Group expense tracker for trips, dinners and events

Looking for a group expense tracker where friends do not all need accounts up front? Create a project, add each expense with who paid, and split equally or by item. Guests can view a shared link without an account (view-only). To join and edit, they install SplitSlip and sign in. Manual entry is free, and money settles outside the app.

How it works

1. Create a project for the trip, dinner or event.
2. Add each expense with who paid.
3. Split it equally or by item. One item can be assigned to several people, and one expense can be split between some people only.
4. Share the link. Guests can view a shared link without an account.
5. Settle outside the app. SplitSlip shows who owes whom. Money settles outside the app.

Worked example: four friends, one weekend

The amounts are example numbers, not prices from a real trip. Four friends share one project for the weekend. Anna pays the apartment, €400, split equally (€100 each). Ben pays fuel, €60, shared by the three people in the car (€20 each). Cara pays groceries, €80, for all four (€20 each). At dinner, Dan’s receipt is scanned: each person’s own dish is assigned to them, and a shared starter of €12 goes to Anna and Ben (€6 each).

At the end, the app shows who owes whom. Anna is owed for the apartment, Ben for the fuel, Cara for the groceries and Dan for dinner, minus what each of them also consumed. Guests can view a shared link without an account to check their share. Money settles outside the app — by bank transfer or the payment app the group already uses.

No login for guests

Guests can view a shared link without an account. The person who creates the project uses the app. The link is view-only, so only the organiser needs the app.

How this differs from a restaurant bill or a travel page

A restaurant bill page is for one check at the table: scan or enter the slip, assign each dish, and settle that meal. A travel expenses page is for a trip end to end: trains, stays, fuel and meals in one project for that journey. This group expense tracker sits between them. Use it when the same friends share costs across dinners, a short trip, a cabin weekend or an event, and you want one running list rather than a new tool for each night out.

Keep intents separate. One meal with no other shared costs belongs on the restaurant guide. A multi-day trip with transport and lodging is covered in the travel guide. Ongoing group spending — several occasions, one circle of people — belongs here. Cross-link so searchers land on the page that matches what they typed.

When a group expense tracker helps

Groups need a tracker when costs arrive one by one from different people. Someone pays dinner. Someone else buys breakfast supplies. A third person covers tickets. Alone, each cost is small. Together, they are a list that is hard to rebuild from chat photos. One project keeps the list in one place: what it was, who paid, and who should share it.

Name the project after the occasion — the city and the month, the dinner, the weekend — so the next event gets a new project. That stops last month’s tickets mixing with tonight’s bill. Friends without the app can still follow along: guests can view a shared link without an account, read-only, in the browser.

Scanning receipts vs add by hand

You can add a cost by hand, or scan the receipt. Manual entry is free, and it is enough when the amount is one total you already know — fuel, a flat stay, a ticket. Scanning helps on long slips: a supermarket run or a restaurant bill with many lines. You get 50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases. Check the items and amounts after scanning, before you assign them.

Split equally when everyone shared the cost the same way. Split by item when the slip mixes shared and personal lines. One item can be assigned to several people — a starter, a bottle, or cleaning supplies for two. Tax is split in proportion to what each person ordered, and a tip included in the bill is shared in proportion to each person’s items. For the scan flow itself, see the receipt scanner guide.

Settle outside the app

SplitSlip shows who owes whom. It does not move money between people. When the balances are clear, the group pays the usual way — bank transfer or the payment app they already use. The shared link is for reading the list, not for charging a card. That keeps the tracker simple: the app holds the numbers; settlement stays with you.

Guest link, no login for viewers

Only the person who creates the project needs the app day to day. Everyone else can open the guest link in a browser. Guests can view a shared link without an account: they see the expenses, the splits and who owes whom. The link is view-only. To edit the project, they install SplitSlip and sign in. Send the link when someone asks whether they were on the fuel — the answer is on the list, not in a screenshot thread.

Group expense tracker with no login for guests

Searchers often want a group expense tracker with no login. SplitSlip’s honest answer: guests can view a shared link without an account. The organiser creates the project in the app. The guest link is view-only — expenses, splits and who owes whom stay readable in the browser. To join and edit, a friend installs SplitSlip and signs in. Core features and manual entry are free; scanning is optional (50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases). Money settles outside the app.

1. Create a project for the dinner, trip or event.
2. Add each expense by hand for free, or scan a receipt.
3. Split equally or assign items to the people who had them.
4. Share the guest link so friends can view without an account.
5. Settle money outside SplitSlip using the balances the app shows.

For one restaurant check, see also how to split a restaurant bill. For many shared purchases with friends over time, see how to split expenses with friends.

FAQ

Is there a group expense tracker with no login?

Guests can view a shared link without an account; the person who creates the project uses the app.

Is it free?

Core features and manual entry are free; 50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases.

Can one expense be split between some people only?

Yes, and one item can be assigned to several people.

Does the app move money?

No, money settles outside the app.

How are tax and tip handled?

Tax is split in proportion to what each person ordered, and a tip included in the bill is shared in proportion to each person's items.

How is a group expense tracker different from splitting one restaurant bill?

A restaurant bill is one check. A group expense tracker holds many costs over a trip, a weekend or an event in one project. For a single meal, use the guide to splitting a restaurant bill.

Should I use this page or the travel expenses guide?

Use the travel expenses guide when the search is about a trip with transport and lodging. Use this tracker when the same group shares costs across dinners, short trips and events in one running project.

Do I have to scan every receipt?

No. Manual entry is free. Scanning is optional: 50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases. Add simple totals by hand and scan the long slips.

Can I track group expenses without creating accounts for everyone?

Yes for viewing. Guests can view a shared link without an account. The person who creates and manages the project uses the app. To join and edit, friends install SplitSlip and sign in.

Is the guest link a full tracker without login?

No. The guest link is view-only. It is not a full group expense tracker that works entirely without login. Editing requires the app and a signed-in account.