Splitwise

Splitwise, Inc. · 3.88★ · 28,004 installs

consumer-chosen

Evidence

24.3% of all ratings are 1–2★ (unhappiness index 38/100)

What to build

Deliver the first real result for free, then ask to pay for depth.

Complaint themes

• Aggressive paywall

  Value is gated before users feel it; trust is destroyed at the worst moment.

  No longer useful

  Impossible to get your money out

• Missing capability

  Explicit feature asks — the closest thing to free product requirements.

  No longer useful

  For meals, promises a lot, delivers on little

• Price barrier

  Users want the outcome but reject the price or the pricing model.

  Used to be Great

  Used to be Great

• Offline & connectivity

  The use case happens where connectivity is poor and the app simply fails.

  No longer useful

  No longer useful

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