Cost vs Together
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cost
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"Cost:Go" is world’s best and easiest to use team expenses management software that lets users store activity expenses and trace records. We hope its dramatically functions will bring you into the better life. "Cost:Go" lets users - use without sign up - save activity information - create events in activity - trace transaction - add payer or participant from contacts or text input - add multiple payers in each event - assign share amount - set different currency for each event - generate activity or event report in PDF format - send email with report Limitations of this version - Only 3 activities can be added - Only 5 events can be added in one activity - Sending mail with PDF report is limited
Together
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Together - Effortless expense split is the perfect app for managing group expenses with friends. Whether you're planning a birthday party, a trip with friends, or any other group event, this app makes it easy to combine multiple expense items, generate a simple and accurate sharing plan, and split expenses with as few transfer actions as possible. With Together, you can: - Effortlessly split expenses for group events with friends - Choose to specify the amount for some payers and participants, and let the app automatically calculate the remaining sharing amount - Browse and edit your expenses on all your iPhone and iPad devices via iCloud sync - Keep your data safe and private, as all information is only saved in your own iCloud and no one else or us can access it The app is available on iPhone and iPad, and allows you to browse and edit your expenses on all your devices via iCloud sync. Enjoy a hassle-free expense splitting experience with Together - Effortless expense split.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Together at none against Cost's 1. Together also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Cost's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Cost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Together asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cost ships an update every 6 weeks, Together daily. The most recent releases landed on December 14, 2025 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cost | Together |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerry Juang | Hexpresso LLC |
In-app purchases
Cost
- CostSplit Full Version$1.99
Together
No in-app purchases









