Release notes
May 27, 2026 – List currencies & foreign expense conversion (Release 1.0.7)
What is new?
- Currency per list: Groups keep a default currency for group overviews, but each list now has its own accounting currency. A travel group can, for example, have lists in CHF, EUR, or JPY.
- Enter expenses in a foreign currency: When adding an expense, tap Convert to enter an original amount in another currency and have it converted into the list currency with full traceability.
- Traceable conversion: The original amount, original currency, exchange rate, source, and timestamp are stored and included in exports.
Improvements & fixes
- Editing a list now opens as a full-screen dialog with an AppBar instead of a narrow popup.
- A list’s profile image and background image are shown in a combined preview: the profile photo sits centred over the lower edge of the background image.
- The currency picker focuses the search field immediately when opened.
- Conversion and rate dialogs were stabilised so that keyboard and dialog transitions no longer cause lifecycle errors.
May 14, 2026 – In-app help, fourth splitting mode & improvements (Release 1.0.6)
What is new?
- Amount-based split mode: In addition to Equal, Weights, and Percentages, expenses can now use Amount. Each member receives an exact currency amount.
- Setup assistant: When creating a new group, you can start a guided setup to add members, create the first list, and optionally add the first expense.
- Handbook, FAQ, and support inside the app: The navigation menu now links directly to the documentation on balancico.app in the selected app language.
- Dynamic version display: The version shown under “About the app” is read directly from the app package.
Improvements & fixes
- With multiple payers, the total amount in amount mode is calculated automatically from the payer amounts.
- In amount-based cost splitting, individual shares must add up exactly to the total amount; the app clearly shows any difference.
- Error messages in the “Join group” dialog are now shown completely.
- Group name validation during creation has been improved.
May 10, 2026 – Onboarding walkthrough (Release 1.0.5)
- New onboarding walkthrough on first launch.
- The app tour can be skipped and started again later.
- balancico can be rated directly from Settings or About the app.
May 2, 2026 – Multiple payers per expense (Release 1.0.4)
- One expense can now have multiple paying people.
- Payers can be split by amount or percentage/ratio values.
- Balances, member details, statistics, and exports correctly include partial payer amounts.
- Settlement payments remain deliberately simple: one paying member and one receiving member.
April 24, 2026 – More flexible cost splitting (Release 1.0.3)
- New expenses can use the group’s default cost split.
- Supported modes: Equal, Weights, and Percentages.
- Default values can be stored per member.
- The split can be overridden per expense.
- Percentages do not have to add up to exactly 100%; balancico normalizes proportionally and calculates to cent precision.
March 12, 2026 – Group merge & member details (Release 1.0.2)
- Groups can be merged with currency checks.
- For different currencies, the app guides you through target currency, exchange rate, and conversion.
- Member details show expenses and settlement payments more clearly for each relevant list.
Initial Release 1.0.0 / 1.0.1
- Group-based expense management without an account or sign-up.
- Create groups and lists, invite members by QR code or link.
- Add expenses, show balances, and calculate minimal settlement payments.
- Offline-first with automatic synchronization.
- PDF and CSV exports, multiple currencies, and a localized app interface.