Comparison

Settle Up vs PayForMe

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

Head to head
About

Settle Up

Easily track shared expenses and IOUs for groups like travelers, flatmates, or friends. Handles complex splits, multiple payers, incomes, and items from bills. Works offline and across platforms, minimizing transfers and offering real-time exchange rates.

Highlights
  • Track shared expenses
  • Manage IOUs
  • Handle complex splits
  • Multiple payers support
  • Offline functionality
  • Real-time exchange rates
  • Data export
Features
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Settle group expenses without the stress. Tired of messy IOUs, awkward money talks, and complex math after a trip or shared dinner? Settle Up is the smartest way to track shared expenses and manage "who owes whom" instantly. From simple bill splitting to complex multi-currency adventures, we handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on the fun. Perfect for travelers, roommates, couples, event organizers, and friends. Join over 2.5 million users who have simplified their shared finances! WHY SETTLE UP? – Split anything: Whether it’s an even split, unequal weights, or multiple people paying for one item, we handle every real-life scenario. – Smart settlements: Our unique algorithm calculates the fewest possible transfers to settle all debts, saving you time and transaction fees. – Works everywhere: Sync data across other platforms. No internet? No problem — it works offline and syncs when you’re back. – No app required: Share a group link so friends can view the balance in their browser without downloading anything. POWERFUL FEATURES FOR REAL LIFE – Global ready: Supports all currencies with real-time exchange rates for international travel. – Ultra-fast sharing: Invite friends via a simple link or a QR code. – Export & reports: Need a deep dive? Export your data to CSV for easy accounting. – Instant transparency: Get notified the second someone adds an expense or settles up. Settle Up will even remind group members automatically and nudge them to settle their debts. UPGRADE TO PREMIUM FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE Unlock the tools designed for power users and frequent travelers: – Ad-free: Focus on your finances without distractions. – Receipt photos: Snap and store bills directly in the group. – Recurring & future expenses: Automate rent, subscriptions, and utility bills. – Custom categories: Organize your spending with colorful, personalized labels. – Export to Excel: Get a full expense report in a spreadsheet. – Statistics: View charts on spend by categories and members. Stop worrying about the math. Start enjoying the moment. Download Settle Up today and sail through your next group expense! Visit our Terms of Service and Privacy policy at: https://settleup.io/tos.html

About

PayForMe

Easily track money lent and borrowed between friends. Manage multiple projects, view balances, and clear debts efficiently. Color-coding helps differentiate users for better organization.

Highlights
  • Track borrowed money
  • Manage multiple projects
  • View member balances
  • Create and update bills
  • Clear individual debts
  • Color-coded user differentiation
Features
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PayForMe is an app to track borrowing money between friends. It either uses Cospend on your Nextcloud instance or iHateMoney as a backend, and has the following features: - Show listed bills - Create new bills - Balance of project members - Handling several projects - Colorcodes to differentiate users - Update bills - Delete bills - Clearing debt of single members - Setting a default payer on a project basis

Screenshots

Settle Up4 screens
PayForMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PayForMe at none against Settle Up's 14. PayForMe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 59%). Settle Up's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). On price 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. Settle Up sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PayForMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PayForMe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Settle Up has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Settle Up's written reviews are positive against 82% of PayForMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Settle Up ships an update every 2 weeks, PayForMe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Settle Up versus PayForMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettle UpPayForMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Up Labs, Inc.Jona Koenig

Customer experience

Settle Up

All ratings1,729 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative35.3%

PayForMe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Settle Up

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Expense details disappearing
  • Inability to create new groups
  • Keyboard issues on iOS 8
  • Incompatibility with iPad

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to assign fixed amounts to group members
  • Option to adjust expense shares (e.g. exclude certain items)
  • Support for paying groups (multi-family events)

PayForMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Settle Up

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Group Premium for 1 week$5.99
  • Group Premium for 2 weeks$9.99
  • Group Premium for 2 months$14.99
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  • Group Premium for 1 month$14.99
  • Group Premium for 2 months$29.99
  • Group Premium5 variants$39.99
  • Group Premium for 1 year$39.99
  • Lifetime Group Premium$149.99
None

PayForMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Settle Up free?
Settle Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PayForMe free?
PayForMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Settle Up or PayForMe?
PayForMe is rated higher. Settle Up averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while PayForMe averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Settle Up or PayForMe have ads?
Settle Up shows ads; PayForMe does not.
Which is updated more often, Settle Up or PayForMe?
Settle Up ships an update every 2 weeks, and PayForMe every 4 months. Most recently, Settle Up was updated on October 13, 2026 and PayForMe on October 5, 2026.

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