Tricount and GoodShare look like similar apps at first glance. Both help groups of people track shared expenses. Both are free to start. Both are used by couples, roommates, and friends who split bills. But once you use either of them regularly, the differences become obvious – and they are not really differences in quality. They are differences in purpose. Tricount is built for a group that exists for a few days or weeks and then dissolves. GoodShare is built for the people you share your money with every month. This guide is not a verdict. It is a practical map for knowing which tool to reach for in which situation.
Both apps are excellent at what they do – they just do different things. Tricount is the best free tool for settling up after a one-off group event: a vacation, a wedding, a shared Airbnb. GoodShare is built for ongoing shared finances in a household: monthly budgets, savings goals, recurring rent, AI receipts. Many people use both – Tricount for trips, GoodShare for daily life. This guide helps you decide which one fits your current situation.
Quick Decision Guide
Start here. Match your situation to the tool – you can always come back and read the reasoning below.
- Weekend getaway, ski week, bachelor party, wedding, shared Airbnb? → Tricount. One-off groups, everyone can join from any device, settle up at the end, close the book.
- Moving in with your partner, splitting rent with roommates, tracking a family budget? → GoodShare. Monthly budgets, recurring costs, savings goals, analytics.
- Mixed iOS/Android group? → Tricount. GoodShare is Android-only for now; in a mixed-platform group Tricount is the only option that works for everyone.
- Need desktop/web access? → Tricount. GoodShare is mobile-only.
- Want savings goals or category-level budget alerts? → GoodShare. These features do not exist in Tricount.
- Just want to split a dinner bill with friends tonight? → Either, but Tricount's friction-free group creation makes it faster for a single event.
What Tricount Is Best At
Tricount has been refining one use case since 2010: the one-off group. You create a Tricount, invite members, enter expenses as they happen, and at the end the app tells everyone the simplest way to settle up. That is the entire product loop – and it is excellent.
This focus is also its biggest strength. Tricount is simple, fast, and completely free. No paid tier, no upsell, no ads. The mental model is obvious within 30 seconds of opening the app. For a ski week, a bachelor party, or a shared Airbnb, there is very little to improve.
- 17 million users, especially in France, Belgium, Germany and Italy. Your travel group probably already has it installed.
- Completely free, forever. No paywalls, no ads.
- Works everywhere. iOS, Android, and a full web app. Anyone on the trip can participate.
- Minimal learning curve. Enter expense, choose who paid, choose who it was for, done.
- Smart settle-up algorithm that minimises the number of transactions needed to zero out everyone's balance.
- European, GDPR compliant. Belgian origin, European servers.
If your use case fits the "we went on a trip and need to settle up" pattern, this is where the guide could end. Tricount is the right answer.
What GoodShare Is Best At
GoodShare was built for a different shape of group: the one that does not dissolve. Couples. Roommates. Families. People who share a fridge, a flat, or a savings plan for the next decade. The interesting question for this kind of group is not "who owes whom after dinner" – it is "are we on track this month, and how does that compare to last month?"
To answer that, you need more than an expense splitter. You need categories, monthly budgets, recurring transactions, analytics, and a way to capture receipts without manual re-entry. These are the features GoodShare adds on top of what Tricount already does well.
- Monthly budgets per category. "Groceries €400, dining out €150." Alerts at 80%, red at 100%. This is the core feature Tricount has no equivalent for.
- Savings goals. Holiday fund, emergency fund, big purchase. Progress, countdown, required daily contribution.
- AI receipt scanner. Take a photo, AI extracts amount, date, merchant, and category. Three-second entry instead of a manual form every time.
- Recurring transactions. Rent, subscriptions, insurance – define once as a standing order, they post automatically every month.
- Deep analytics. Category breakdowns, monthly comparisons, member contributions, and a Sankey cash flow diagram.
- Shared plus personal. Track the household book together with your partner and keep personal books on the side. Tricount does not separate these.
- Independent – no bank parent company. GoodShare does not belong to a bank, does not promote a banking product, and does not require a bank connection.
If you are living with someone and money passes between you every month, GoodShare is doing work Tricount was never designed for. That is the honest distinction.
