates in each shared expense • Track balances, partial settlements, and settlement history • Support multiple currencies without combining them into misleading totals BUDGETS & INSIGHTS • Set monthly category budgets • Explore spending by category, month, and payer • Filter transactions and export CSV or PDF reports RECEIPTS & BACKUPS • Attach receipt photos • Create password-protected, encrypted backups and restore them when needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Choose local-only storage or optional sync through your private iCloud database • Protect access with Face ID or a PIN • Enable an optional local reminder for days when no expense has been logged • No developer-operated account, advertising, or behavioral tracking ExpenSplit is built for iPhone and iPad and supports English, Arabic, right-to-left layouts, and optional Arabic-Indic numerals.

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Split Group Expenses

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Squara - Split Expenses Fairly Squara is a shared expense tracker built around one idea: everyone in the group should always be looking at the same numbers. Log what was spent and who paid. Squara handles the math, keeps the full history, and makes sure every balance is clear. Whether you're splitting a weekend trip, monthly rent, or groceries with your partner. No ads. No daily limits. No timers. Some expense apps cap free users at 3 entries per day and make you wait 10 seconds before core actions. Squara has no entry caps, no artificial delays, and no ads on any tier, free or premium. What you get: UNLIMITED EXPENSES Add as many as your trip, month, or household needs, instantly. FLEXIBLE SPLITS Equal, exact amounts, or by percentage. Every expense can be split differently. MULTI-CURRENCY & CONVERSION See all balances converted to your preferred currency, broken down by group, currency, and time period. RECURRING EXPENSES Set up monthly bills once and Squara logs them automatically every cycle. EXPORT YOUR BALANCES CSV/PDF Pull your full expense history for reimbursement, records, or your own tracking. REAL ACCOUNTS - REAL CLARITY Everyone signs in with their own account, so balances follow them across devices and reinstalls. Debts are tied to real identities, not guesses. STRICT EDIT PERMISSIONS Only the person who paid, or the group owner, can edit or delete an expense. Everyone else has read-only access. SETTLEMENT CONFIRMATION When you log a settlement, the other person is notified and must confirm before it's recorded. FULL AUDIT TRAIL Every change is logged with a timestamp and before/after values. View history per group, or browse a global activity feed across all your groups. Built by one developer who got tired of the friction. The most common advice for people leaving popular expense apps is to just use a spreadsheet. Squara is the alternative that clears that bar, honest, fast, and designed to disappear into your routine so you can focus on the people you're sharing life with. Terms of Use (EULA): https://squara.app/terms Privacy policy: https://squara.app/privacy

Screenshots

ExpenSplit4 screens
Split Group Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExpenSplit at none against Split Group Expenses's 2. Split Group Expenses's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Split Group Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ExpenSplit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ExpenSplit versus Split Group Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpenSplitSplit Group Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamal EltayebArtyom Lensky

In-app purchases

None

ExpenSplit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Split Group Expenses

Subscriptions2
  • Squara Premium$3.991 Month
  • Squara Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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