Comparison

Expensly vs Splitty

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

Head to head
About

Expensly

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Save for what you love, with even less effort. NEW: SEE WHAT WAS LOGGED FOR YOU • Home now has three views: Simple, Full and Auto-log. • Auto-log shows how many purchases were logged for you this month, how much typing you saved, and bars for each day or month. • Every purchase shows how it got logged: bank SMS, Apple Pay, Action button, Double tap or Siri. EASIER AUTOMATIC LOGGING • A new, shorter setup: pick how you pay (bank SMS, bank app notification or Apple Pay) and try it right away. • Screen capture reads every purchase on the screen and never logs the same one twice. • The Action button and Double tap now show "Working" as soon as they run. • Shopping alert now has a short video guide with voice. YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE • New calendar page: see each day's spending, filter by category and tap a day for details. • Forecast is clearer: one answer for the month and one simple chart. • Days with no spending now show on Home. MORE TO ENJOY • Choose your app icon: Wink or Peek. Notifications use the one you pick. • Swipe your category rings on Home, add or remove categories in a tap. • Settings has a fresh new look, with backgrounds shown as big previews. • "Can I buy it?" is simpler and fits on one screen. • Teal Sunflower is now the default theme for everyone. PREMIUM • Try Premium free for 7 days on Monthly or Yearly. • A clearer Premium page that shows everything you get, with Yearly and Monthly easy to compare. • Make your own categories, as many as you like. FIXES • Your budgets stay safe when you edit your plan. • The app icon shows its true colours on iOS 26. • Many small fixes and speed improvements. Terms of Use (EULA): https://expensly.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://expensly.app/privacy.html

About

Splitty

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Splitty makes splitting group expenses effortless. Start a trip, invite friends with one link, add what everyone spends, and Splitty does the math, who paid, who owes, and a short list of payments that clears everyone. Your friends do not need to create an account: they join with a tap. Track a shared kitty, log who fronted what, split bills equally or with custom amounts, and settle in seconds. FEATURES - Passwordless sign in, just your email or phone - Zero-signup guest join with a shared link - Group kitty, fronted expenses, and personal charges - Split equally or by custom amounts - Multi-currency trips with live rates (Pro) - Settle up with everything netted off, instead of one payment per expense - Every balance explains itself: what you paid, your share, what is already repaid - 52 languages, full right-to-left support for Arabic - Add your trip balance to Apple Wallet - Notifications when someone adds an expense No cash, no math, no arguments. SPLITTY PRO SUBSCRIPTION Splitty Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. - Splitty Pro Monthly: 1 month, USD 3.99 - Splitty Pro Yearly: 1 year, USD 29.99, with a 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://splitty.om/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Expensly4 screens
Splitty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Expensly at none against Splitty's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Expensly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Splitty sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expensly ships an update weekly, Splitty every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Expensly versus Splitty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpenslySplitty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarhan FazilAli Adnan Haider Darwish Al-Zaabi

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Expensly

Subscriptions3
  • Expensly Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Family plan7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Expensly Premium - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Splitty

Subscriptions2
  • Splitty Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Splitty Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Trip Report$0.99

Questions

Is Expensly free?
Expensly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Splitty free?
Splitty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expensly or Splitty have ads?
Splitty shows ads; Expensly does not.
Which is updated more often, Expensly or Splitty?
Expensly ships an update weekly, and Splitty every 5 days. Most recently, Expensly was updated on October 27, 2026 and Splitty on October 28, 2026.

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