TripCount vs Sesterce — free AI OCR, multi-currency, E2EE
Last updated: 2026-06-03TripCount vs Sesterce: free AI receipt OCR, end-to-end encryption, EU-hosted, multi-currency with per-expense FX, one-tap Bizum/Revolut/PayPal settle-up.
| Feature | TripCount | Sesterce |
|---|---|---|
| AI receipt OCR | Free (with per-user quota) | Not advertised |
| Multi-currency with live FX | Yes — captured per expense | Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes — encrypted client-side (AES-GCM) | Not advertised |
| Bizum one-tap settle-up | Yes | No |
| Revolut deep-link settle-up | Yes | No |
| PayPal settle-up | Yes | Yes |
| Regional EU languages (Catalan, Basque, Galician, Breton, Welsh…) | Yes — 50 languages incl. regional | No |
| Trip memories (photos + Spotify) | Yes | No |
| EU hosting | Yes — Hetzner | EU (France) |
| Pricing model | Free; €3 one-time per group to raise AI Scans + Media limits | Free with paid tier |
Què fa
OCR de tiquets gratis amb IA (quota per usuari), simplificació automàtica de deutes (l'algoritme redueix N persones a com a màxim N−1 transferències — el mateix que Splitwise/Tricount), multidivisa amb canvi en directe capturat per despesa de open.er-api.com, xifrat d'extrem a extrem.
Privacitat per defecte
Despeses xifrades al client amb claus de sobre AES-GCM per viatge, emmagatzemades en repòs com a text xifrat opac. Allotjament a la UE (Hetzner). El suite de tests d'integració verifica a cada execució de CI que cap byte de mèdia en clar apareix als artefactes emmagatzemats. La zero-knowledge — on cap clau no resta dipositada al servidor — és l'objectiu del següent pas.
Cobraments i monedes
Liquidació en un toc per Bizum, Revolut i PayPal — cada transferència deguda es renderitza com un enllaç pre-omplert amb import i destinatari. Els viatges multidivisa capturen el tipus de canvi de cada despesa al moment de l'entrada, per tant la liquidació final reflecteix tipus reals, no una mitjana aproximada.
50 idiomes incloent regionals europeus
50 idiomes avui, incloent 11 idiomes regionals/minoritaris europeus (català, basc, gallec, asturià, occità, bretó, gaèlic escocès, gal·lès, frisó, faroès, romanx) — de primera línia, no Google Translate; les variants valenciana i balear es deriven del català i s'estan refinant. La matriu de locales i les traduccions són al repo de codi obert a frontend/src/locales.
Frequently asked questions
- How is TripCount different from Sesterce?
- Sesterce is a French expense-sharing app with a generous free tier and an emphasis on managing both expenses and intra-group transfers. TripCount is more travel-focused: free AI receipt OCR, AES-GCM end-to-end encryption, one-tap Bizum/Revolut/PayPal payouts, multi-currency live FX, 50 languages, and trip memories (photos + Spotify). Sesterce's strength is its "transfers and income" model; TripCount's strength is the 2026 mobile feature set.
- Does Sesterce have receipt OCR?
- Sesterce does not currently advertise AI receipt OCR as a free feature. TripCount's OCR is free with a per-group quota and uses OpenAI Vision to read line items, vendor and currency — typically faster than typing expenses by hand.
- Does Sesterce offer one-tap Bizum or Revolut settle-up?
- Sesterce supports manual settling and PayPal. It doesn't pre-fill Bizum or Revolut deep links. TripCount renders every owed transfer as a one-tap deep link prefilled with amount and recipient — Bizum (Spain), Revolut (EU) or PayPal. The minimum-transfers algorithm reduces the group to at most N−1 payments.
- How does multi-currency compare to Sesterce?
- Sesterce supports multi-currency. TripCount captures the mid-market FX rate from open.er-api.com at the moment each expense is added — this matters on long trips spanning EUR/USD/GBP because end-of-trip averaged rates can drift several euros from what the group actually paid.
- Is Sesterce end-to-end encrypted?
- Sesterce does not advertise end-to-end encryption. TripCount encrypts expense data client-side with AES-GCM before it ever reaches the server, and stores it as opaque ciphertext on EU-hosted infrastructure (Hetzner Frankfurt). Even our database backups are ciphertext only.
- Which languages does Sesterce support?
- Sesterce ships French and English primarily, plus a few other mainstream languages. TripCount supports 50 languages including 11 regional European ones (Catalan, Basque, Galician, Occitan, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Asturian, Frisian, Faroese, Romansh) — first-class translations, not Google Translate.
- Is Sesterce free?
- Sesterce has a free tier with a paid upgrade. TripCount is free for unlimited trips, members and exports forever; the only paid item is a one-time €3 per group to raise AI-scan and media-upload caps. No subscription.
- Can I migrate my Sesterce trip to TripCount?
- Sesterce exports group data; TripCount accepts manual entry with the same model. There's no auto-import yet, but for the common case of equal splits the CSV → paste workflow works fine. For complex migrations write to [email protected].
