Split a dinner bill with friends, before you leave.
One person pays. Everyone else opens a link from the group chat, claims what they ate, and sends their share before they stand up. Shared plates split only among the people who had them. Nothing carries to the next dinner.
Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App opens with the amount filled in. SplitSnap never holds the money.
Tap what you had
Tapping as Sam
Sam's total
$40.09Three steps while you are still at the table.
01
Read the receipt
Photograph it, or type the lines. Tax and tip come with the items. You can fix a line before anyone else sees it.
02
Pass the link
Drop it in the group chat. Each person claims their own food on their phone. No download and no account.
03
Pay before you leave
Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App opens with that person's amount. The dinner is finished. There is no balance to remember.
Shared plates stay shared. Drinks do not.
An even split is quick, and it charges the person who skipped the bar. At this dinner the fries were shared by three people. The beers were not. Each person taps their own lines, so the drinks stay with the people who ordered them.
Tax follows what each person ordered. The Caesar salad is still unclaimed, so it is not divided in the background.
| Person | Claimed | Owes |
|---|---|---|
| Alex | Truffle fries, Margherita pizza | $28.41 |
| Sam | Truffle fries, Smash burger, Draft IPA | $40.09 |
| Priya | Truffle fries, Draft IPA | $18.31 |
| Jordan | Chicken tikka bowl | $21.14 |
A balance app is for the semester. This is for tonight.
Keep a running tab somewhere else if your house shares rent and groceries. At a dinner, the useful version is the one people finish before the group chat moves on.
| Feature | SplitSnap | Typical split apps |
|---|---|---|
| Join from the group chat, still seated | A link, no account | Often an account first |
| Each person claims their own items | On their phone | Host assigns, or split evenly |
| Shared plates split only among who had them | Yes | Often the whole table |
| Pay that night, amount filled in | Venmo, PayPal, Cash App | A balance you settle later |
| Done when you leave | One dinner | A tab across weeks |
“Typical” describes common patterns, not any one app. Features change; check each app for details.
Questions people ask at the table.
The person who paid opens SplitSnap, adds the receipt, and sends one link. Everyone else claims their items in the browser. There is no download and no sign-up.
Only the people who claim a plate pay for it. Three people on the fries means the fries are divided by three. Someone who did not drink is not charged for the beers. Tax and tip follow each person's food, and the shares add up to the bill.
No. A running balance is useful when the same people share costs for weeks. SplitSnap is for one dinner you want finished before you leave. When the payments are sent, that bill is done.
Yes. Scanning a receipt, splitting by item, and the pay links are free. There is no paid tier and no ads.
The photo is shrunk on your phone, then sent to Google Gemini to read the line items, tax, and tip. SplitSnap does not store the photo. On Gemini's free tier, Google may use inputs to improve its products, so don't scan anything sensitive. You can type the items by hand instead.
No. The buttons open Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App with the amount filled in, and you confirm the payment there. SplitSnap is not affiliated with those apps and never holds the money.