Released

Obliged

Split expenses in seconds.

Obliged makes it easy to add an amount, choose a split type, save the result to history, and send settlement details without turning everyday shared costs into spreadsheet cleanup.

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Audience Shared spending
Core workflow Add, save, settle
Release state Live on the App Store

What the app does

Obliged is a shared-expense app for roommates, couples, travel groups, and friends who want fast entry, clean history, and simple settlement summaries.

  • Add shared expenses quickly and choose the split type that fits the moment.
  • Keep a reliable history for rent, dinner, travel, and recurring household costs.
  • Generate settlement summaries in one tap.
  • Offer monthly, annual, and lifetime paid unlocks for heavier usage.

Platforms and stack

Release window: Available now

  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • SwiftData persistence
  • RevenueCat subscriptions with anonymous app IDs
  • Local-first expense history
  • App Store review compliance work completed

Obliged in context

Shared expenses without productivity theater

Obliged is built around the everyday moments where shared costs create more friction than they should. The app stays focused on speed, clarity, and reliable history instead of layering on unnecessary complexity.

That helps the product stay useful for small groups who need the answer quickly more than they need a finance dashboard.

Settlement is the actual finish line

Logging an expense only matters if the product makes it obvious what happens next. Obliged treats settlement summaries as a first-class part of the experience so the app does not stop at recordkeeping.

That creates a cleaner handoff between tracking and the real-world conversation about who needs to pay whom.

Positioned for recurring shared-cost use

The product and pricing work assume recurring use cases like roommates, couples, and travel groups rather than one-off novelty scenarios.

That choice shapes both the feature set and the launch package, keeping the app oriented around repeat value instead of casual download spikes.