Make It Even vs Settle Up

Settle Up is a well-known group expense tracker focused on shared balances and settling debts. Make It Even does the same core job and adds features aimed at ongoing, multi-currency sharing — group budgets, locked historical exchange rates, and a no-ads free tier.

Where the apps differ most is in how the free experience feels and how currency history is treated. Make It Even keeps the free tier ad-free with no daily expense cap and bundles multi-currency for free, locking each expense to its own day's rate.

Here's a fair comparison. Settle Up is a trademark of its respective owner, and these details reflect our understanding at the time of writing.

FeatureMake It EvenSettle Up
Free-tier limits & adsNo ads, no daily expense cap; 3 active groups, 5 active friendsFree tier may include ads; paid tier removes them
Pricing modelFree, or Pro at $3.99/mo / $29.99/yr, 14-day trialFree plus an optional premium subscription
Split typesEqual, exact, percentage, shares, itemized (Pro)Equal, shares, and amount-based splits
Multi-currency & FXFree; each expense locks that day's rateMulti-currency supported; conversion handling varies
Receipt scanningAI receipt scanning on ProVaries by version
Debt simplificationFree; fewest payments to settleOptimized debt settling supported
Group budgetsGroup monthly budgets included freeNo group budget feature
Recurring expensesIncluded freeAvailability varies
Payments / settle-upPayPal, Venmo, Cash App deep links plus cashSettle-up tracking; integrations vary
Data export & privacyCSV export (Pro); GDPR export and account deletionExport options vary by tier
PlatformInstallable PWA on any modern browserNative apps and web

Why people switch to Make It Even

Ad-free free tier

Make It Even's free plan has no ads and no daily limit on expenses, so the everyday experience stays clean.

Free multi-currency with locked rates

Record in 14 currencies for free, and each expense keeps its own day's exchange rate so your history never silently re-converts.

Group monthly budgets

Track shared spending against a monthly target per group — included free and not something Settle Up offers.

Clear settle-up paths

Debt simplification suggests the fewest payments, and settle-up links to PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App make paying back easy.

Questions

How is Make It Even different from Settle Up?
Both track shared balances, but Make It Even adds free multi-currency with locked rates, group monthly budgets, and an ad-free free tier with no daily expense cap.
Is multi-currency free in Make It Even?
Yes, across 14 currencies, with each expense locking that day's rate so trip history stays accurate.
Can Make It Even simplify who owes whom?
Yes — debt simplification calculates the fewest payments needed to settle a group, and it's free.
Does Make It Even have spending budgets?
Yes. Group monthly budgets are built into the free tier so you can watch shared spending against a target.
Can I export my data?
Pro includes CSV export, and every account can request a GDPR data export and full account deletion.

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