The group trip app that actually makes splitting easy.
No more awkward texts. No more forgotten receipts. Create a trip, invite your group, and let Money Buddy handle the math.
Free on Android. iOS is in the works.
- No account needed to join a trip
- Works offline
- Data stays on your device
- Speaks 12 languages
- Scans receipts on-device
Money Buddy, in motion.
A quick look at how trips, splits, and settle-ups actually feel in the app.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
We built Money Buddy on actual trips. These are the features that matter.
Budget Pool & Spend Tracker
Chip into a shared pot or track who paid what. Your call.
Real-time group sync
Join a trip with a 6-character code or QR scan. No account needed.
Multi-currency
Live exchange rates so you never get burned by mental math.
12 languages
The whole app, native-reviewed in 12 languages. Travel in the one you actually think in.
Receipt scanning
Snap a receipt and the amount and merchant fill in on their own. It can even split the bill by line item, straight from the photo.
Settle-up QR codes
Share a QR for anything owed. Add your own payment handle so friends can square up directly, through their own apps.
Group notifications
A gentle push when someone adds an expense or settles up. Everyone stays in the loop.
Fingerprint app lock
Money is personal. Lock the app behind your fingerprint, if you want to.
Categories & recurring
Tag expenses and set up repeats so you don't forget the hotel bill.
Per-person budgets
Set limits and keep everyone on the same page.
Analytics & projections
Daily trends for every category, and a forecast that tells you if you're on track before the last day.
PDF / CSV export
Download a clean report when you get home. Your accountant will thank you.
Trip journal
Capture the stories, not just the bills.
Dark mode & accessibility
Respects your phone's text size. Even at 200%, nothing breaks.
Designed to be fully accessible.
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
- Step 1
Create a trip
Choose Budget Pool or Spend Tracker mode.
- Step 2
Invite your crew
Share a 6-character code or QR. They join in seconds.
- Step 3
Log and settle
Add expenses as you go. Settle up in one tap.
Two ways to split. You choose.
Pick the mode that fits your trip. Switch anytime.
Everyone chips in upfront
Contribute to a shared pot, spend from it as you go, and settle any differences at the end.
- Shared kitty visible to everyone
- Live remaining balance
- Fair-share breakdown at the end
Just log who paid
The app figures out who owes who, using the smallest number of payments possible.
- Custom splits and shares
- Auto-simplified settlements
- Multi-currency aware
See it in action
Actual screenshots from real trips.
Free to use. Fair to support.
Money Buddy is free because travel is expensive enough. Remove ads with a one-time tip.
Free
The full toolkit, supported by light ads.
- Unlimited local trips and members
- Join unlimited shared trips
- Host one shared trip at a time
- Multi-currency, receipts and exports
Pro (Supporter)
Priced fairly for your region on Google Play. No subscription.
"I built Money Buddy after one too many awkward group dinners. Your support keeps it independent."
— The developer
- Everything in Free
- Ad-free forever
- Host unlimited shared trips
- Celestial sky, day and night
- Premium share cards and exports
- Support indie development
The story so far
Money Buddy started as a fix for a real problem. Here's how we got here.
- Early 2026Milestone
It started with a headache
A group trip to Vietnam. Five friends. One spreadsheet. Three arguments about who paid for the taxi. We needed something better.
- Early 2026Milestone
First prototype
Built with React Native and Expo. Set a trip name, pick currencies, add travelers, and start tracking. It was rough. It worked.
- Early 2026Feature
Budget Pool
Everyone chips in upfront. Every spend pulls from the shared pot. The remaining balance updates in real time. No surprises.
- Early 2026Feature
Spend Tracker
Log expenses by date, category, and amount. Watch your budget, spent, and remaining totals update automatically.
- March 2026Launch
Tested on a real trip
Packaged as an Android app and taken to Malaysia. Real travelers using it in airports, cafes, and night markets taught us what actually matters.
- April–May 2026Feature
Smarter tracking
Contribution history, spending filters, quick presets, category budgets, trip notes, and clearer converted amounts for multi-currency trips.
- May 2026Feature
Better together
Real-time group sync landed. Invite your crew with a 6-character code or a QR scan. No account. No friction.
- May–June 2026Polish
A proper design pass
Polished dark and light themes, cleaner cards, collapsible sections, receipt attachments, analytics, settle-up logic, trip reports, animated budget rings, and a focused trip workspace.
- June 2026Milestone
Free, and fair
Kept the app free with light ads: one hosted shared trip at a time, unlimited joining, unlimited local trips. Money Buddy Pro, a single one-time purchase, removes ads, hosts unlimited shared trips, and paints the sky Celestial. No subscriptions. Ever.
- June 2026Polish
Built for everyone
Full accessibility. The entire app scales with your phone's font size up to 200%. Nothing gets cut off. Nothing breaks.
- June 2026Polish
Hardened in the wild
Closed-beta feedback drove reliability work. Smoother keyboards, bug fixes across the app, and rock-solid group sync that works even with spotty WiFi.
- June 2026Feature
Speaks your language
Money Buddy learned to speak 12 languages, from Spanish and French to Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and Thai. Every screen, button, and report was translated, then put through a native-speaker review so it reads like a person wrote it, not a machine.
- June 2026Launch
On the road to launch
Closed testing opened on Google Play. Real testers, real trips, and real feedback shaped the final stretch.
- June 2026Feature
Scan it, don't type it
Receipt scanning arrived. Snap a receipt and the amount and merchant fill in on their own, with line items ready to split. It all happens on your device, so photos never leave your phone.
- June 2026Feature
Notifications & security
Group activity notifications keep everyone in the loop when someone adds an expense. An optional fingerprint lock keeps the app yours. And a long-press home-screen shortcut logs a spend in seconds.
- July 2026Polish
The premium polish pass
A design-system sweep across every screen. Calmer typography, a flawless dark mode, pulsing live-sync, receipt thumbnails, and daily spending trends in every category.
- July 2026Feature
Settle-up QR codes
Settle Up now shares QR cards for who owes what. Add a traveler's own payment handle and friends can square up directly through their own apps. Partial amounts keep track of the rest.
- July 2026Launch
Live on Google Play
Money Buddy is officially out. Anyone with an Android phone can download it right now, free, in 12 languages. From one messy Vietnam spreadsheet to a real app on the store.
- NextMilestone
What's next
More features shaped by your feedback. An iOS version on the horizon. A growing community of travelers who refuse to split bills in group chats. This is just the beginning.
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