Help & FAQ

How BudSplit works, in short.

Groups

How do I start a group?

On the dashboard, choose New group, give it a name and pick the currency it settles in. You become its owner.

How do I add people?

Open the group, go to Settings and choose Add people to group. Each person gets an emailed link that only works for their email address and expires after 7 days. If they don't have an account yet, they can create one right on the invitation page.

Can I leave a group?

Yes, from the group's Settings, once your balance in it is zero. Settle up first. If you're the owner, transfer ownership to another member before you leave.

What does archiving do?

The owner can archive a finished group. It becomes read-only until the owner unarchives it.

Expenses

How do I add an expense?

Use Add expense. Choose who paid (one person or several) and how to split it: equally, by exact amounts, by percentages or by shares. Shares suit families and couples: give a couple 2 shares and a kid 1, and the amount is divided in that proportion. When an amount can't be split evenly, the extra paisa or cent goes to someone in a fixed order, so totals always add up exactly.

Each expense also has a category, such as Food & drinks, Stay or Transport. When you add one, BudSplit picks a category from words in the description ("taxi" picks Transport); tap another to change it. On the group page, tap a category to see only those expenses, and the trip summary shows how much went on each category, with your share.

Who can change an expense?

Any member of the group can edit, delete or restore an expense. Every change is kept in the expense's history, and deleted expenses can be restored.

Balances and settling up

How are balances worked out?

Your balance is what you paid, minus your share of the expenses, plus payments you've sent, minus payments you've received. Everyone's balances in a group always add up to zero.

What is “Simplify debts”?

When it's on (the default), BudSplit suggests the fewest payments that settle everyone up, so you might pay someone you never shared an expense with. When it's off, you see who owes whom from each expense. Nobody's total balance changes either way. Any member can switch it in the group's Settings.

How do I settle up?

BudSplit doesn't move any money. Pay the person in cash or by UPI, bank transfer or any other way, then choose Record payment so the balances update.

Can I pay with GPay or another UPI app?

Yes, in groups that settle in rupees. When the person you owe has added their UPI ID (Account → Your profile), a Pay button appears on your phone next to what you owe them. It opens GPay, PhonePe or any UPI app with their UPI ID and the amount filled in. After paying, come back and choose Record payment: BudSplit can't see your UPI app.

Can I get a summary of a trip?

Yes. A group's Trip summary shows who paid what, spending per day, how much went on each category and every expense. You can save it as a PDF or download all the expenses as a CSV file.

Planning a trip

How does “Plan a trip” work?

Open a group and choose Plan a trip with AI. Say where you're going, for how many days, and what you like; you get a day-by-day plan with places to see and eat, a rough budget per person, tips, a packing list and things to watch out for. It takes up to a minute. Each person can make 5 plans a day.

Can I trust the plan?

Use it as a starting point. It's written by AI (Google Gemini), so check places, opening times and prices before you book. Costs are rough estimates.

Can I keep a plan?

Yes. Choose Save to group under a new plan and everyone in the group can see it under Saved trip plans. A group can keep 10 saved plans. Plans you don't save are deleted after 24 hours. Whoever saved a plan, or the group owner, can delete it. You can also print a plan or save it as a PDF, or share a saved plan on WhatsApp. The link opens only for members of the group.

What is sent to the AI?

Only the trip details you type into the form and the group's currency. Never names, email addresses or expenses. Please don't put personal details in the notes. See the Privacy Policy.

Your account

I forgot my password

Choose Forgot your password? on the login page, and we'll email you a link to choose a new one.

Can I stop the emails?

Yes, under Account → Email settings. New expenses and payments still show under the bell.

Can I install it on my phone?

Yes. Tap Install app at the top of the page. On an iPhone or iPad, tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen. You can also use “Add to Home screen” in the browser's menu.

How do I delete my account?

Email us at dhaneshsr@gmail.com from the address you signed up with. See the Privacy Policy for what happens to your data.

Still stuck?

Email dhaneshsr@gmail.com. We usually reply within a few days.