# Cost-Splitting Roommate Apps Splittable Helps Users Distribute Living Costs and Duties Effectively By Jana Pijak | Published 2016-05-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roommate-app References: [splittable.co](https://www.splittable.co/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id969196240?mt=8) Described as a platform that helps users "harmonize their home," Splittable is a roommate app that distributes costs, chores and other duties effectively and without conflict. More and more Millennials are choosing cohabitation as a way of life and are ultimately cutting rent or mortgage costs while single or in school. Splittable is an intuitive mobile platform that helps those in a co-living situation [distribute bills, chores and other costs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pairwork) effectively. In addition to organizing bills and reminding users of due dates or amounts owed, this roommate app also helps house owners [find new people to live with](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coliving-sector) once a co-habitant's lease is up. This all-encompassing platform is designed to make the lives of Millennials easier and keeps all parties in a co-living situation informed of costs while avoiding in-person confrontations. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Co-living Platforms:** The rise of cohabitation among Millennials presents an opportunity for platforms like Splittable to help distribute costs and duties effectively in shared living spaces. - **Mobile Bill Organization:** The need for organizing and managing bills in co-living situations creates a space for intuitive mobile platforms like Splittable to simplify the process and avoid conflicts. - **Community Building Apps:** Apps like Splittable that help house owners find new co-habitants present an opportunity to foster a sense of community and make the process of finding compatible roommates easier. ### Who This Affects Most - **Real Estate:** Real estate industry can explore partnering with co-living platforms like Splittable to offer comprehensive solutions for shared living spaces and attract Millennials. - **Fintech:** Fintech companies can develop mobile bill organization apps inspired by Splittable to cater to the growing demand for managing shared expenses and avoiding conflicts. - **Social Networks:** Social networking platforms can consider integrating features that help in finding compatible roommates, similar to Splittable, to enhance the community-building aspect of shared living. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Efficient Bill-Splitting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simplysplit.md) - [Roommate Utility Bill Splitting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bill-splitting.md) - [Simplified Expense Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expense-managers.md) - [Bill Splitting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splitit.md) - [Bill-Splitting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splitparty.md) - [Event Cost-Splitting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bill-splitting-app.md) - [Expense Splitting Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splitr.md) - [Shared Expense Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paymates.md) - [Group Expense Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fair-split.md)