Nobody pays for somebody else's wine
Billshare is a bill splitting web app that works anywhere in the world, in any currency. It works out who owes what, down to the item, and then tells everybody. Nothing to install, no account needed to split a bill by hand, and no money passes through us.
By the item, not just evenly
- Carbonara€18
- Amatriciana€18
- Barolo€24
- Coperto€4
Split a bill
Trattoria Sole
- Carbonara€18·Shared by everyoneAnnaWho had itAnnaAnnaBen
- Amatriciana€18·Shared by everyoneBenWho had itAnnaBenBen
- Barolo€24·Shared by everyoneAnna and BenWho had itAnnaAnnaBenBen
- Coperto€4·Spread over everyone
Trattoria Sole
Anna paid €64, split between 2 people
Settle up
Nobody ordered the coperto, so it is spread in proportion to what each of them ate, never equally.
Questions
Do I need an account?
Not to split one bill by hand. Type in what it cost, divide it, send the link. An account is only for keeping a trip going over several days and for reading receipts with the camera.
Is Billshare free?
Splitting one bill by hand is free forever, with no account and no limit on how many. Trips and the receipt camera are 12 USD a year, tax included. Your first trip is free, so are your first three receipts, and nobody you invite ever pays anything. On a trip you pay for, they get the camera too.
Can it split a restaurant bill by item?
Yes. Photograph the receipt, then go down it tapping who had each item. A shared item is divided between whoever is on it, and tax, tip and service are spread in proportion to what each person ordered rather than equally.
How are tax and tip split?
Tax, tip and the service charge are spread over everybody in proportion to what they ordered, never equally, so whoever had a salad and tap water is not paying for somebody else's wine.
How does it read a receipt?
The camera opens in the app, the photograph is straightened, and Claude reads the lines, the prices, the tax and the tip. What comes back is a list you can correct before anything is saved.
What if the receipt does not add up?
If the lines do not add up to the printed total, it says so and shows the difference rather than quietly changing a number.
Does it work for a trip over several days?
Many expenses in many currencies, with running balances and a short list of payments that settles everybody up at the end. On a trip you pay for, whoever you invite gets all of it free, the camera included.
Does it handle more than one currency?
Yes. Each expense keeps the currency it was paid in, along with the rate to the trip's own currency, which you can correct at any time. Balances are shown in the trip's currency and the amount as it was paid is always beside them.
Does Billshare move the money?
No. It tells you who owes whom and the shortest list of payments that clears it. You pay each other however you already do, and we never touch it.
How do other people join a trip?
They point a camera at the QR code on your screen, or you send them the link. There is no invite code and nothing to type, and they do not need an account.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
It is a web page, so it works on any phone with a browser, and on a computer. You can add it to your home screen and it opens like an app.
What happens to the rounding?
Every split adds up to exactly what was paid. The smallest unit left over goes to somebody rather than disappearing, and a currency with no decimals is never given any.
Who can see my bill?
Whoever has the link. The key in it is what grants editing, and without it the page can only be read. Bills and trips are not listed anywhere and search engines are told to leave them alone.