Splync v1.11 Enhanced Export Feature

Yes, Splync can export your project results. Exporting simply means creating a file you can save or share outside the app. It was one of the original MVP (Minimum Viable Product) features when Splync first launched on the App Store. At that time, the export included a project’s expense date, category, memo, amount, and payer. The exported file was a simple CSV containing five columns. However, Splync has evolved significantly since then. For example, we introduced per-category and per-expense split shares among project members. The old CSV could no longer represent this richer data model. In v1.11, we expanded the export feature to include split-share columns for each member, while keeping one expense per row. This means the CSV now reflects the same allocation logic that Splync uses internally when calculating who owes whom.

We implemented export functionality in v1.0 because our goal has always been bigger than just “splitting bills.” Splync exists to help people manage shared budgets in a way that reduces stress and increases happiness. Budget tracking and expense splitting are tools toward that goal. Through exporting, you may realize you’re spending more each month than you expected. You may discover that your partner owes you more than you expected — or that the opposite is true. Some users want to export expense data so they can run deeper analysis or visualize trends to improve their lifestyle. Others may simpley want to keep snapshots of ongoing projects in case someone accidentally edits or deletes expenses. For these reasons, exporting is a core part of the product, helping users understand their habits, protect their data, and grow through their financial experiences.

Most people have heard the word “CSV” before, usually in the context of exports. It sounds technical, maybe even complicated. But a CSV file is very simple. You can think of it as a table written out as plain text. No fancy layout, no borders, no colors. Just the data. Imagine you’re keeping track of your expenses in a notebook. You draw a small table with columns like date, category, memo, amount, and payer. A CSV file is basically that same table, but written in a way that many computers can understand. Each expense becomes one line. Each piece of information is separated by a comma. That’s it. One line might look something like this: 2025/12/01,Food,Lunch with team,2400,Kohei. And the next line might be: 2025/12/02,Transport,Train ticket,320,Mai.

The reason is simple: CSV is one of the most universal file types in the world. Almost every tool on every platform can open it: Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, accounting software, programming languages, even the simplest text editors. If PDF is a “finalized printout,” CSV is more like a flexible, reusable sheet of data you can bend into whatever shape you need. This is especially convenient for Splync. A project in Splync is essentially a collection of structured data: dates, categories, memos, amounts, payers, and—starting in v1.11—split ratios for each member. It’s already a table, so exporting it as CSV feels natural. You can open it in Excel to run your own analysis, turn it into charts, keep it as a snapshot for safety, or simply archive it for future reference. CSV is lightweight, durable, universally readable, highly compatible, and easily sharable.

When you tap “Export CSV” in Splync, it feels simple — a short pause, then a file appears. But inside your phone, many steps happen very quickly. Splync first gathers all expense-related data in the project and applies the same calculation logic you see on the settlement screen. It then builds the CSV line by line: a header row, followed by one row per expense. The app also protects special characters, so a comma in a memo like “Lunch, but without coffee” doesn’t break the file. We also add a tiny invisible trick — a UTF-8 BOM — so Excel and other tools display Japanese, French, Chinese, and other non-ASCII characters correctly. After the text is prepared, Splync hands the file to the system FileManager, which places the CSV in your phone’s temporary folder. Once the file is ready, iOS shows you the familiar share sheet. From there, you can AirDrop it, email it, save it to a cloud drive, analyze it in Excel, or use it however you like.

Splync v1.11 now lets you export raw expense data — dates, categories, memos, amounts, payers, and member ratios — anytime you need, whether your project is ongoing or already finished. But CSV is only the beginning. In the future, we are exploring new types of exports that could make your project summaries even more meaningful. Imagine a clean, beautifully-designed PDF that includes charts, insights, and breakdowns you can instantly share with your group. Or a visual snapshot that feels so polished and friendly that you might want to post it on Instagram Stories when a trip or event is finally settled. We are also open to new ideas — if there is an export format or view that would make your life easier, we’d love to hear it. Splync seeks your happier life, and we stay user-focused and community-based as we continue evolving the app together.