Comparison

Settle Up vs BuddyPay

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

BuddyPay

Effortlessly track and split shared expenses with friends, roommates, and groups. This app simplifies managing bills for trips, dinners, and household costs, ensuring everyone's balances are clear and fair. It helps minimize payments and provides a transparent record of who owes whom.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited expense tracking rooms
  • Flexible split options (equal, percentage, exact amount)
  • Attach receipts and photos to expenses
  • Simplified debt calculations and balance tracking
  • Record external payments for settlement
  • Collaborative group features with real-time updates
  • Multi-currency and multi-language support
Features
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Split bills with friends, roommates and travel buddies, without the awkward money talk. BuddyPay keeps track of who paid, who owes whom and how much. Add an expense in seconds or simply scan the receipt. When it's time to settle up, pay each other however you like (cash, bank transfer or any payment app) and record it in BuddyPay, so everyone stays on the same page. BuddyPay doesn't send or hold money. It's the shared record your group can trust. SCAN A RECEIPT, GET EVERY ITEM Take a photo of the bill and BuddyPay reads it for you: every dish, every price, the total and the date. Tap faces to assign items, and shared plates split themselves. Works with photos, screenshots and PDFs. SPLIT IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE - Equally, by exact amounts, by percentage or by shares - Item by item, so everyone pays only for what they ordered - Pick who paid and who's in, for every expense A ROOM FOR EVERY CREW - Trips, roommates, dinner clubs, parties: create as many rooms as you need - Each room has its own members, currency and balance - Invite friends with a link or by email - Add people who don't use the app as virtual friends MADE FOR TRAVEL - 70+ currencies - Pay in the local currency and BuddyPay converts it to your room's currency - See the original amount and the converted one side by side CLEAR BALANCES, FEWER PAYMENTS - See at a glance who owes you and whom you owe, across all your rooms - Simplify debts to settle up with the fewest possible payments - Record payments with the method and date, and keep a full history - An activity feed and notifications keep everyone in the loop PRIVATE AND PERSONAL - Optional Face ID lock - Light and dark mode - Available in 13 languages PERFECT FOR Roommates sharing rent and bills, friends on a trip, couples, dinner clubs, parties and team lunches. BUDDYPAY PLUS BuddyPay is free to use, with unlimited rooms and expenses. Plus adds: - Receipt scanning - Photos and documents attached to expenses - Spending analytics and PDF reports - Unlimited virtual friends BuddyPay Plus is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Questions or ideas? Write to us at support@buddypay.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buddypay.app/privacy

Screenshots

Settle Up4 screens
BuddyPay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuddyPay at 100% against Settle Up's 59%. BuddyPay also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BuddyPay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Settle Up ships an update every 2 weeks, BuddyPay every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Settle Up versus BuddyPay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettle UpBuddyPay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Up Labs, Inc.Mykhailo Kolosov

Customer experience

Settle Up

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

BuddyPay

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

BuddyPay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Settle Up

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Group Premium for 1 week$5.99
  • Group Premium for 2 weeks$9.99
  • Group Premium for 1 month$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Group Premium for 2 months$29.99
  • Group Premium2 variants$39.99
  • Group Premium for 1 year$39.99
  • Lifetime Group Premium$149.99
2 purchases

BuddyPay

Subscriptions2
  • BuddyPay Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BuddyPay Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Settle Up free?
Settle Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuddyPay free?
BuddyPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Settle Up or BuddyPay have ads?
Settle Up shows ads; BuddyPay does not.
Which is updated more often, Settle Up or BuddyPay?
Settle Up ships an update every 2 weeks, and BuddyPay every 10 days. Most recently, Settle Up was updated on November 6, 2026 and BuddyPay on November 9, 2026.

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