Comparison

Expense Splitter vs SettleUp

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

Head to head
About

Expense Splitter

Features
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Somebody always pays first. Settle Up keeps score — log who paid for what, split it fairly, and see exactly who owes who, down to the cent. Most group expense apps make everyone create an account and hope the whole trip signs up. Settle Up works the other way: one person keeps the ledger, everyone trusts the math. Every expense is split in exact integer cents — balances always sum to zero — and the settle-up plan clears the whole group in the fewest possible payments. WHAT YOU GET • Add "Pizza, Alex paid" in seconds — every balance updates the moment you save • One glance answers the only question that matters: who owes who, and how much • A settle-up plan that clears a six-person trip in two or three payments instead of fifteen • Split with the whole group or only the people who were actually there • Mark a payment as paid without touching history — the ledger stays auditable • Separate ledgers for the flat, the trip, and the Friday dinner crowd PERFECT FOR • Roommates splitting rent, groceries and the electricity bill • Trip groups who want the holiday to end with numbers, not arguments • Couples keeping shared costs fair without merging their money • Dinner regulars tired of "I'll get the next one" bookkeeping WHY NOT JUST USE A SPREADSHEET? A spreadsheet doesn't know that 100 split three ways isn't 33.33 each — the odd cent has to land somewhere. Settle Up does exact-remainder math so shares always add back up to the total, then works out the minimum set of payments to clear everyone. No formulas, no forgotten rows, no "wait, did we count the taxi?" PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your ledger lives on your iPhone. No account, no sign-ups for your friends, no bank linking — nothing leaves your device unless you export it. When you're ready, share a settle-up summary to the group chat or export the full ledger as CSV. FULL ACCESS Unlock everything with a weekly or yearly subscription, or a single lifetime purchase. Full access includes groups of any size, multiple separate ledgers, full CSV export of every expense, settlement and balance, and shareable settle-up summaries. Add tonight's dinner before anyone forgets who paid — the balances will be waiting. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

SettleUp

Features
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Track shared expenses with friends, family and flatmates. SettleUp makes it simple to split bills fairly — whether you're on a trip, sharing a flat, planning an event, or just splitting dinner. KEY FEATURES • Create groups and invite members by email in seconds • Split equally, by exact amount, by shares, or by percentage • See clear plain-language balances — who owes whom • Smart settle-up suggestions to minimize the number of payments • Custom per-group expense categories with icons • Full activity feed so nobody misses an update • Invite friends by email — works for new and existing users • Paise-precise integer math — zero rounding errors • INR-first design, built for India PRIVATE & HONEST No ads. No analytics SDKs. No data selling. Your expense data is yours — encrypted in transit and stored securely. Delete your account any time.

Screenshots

Expense Splitter4 screens
SettleUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SettleUp at every 8 days against Expense Splitter's every 4 months. SettleUp also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense Splitter ships an update every 4 months, SettleUp every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Expense Splitter versus SettleUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense SplitterSettleUp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDSaurabh Shukla

In-app purchases

None

Expense Splitter

No in-app purchases

None

SettleUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense Splitter free?
Expense Splitter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SettleUp free?
SettleUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expense Splitter or SettleUp have ads?
Neither Expense Splitter nor SettleUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense Splitter or SettleUp?
Expense Splitter ships an update every 4 months, and SettleUp every 8 days. Most recently, Expense Splitter was updated on September 22, 2026 and SettleUp on September 30, 2026.

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