It's close: Tricount edges it 8.4 to 8.4, so the right pick depends on what you need. Tricount wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Robinhood on 2.
Friends, roommates and couples who share costs and want it simple
Self-directed investors who want a fast, simple brokerage app
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Tricount | Robinhood |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Money & Investing | Money & Investing |
| Category rank | #9 of 12 | #10 of 12 |
| Developer | bunq | Robinhood Markets, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Tricount better than Robinhood?
It's close: Tricount edges it 8.4 to 8.4, so the right pick depends on what you need. Tricount wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Robinhood on 2.
Which is cheaper, Tricount or Robinhood?
Tricount: Free and unlimited, with no subscription, ads or daily expense cap. Robinhood: Free stock and ETF trades; Gold is $5/month or $50/year after a 30-day trial. On value for money, Tricount scores higher.
Do Tricount and Robinhood work on the same devices?
Only Robinhood runs on Web.
Which is more private, Tricount or Robinhood?
Tricount scores higher on privacy (7.4/10). App Store label: identifiers may be used to track you; contact info, identifiers and diagnostics may be linked to you. Google Play lists device IDs shared for advertising.
Strengths and weaknesses
Tricount
- Free with no ads or daily expense cap
- Handles uneven splits and foreign currencies
- Friends can see what they owe without the app
- Promotes its owner bunq's bank account
- Identifiers are used for tracking
Tricount does one job well: keeping a group trip, a shared flat or a couple's spending fair. Everyone logs what they paid, Tricount works out who owes whom, even across currencies and uneven splits, and payment requests show who has settled. It's free with no ads or expense caps, works offline, and can import your old Splitwise groups. It belongs to the bank bunq, so expect a few nudges toward a bunq account.
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Robinhood
- Clean, fast app that makes trading easy to understand
- No commissions on stock and ETF trades
- Gold's 3% IRA match is a rare perk for $5 a month
- Relies partly on payment for order flow
- Event contracts and quick trades can encourage over-trading
- App Store label shows broad data collection and tracking
Robinhood made investing feel simple, and it is still the slickest way to buy stocks, ETFs, options and crypto from your phone. Stock and ETF trades are commission-free, and the $5-a-month Gold plan adds a higher cash yield, a 3% IRA match and cheaper margin. Prediction markets and AI tools keep arriving. The catch is a design that nudges you toward frequent trading, so treat it as a tool, not a game.
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