Slyce / Trip expense calculator
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Trip expense calculator. Who paid what, who owes whom.

Hotel on one card, fuel on another, dinners split three ways. Add each expense with who paid, and get the fewest payments to square everyone up after the trip.

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Split calculator

1Who's in?

2What was paid?

For whom?

One currency per calculation. Paid in a few currencies? The Slyce app converts each expense at the daily rate.

Expenses

    How it works

    Split trip costs in 3 steps

    No account, no spreadsheet, no group-chat maths.

    1

    Add the travellers

    Everyone on the trip, even if they only shared some of the costs.

    2

    Add each expense

    The hotel, the car, the groceries: one line each, with who paid and who shared it. Not everyone has to be in every expense.

    3

    Settle once, at the end

    Instead of paying each other back after every purchase, the calculator nets it all out into the fewest payments.

    Calculator or app?

    One night out, or the whole trip

    This page is perfect for settling one evening. When the costs keep coming, Slyce keeps the tally for everyone.

    FeatureThis calculatorSlyce app
    Split evenly, by shares or exact amountsYesYes
    Fewest payments to settleYesYes
    Scan a receipt and split it by itemOnceUnlimited
    Everyone adds their own expenses–NoYes
    Friends claim their items from a link–NoYes
    Several currencies, converted at the daily rate–NoYes
    Payment details and Mark as paid–NoYes
    Keeps a running tab for trips and flats–NoYes

    Why settle a trip once, at the end

    On a trip, different people pay for different things at different times. If everyone paid each other back after every purchase, you would make dozens of small transfers. The calculator adds up what each person paid and what they owed over the whole trip, then settles the difference in as few payments as possible.

    Not everyone shares everything

    Two of you did the boat tour while the others stayed behind? Untick the others on that expense, so they do not pay for it. Use Shares if someone shared a room with a partner and should carry a double portion of the hotel.

    Different currencies

    This calculator works in one currency per calculation, so enter everything in the currency you will settle in. For a trip where people paid in several currencies, the Slyce app converts each expense at the daily rate and settles everyone in one currency.

    Keep the tally as you go

    For longer trips, a group in the Slyce app lets everyone add their own expenses as they happen, so nobody types up the whole trip at the end. See how it works for trips and groups.

    Questions, answered

    How do I split expenses on a group trip?

    Add everyone on the trip, then add each expense with who paid and who shared it. The calculator nets everything out and shows the fewest payments to settle up at the end.

    What if not everyone shared every expense?

    Untick the people who were not part of an expense. They will not owe anything for it.

    Can I use it for trips abroad with different currencies?

    The calculator uses one currency per calculation. For trips where people paid in several currencies, the Slyce app converts each expense at the daily rate and settles everyone in one currency.

    How does the expense calculator work out who owes whom?

    For each person it adds up what they paid and what their share of every expense was. The difference is their balance. It then matches the person who owes the most with the person who is owed the most, again and again, so the group settles in as few payments as possible. It is the same method the Slyce app uses.

    Can I split an expense unevenly?

    Yes. Under "For whom?" choose Evenly, Shares or Amounts. Shares lets one person count double (for example someone who ordered twice as much), and Amounts lets you type exactly what each person owes, as long as it adds up to the total.

    Can I split a receipt item by item?

    Yes, once. Scan a receipt and the calculator reads every item for you, then you tap who had each one. Tax, tip and discounts are shared in proportion to what each person had. You get one free scan per visitor here; the Slyce app scans as many receipts as you like.

    Is my data stored anywhere?

    No. Everything you type stays in your browser. If you scan a receipt, the photo is read and discarded, never saved. A shared link carries the split inside the link itself, so only the people you send it to can see it.

    What about expenses in different currencies?

    The calculator works in one currency per calculation. If your group paid in several currencies, the Slyce app converts each expense at the daily rate and settles everyone in one currency.

    How is this different from the Slyce app?

    The calculator is for a quick, one-off settle-up on this page. The app keeps the tally for the whole trip or flat, lets friends add their own expenses and claim their items from a link, shows each person's payment details, and tracks who has paid.

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