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How a money share tracking app is actually built: the ledger that cannot drift, the bill maths, the parser we deleted, and the art direction behind the dumplings.
Tricount alternatives: 8 apps ranked on who owns them and what they cost
Tricount belongs to the bank bunq, is free, and no longer sells a Premium tier. Here are eight alternatives, ranked on who owns them, what they cost a whole group, whether they still ship, and whether everyone can join.
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How to keep track of who owes who on a group trip
Keep track of who owes who on a group trip in two currencies: record each bill on the day, name who shared it, and settle once at the end in few transfers.
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Shared expenses spreadsheet or app? Where the sheet breaks
A shared expenses spreadsheet works until an edit, a second currency, an unconfirmed payment or a stray cent. Where the sheet breaks, and when to keep it.
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Splitwise settle up: what it means in Splitwise and every other app
Splitwise settle up means paying what you owe and recording it so the balance is zero. How Splitwise, Dimesum and six other apps do it, with a worked example.
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Splitwise daily limit: 4 expenses a day and your options
The Splitwise daily limit is 4 expenses a day on a free account, per its help centre. What Pro adds, how the Splitwise Card lifts it, and your other options.
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Splitwise alternatives: 10 apps ranked on five plain tests
Ten Splitwise alternatives ranked on five tests: free with no daily cap, edits that keep history, per-currency balances, fewer transfers and a clean exit.
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How to split costs for a group event: bachelor parties, weddings and ski trips
How to split costs for a group event: a deposit paid months early, a friend who joins late, one who skips the lift passes, each worked to the cent.
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How to split a bill with someone who doesn't have the app
Split a bill with someone who has no app and no account: send a link or a QR code, let them see their share in a browser, and keep their place until they join.
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Splid and Settle Up alternatives: 7 apps compared on cost and upkeep
Splid alternatives and Settle Up alternatives compared: what each app costs a whole group, when it last shipped, and who owns it, with every fact dated.
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Best apps for expense tracking when the bills are shared: 10 ranked
The best apps for expense tracking in a group record what each person owes, which a budgeting app cannot. Ten shared trackers ranked, Dimesum first.
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Private expense sharing app: 13 questions to ask before you choose
A private expense sharing app should say what it keeps, who reads it and how you delete it. Thirteen questions, answered for Dimesum from its privacy notice.
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Multi-currency expense splitting apps: 9 ranked on one test
Multi-currency expense splitting apps either keep a balance per currency or convert every bill at one rate. Nine ranked, with yen worked to the last unit.
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The long ones, kept current.
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Tricount alternatives: 8 apps ranked on who owns them and what they cost
Tricount alternatives ranked on who owns each app, what it costs a whole group, whether it still ships and who can join, with every fact dated August 2026.
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Splitwise daily limit: 4 expenses a day and your options
The Splitwise daily limit is 4 expenses a day on a free account, per its help centre. What Pro adds, how the Splitwise Card lifts it, and your other options.
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Splitwise alternatives: 10 apps ranked on five plain tests
Ten Splitwise alternatives ranked on five tests: free with no daily cap, edits that keep history, per-currency balances, fewer transfers and a clean exit.
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How to split costs for a group event: bachelor parties, weddings and ski trips
How to split costs for a group event: a deposit paid months early, a friend who joins late, one who skips the lift passes, each worked to the cent.
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How to split a bill with someone who doesn't have the app
Split a bill with someone who has no app and no account: send a link or a QR code, let them see their share in a browser, and keep their place until they join.
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Splid and Settle Up alternatives: 7 apps compared on cost and upkeep
Splid alternatives and Settle Up alternatives compared: what each app costs a whole group, when it last shipped, and who owns it, with every fact dated.