How to scan a receipt with your phone
For a meal or shared shop, keep the paper receipt until you have checked the recorded expense. Lay it flat, use good light and frame the whole receipt, including the total. These are photo-preparation tips, not a promise that every receipt will be read correctly.
Start with a readable receipt
In SplitSlip, you photograph the receipt. Optional AI scanning reads it into line items. You then check the items and amounts before assigning them to people. This guide covers that process; the receipt-scanner page explains the product in more detail.
Check what was read before splitting
Compare the items and amounts with the paper receipt. Look for missing purchases, unclear amounts and a total that does not match what was paid. Do this before sharing the split so that the group is not working from an unchecked result.
If the result is not usable, you can enter the expense by hand for free instead. Scanning is an optional way to add the receipt, not a requirement for sharing costs.
Assign the items to the people concerned
Give individual purchases to the people who had them. Split a shared item only among the people who shared it. A dessert for part of the table does not have to be divided among everyone.
Once the expense is in the project, check that the shares match the recorded total. Share the guest link for a view-only breakdown and arrange reimbursement outside the app. Scanning reads the receipt; it does not make a payment.
Record the costs in SplitSlip
- Create a project for the trip or shared purchases and add the people involved. Friends without the app can be added as guests.
- Add each expense and who paid. Add it by hand for free, or scan the receipt. Optional AI scanning reads the receipt into line items. Check the items and amounts before assigning them.
- Split shared costs evenly where that is your agreement, or assign items to the people concerned. One item can be shared between several people.
- Check the recorded costs and each person's share. SplitSlip shows who owes whom.
- Share the guest link. Guests can view a shared link without an account, in the browser. It is view-only. To join the project and edit, they install SplitSlip and sign in.
- Settle up outside the app, for example by bank transfer or your usual payment app.
What is free?
Core features and manual entry are free. Scanning is optional: 50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases. You can add receipts by hand for free without buying more scans.
Questions and answers
What happens after I photograph the receipt?
Optional AI scanning reads the receipt into line items. Check the items and amounts before assigning them to people.
What if the scan reads the receipt incorrectly?
Compare the result with the paper receipt before splitting. You can enter the expense by hand for free instead.
Do guests need an account to see their share?
No. Guests can view a shared link without an account. The link is view-only. To join the project and edit, they install SplitSlip and sign in.
Does SplitSlip send the money?
No. SplitSlip shows who owes whom. You pay each other outside the app.
Do I have to scan receipts?
No. Core features and manual entry are free. Optional scanning includes 50 free AI scans, then in-app purchases.
Try it for your next shared purchase
Add an expense by hand for free, or scan the receipt, then share the guest link. Pay each other outside the app.
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