Side-by-Side Features
Same information as above, but in table form for quick reference.
| Feature | Tricount | GoodShare |
|---|---|---|
| Expense splitting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Settle-up / balance view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-currency | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly budget per category | ✗ | ✓ |
| Budget alerts at 80% | ✗ | ✓ |
| Savings goals | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI receipt scanner | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring transactions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Category analytics | Basic | ✓ |
| Sankey cash flow | ✗ | ✓ |
| iOS app | ✓ | ✗ |
| Web app | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ads | None | None |
| Price | 100% free | Freemium |
* Feature availability as of April 2026.
Using Both Apps Together
Many people end up with both on their phone. Tricount for the one-week ski trip with friends, GoodShare for the other 51 weeks of the year at home. That is a perfectly reasonable setup – these are not rival apps fighting for the same slot on your home screen. They solve different problems, and it is fine to reach for different tools.
A common pattern for couples:
- GoodShare is the primary household book. Rent, groceries, utilities, subscriptions, monthly categories, savings goals. It always stays open.
- Tricount gets spun up per trip. Spontaneous weekend, friend's wedding, week in Italy. New Tricount, invite everyone, settle up at the end, archive.
- After the trip, the couple's share goes into GoodShare as a single settled entry under a "Travel" category – keeping the household budget complete.
There is no lock-in in either direction. Use whichever tool fits the situation.
A Note on Ownership
In 2022, Tricount was acquired by bunq, a Dutch neobank. The app remains free and is still hosted in the EU, but it is now positioned as part of the bunq product family – with occasional integration nudges toward bunq's banking products. For most users this is neutral. For privacy-conscious users, it is worth knowing that a neobank now sees your group expense data.
GoodShare takes a deliberately different stance: no bank connection, no parent banking product, no cross-promotion. The only thing GoodShare does with your data is help you manage it in GoodShare.
Switching or Adding GoodShare
If this guide has convinced you that your current use case (couple, roommates, family with an ongoing shared budget) is beyond what Tricount is designed for, setting up GoodShare is straightforward:
- Install GoodShare on Android (iOS is not available yet).
- Create a shared budget book for your household and invite your partner or roommates.
- Define categories and monthly budgets – the part Tricount never had.
- Keep Tricount installed for the next trip. No migration needed.
For couples specifically, the couples budget guide walks through setting up categories that match how you actually live together, and fair expense splitting covers the proportional-by-income split that Tricount cannot do.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know which app to use?
If the group is temporary – a vacation, a wedding, a shared Airbnb for a weekend – use Tricount. If the group is your household – partner, roommates, family who share money every month – use GoodShare. Tricount settles up; GoodShare tracks, budgets, and settles up.
Can I use both apps at the same time?
Yes, and many people do. A common pattern is Tricount for one-off group trips (friends, weddings, ski weeks) and GoodShare for the rest of the year at home. There is no conflict – they solve different problems.
Is Tricount completely free?
Yes. Tricount has no paid tier and no ads. All splitting features are free for all users. The app is owned by bunq, the Dutch neobank that acquired Tricount in 2022.
Does Tricount have budget tracking?
No. Tricount is designed purely for splitting expenses in a group. It does not offer monthly budgets, budget alerts, category-level spending limits, or savings goals. These are the situations where GoodShare becomes the better tool.
What is the main difference between Tricount and GoodShare?
Time horizon. Tricount is optimised for a one-off group that exists for a few days or weeks and then dissolves. GoodShare is optimised for a household that keeps sharing money month after month. Tricount settles up; GoodShare manages an ongoing shared budget.
Is GoodShare available on iOS?
Not yet. GoodShare is currently Android-only. Tricount is available on iOS, Android, and the web. If iOS is a hard requirement for your group, Tricount has the advantage here.
Can I migrate Tricount data into GoodShare?
There is no automated import. Since Tricount groups are typically short-lived, most people simply settle their current Tricounts and start a fresh ongoing book in GoodShare. Outstanding balances can be entered manually as an opening balance.
Does Your Situation Match?
If you are sharing ongoing household finances with a partner, roommates or family, GoodShare is probably the right tool for you. 14-day Premium trial included – no credit card.
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