Halvy vs Split Group Expenses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Halvy
Effortlessly track and split shared expenses with friends, roommates, or partners. Offers flexible splitting methods, real-time balance updates, and convenient settlement options. Advanced features for budgeting, receipt scanning, and business use are available via subscription.
- Flexible expense splitting (income, percentage, shares)
- Real-time balance tracking
- Group creation for various relationships
- Multiple payment app integrations for settlement
- Receipt scanning and item extraction (Pro)
- Budgeting and recurring expense management (Pro)
- Business expense tracking and reporting (Pro)
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Split expenses with your partner, with roommates, or on a group trip, and always know who owes who. No ads, no daily limits, no bank login required. COMING FROM SPLITWISE? Import your existing history in one tap and pick up where you left off. Add an expense in seconds, choose how to split it, and your balance updates instantly. When it's time to settle up, Halvy shows exactly who pays whom. Pay through your favorite app and mark it settled. WHAT'S FREE, ALWAYS ⢠Unlimited expenses, no daily cap ⢠Every split method, including split-by-income ⢠No ads, ever ⢠Import your Splitwise history ⢠Works offline; no bank connection asked for SPLIT FAIRLY, NOT JUST 50/50 ⢠Split by income: shares that match what each of you earns ⢠When an income changes, future splits update automatically ⢠Only your split % is ever shown. Your income amount stays private ⢠Or split equally, by percentage, shares, or exact amounts ⢠Fairness is never paywalled: every split method is free ALWAYS KNOW THE BALANCE ⢠Home screen and lock screen widgets: your balance at a glance ⢠Get notified when your partner adds an expense or settles up ⢠Groups for couples, roommates, or trips ⢠A clean activity feed of everything you've shared SETTLE UP, YOUR WAY ⢠Pay via Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, UPI, Pix, PayNow, and more ⢠Save your payment method once, and your partner sees how to pay you ⢠Or keep it simple and just mark it settled YOUR MONTHLY MONEY DATE ⢠A recap on the 1st: what you spent together and who owes who ⢠Settle up right from the recap, share it with your partner ⢠Pro adds the deep-dive: category breakdown, who paid what, trends TRIPS GET THEIR OWN LEDGER ⢠Give a trip its own balance, separate from everyday life ⢠Set the dates and Halvy counts it down, then counts the days you are on it ⢠See the whole trip total, and who owes who at the end ⢠Its own currency, converted automatically ⢠Nothing about a trip clutters your normal month SCAN RECEIPTS (Pro) ⢠Snap a receipt and the items are extracted automatically ⢠Assign each line to me, them, or shared; tax and tip prorated ⢠Add a whole stack of receipts in one go STAY ON TRACK (Pro) ⢠Monthly budgets per category with live progress ⢠Recurring expenses (rent, subscriptions) posted automatically ⢠Multiple currencies, converted automatically ⢠Custom categories, trip plans and trip budgets ⢠Export to CSV or PDF NOW FOR BUSINESS (Pro) ⢠Create a Business group and run work expenses on the same offline-first engine ⢠Capture sales tax with your own rate & label (Tax, GST/HST, VAT) ⢠Tag expenses by client and see per-client totals ⢠Log mileage: enter the distance and Halvy computes the amount ⢠Track vendors, auto-filled when you scan a receipt ⢠Accountant-ready CSV & PDF exports for any month, quarter, or year PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠Works offline and syncs across your devices ⢠Your data stays yours Halvy Pro unlocks the insights deep-dive, budgets, recurring expenses, receipt scanning, multi-currency, trip plans, exports, and business mode via subscription. Core expense splitting is always free. Halvy Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. ⢠Plans: Monthly and Annual (auto-renewing), plus a one-time Lifetime option. ⢠Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. ⢠Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Halvy Privacy Policy: https://usehalvy.com/privacy
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Split Group Expenses at every 2 days against Halvy's weekly. 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
Both are free to download. Halvy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Split Group Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Halvy ships an update weekly, Split Group Expenses every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halvy | Split Group Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amboyance Inc. | Artyom Lensky |
In-app purchases
Halvy
- Halvy Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Halvy Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Halvy Pro - Lifetime$29.99
Split Group Expenses
- Squara Premium$3.991 Month
- Squara Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









