Settle Up started as a thesis project at FEL ČVUT. David Vávra has been working on the app with a small team for over 10 years, and it is approaching one million monthly active users. Over this time, he has learned that the hardest part of app development isn’t the technical side—it’s the non-technical aspects: App Store Optimization, marketing, localization, and increasing conversion to paying users. In the lecture, he will guide you through the app’s history and focus on the changes made over the past year aimed primarily at boosting conversion. The goal is to show you how you can turn a student project into a business that can sustain you.
Settle Up allows groups of people to easily manage shared expenses and settle their balances without unnecessary tension. It’s frequently used by travelers, couples, and roommates. Users simply create a shared group and log each expense. When it’s time to settle up, the app automatically calculates who owes whom and how much. Thanks to optimization, the number of transactions is minimized, making the entire process faster and clearer.
19.11.2025, 18.15, Šrámkova posluchárna (KN:E-301), Karlovo náměstí, FEL ČVUT
