Tricount is for a trip. A home lasts longer
Tricount does a great job of a closed group with a beginning and an end: the trip, the stag do, the weekend. Sharing a flat has no end, and that changes the problem.
Stick with Tricount if…
For a trip, a stag do or any group that dissolves when it's over. Not needing to sign up is a real advantage and we don't have it.
Move to homeify if…
When what you share is a home: the costs repeat every month, there are rotas, there's shopping and there's paperwork. A pot of expenses runs out of road in week two.
Where Tricount is better
- Getting started costs nothing: nobody has to sign up to join a pot.
- For a trip it's simpler than any alternative, and that simplicity is exactly what makes it get used.
- It's widely known across Europe, which matters when you have to talk five people into something at once.
Side by side
| What it does | homeify | Tricount |
|---|---|---|
| Splitting a group's expenses | ||
| Settling with the fewest payments | ||
| Using it without anyone signing up | ||
| Recurring expenses (rent, utilities) | ||
| Shared subscriptions charged automatically each month | ||
| Shopping list and pantry | ||
| Cleaning rotas that turn on their own | ||
| Household calendar and documents |
Comparison written by us from Tricount's public information as of today. Apps change: if something here has gone out of date, write to us and we'll correct it.
Questions
- Do all my flatmates have to sign up?
- Yes, each person signs in with their own account —no password, with a link or a code by email—. That's what lets each of them see their own side, get their own alerts and have their own permissions, and it's the trade-off for not being only a pot of expenses.
- Does it work for a one-off trip?
- It can, but Tricount will probably suit you better: creating a home for a weekend is setting up more than you need.
Try it without dropping what you use
Setting up a home is free and takes a minute. If a month later you're still going back to Tricount, you'll have found that out with real data rather than a table.