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Splitwise alternative (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a simple alternative to Splitwise to self host. Currently my partner and I use it to keep track of monthly expenses to ensure there is roughly even spending between us. Doesn't have to be complex, in fact the simpler the better as my partner prefers simple, ready to use tech. It would only need to be accessed locally as we update expenses once or twice a month, and would prefer FOSS to have control over our data.

I thought of having a Spreadsheet that is synced using syncthing between my computer and her phone. This seems simple on my end, but I worry that it would be more complicated for my partner as they primarily would use this on their iphone. Currently on splitwise you can add expenses with only a couple button presses.

Thanks in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm in a similar position and recently looked for an alternative due to the recent change to limit it to 3 expenses per day.

We've ended up on https://ihatemoney.org/ for now and I use an android app moneybuster, which is available on fdroid (and google play I think).

Im not saying its the best replacement yet, but it has done our needs recently.

Edit: I've just double checked and above are both open source and there is an iPhone app also

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly what I am looking for, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Potentially skim through awesome-selfhosted's budgeting section as well just in case, although at a glance it looks like ihatemoney is the one standout service that fits your use case anyway

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've created a Google spreadsheet to accomplish this sort of thing: Split Payment Calculator

It's got formatting and locked areas to help layman usage, but it's ofc still a spreadsheet UI and not a dedicated app. A bit of math proficiency and spreadsheet formula knowledge helps.

Could be replicated on other spreadsheet software like Excel or Calc, although Sheets solves a lot of problems at once, like accessibility, sync, versioning, sharing, etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

https://splitio.vercel.app/ has a great concept beeing a p2p webapp. Sadly it is very limited in functionality and has not been updated for quiet a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I moved to Splid and found it a bit less clear than Splitwise but better in other ways once I'd figured it out. It's not FOSS, unfortunately, but I do trust it much more than Splitwise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Kitchenowl can do that as well and eeplaces “bring” for me (recipes/grocery list) - but it is still in early development. Native ios and android apps though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Is there a reason you don’t just get a joint bank account (or credit card)? Put equal amounts in each month and use that for all shared expenses. Zero effort, totally fair.