Group dinners get awkward fast. One person had the steak, another had soup, someone split a bottle of wine, and the check has a single total at the bottom. Receipt Split solves this by turning the paper receipt into individual line items everyone can claim on their phone.
Why even splits fail
Dividing the final total by the number of people is easy — but it punishes light eaters and rewards heavy orderers. Itemized splitting is fairer, but painful on a long receipt with tax, tip, and shared appetizers.
- Shared plates need to be divided across multiple people
- Tax and tip should follow what each person actually ordered
- Couples paying on one card need a combined total
- Someone always ends up doing the math on a napkin
The itemized way (with AI)
Photograph the restaurant receipt and let AI extract each dish, drink, and add-on. Add everyone at the table, then tap to assign items. Shared dishes — bread, appetizers, dessert — can be assigned to multiple people and split evenly.
Enter tax and tip as amounts or percentages from the receipt. The app distributes them proportionally, so someone who ordered $15 of food doesn’t subsidize someone who ordered $45.
Split the bill at the table in real time
Share the receipt link in the group chat. Each person pulls it up on their phone and assigns their own items — no one person becomes the accountant. Totals update live as assignments change.
Payment groups for couples and families
Paying together on one card? Group people into a single tab so the final number matches how you actually settle up, then one person can Venmo the rest.
Eating abroad?
Convert the receipt from the local currency to your home currency before splitting, so everyone sees amounts they understand.
Compared to other approaches
Split evenly
Fast, but unfair when orders vary. Best reserved for similar orders or when the group agrees to simplify.
Manual calculator
Accurate, but slow and error-prone on a 20-line receipt with shared items and proportional tax.
Other apps
Some apps make all your friends download an app, create an account, or don't even allow you to share the receipt with them.
Receipt Split
Itemized, automatic tax/tip math, shareable, and free for manual entry. Entirely on the web, so no app to install, and your friends don't need to create an account. AI scanning is optional when you want to skip typing line items.
See the full walkthrough on our how it works page, or split your next restaurant bill now.