Can multiple people in the group add expenses, or just the organizer?

Every group member can add expenses, so the person who buys the gas doesn't have to track down the group organizer — they log it themselves.

How do we handle a big shared expense paid in installments by different people?

Use the multiple payers feature — add the expense once and log each payer's contribution amount. Make It Even accounts for each person's payment in the balance calculation.

What's the difference between the travel and trips use case?

Both handle multi-currency splitting with locked FX rates. Group trips often involve a mix of pre-trip bookings, day-of expenses, and restaurant bills, where itemized splitting and receipt scanning (Pro) add the most value.

Can we keep the group open for a future trip with the same people?

Yes — you can reuse the group for another trip or create a new one. Free accounts support up to 3 active groups, and Pro gives you unlimited groups.

Is there a way to categorize trip expenses like accommodation vs. food?

Yes — each expense has a category, and Pro users can see spending charts broken down by category so the trip totals are easy to review.

For Group trips

One trip, eight people, zero spreadsheets

Make It Even tracks who paid for the cabin, the groceries, the gas, and everything in between — then tells you exactly who owes who at the end.

Start free See pricing

The usual headaches

Someone fronts the Airbnb deposit weeks before the trip and has to chase everyone down
Expenses pile up fast and the person keeping the list loses track by day three
Splitting a restaurant bill ten ways when not everyone had the same thing
Agreeing on 'we'll figure it out at the end' and then actually having to figure it out at the end

How Make It Even helps

Itemized splitting (Pro)

For restaurant bills where everyone ordered differently, log each item and assign who ate what — Make It Even handles the per-person total so you're not doing table math on your phone.

Multiple payers per expense

When two people split the grocery run at checkout, log both payers and their amounts. The balance math accounts for it without any workaround.

AI receipt scanning (Pro)

Take a photo of a receipt and Make It Even extracts the total, date, and currency automatically. Useful when you've got a dozen receipts to enter at the end of a long day.

Spending charts (Pro)

See the breakdown of trip spending by category — accommodation, food, transport, activities — so the post-trip accounting is actually informative.

Public trip summary

Generate a shareable read-only page of the trip's full expense log, perfect for anyone who wants to see the receipts without editing access.

CSV export (Pro)

Export the full expense list to CSV if you need a detailed record for reimbursement, tax purposes, or just keeping a personal archive of the trip.

Get going in three steps

1
Set up the group before the trip starts
Create the group, invite everyone via link or email, and you're ready to start logging. The person who pays the deposit can add it immediately.
2
Log expenses throughout the trip
Anyone in the group can add an expense the moment they pay — no waiting until the end, no reconstruction from memory. Log in the local currency if you're traveling internationally.
3
Settle up once, completely
Back home, Make It Even computes the fewest transactions that zero every balance. Each person sees exactly what they owe, with direct links to send payment.

Questions

Can multiple people in the group add expenses, or just the organizer?: Every group member can add expenses, so the person who buys the gas doesn't have to track down the group organizer — they log it themselves.
How do we handle a big shared expense paid in installments by different people?: Use the multiple payers feature — add the expense once and log each payer's contribution amount. Make It Even accounts for each person's payment in the balance calculation.
What's the difference between the travel and trips use case?: Both handle multi-currency splitting with locked FX rates. Group trips often involve a mix of pre-trip bookings, day-of expenses, and restaurant bills, where itemized splitting and receipt scanning (Pro) add the most value.
Can we keep the group open for a future trip with the same people?: Yes — you can reuse the group for another trip or create a new one. Free accounts support up to 3 active groups, and Pro gives you unlimited groups.
Is there a way to categorize trip expenses like accommodation vs. food?: Yes — each expense has a category, and Pro users can see spending charts broken down by category so the trip totals are easy to review.