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by emilymeechan 662 days ago
such a handy app to have. will save me and my friends so much time and effort trying to split group spendings fairly between us all (especially when it's in a foreign currency)! have you thought about adding in different categories?
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wirelesspotat 662 days ago
Yep! We have a bunch of ideas for features that we can start building now that we've launched the MVP.

That includes categories, activity timeline, receipt scanning, sign in with Apple, and a web app... to name a few :)

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gregjor 662 days ago
Curious why the currency would matter, unless people pay in different currencies. The same math applies regardless of currency.
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wirelesspotat 662 days ago
Yep the split is the same but the conversions back to your base currency that can be a bit of a faff, especially if we're on holiday and doing these calculations multiple times per day

For example if I go to a restaurant with a large group and each item on the bill is in yen, we need to sum each person's total in yen and then convert each of their totals into GBP so we can each transfer what we owe (easy enough)

But depending on the exchange rates and rounding, those calculations can sometimes be off by a penny or two. Some people don't mind, others do

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gregjor 662 days ago
You have different kinds of friends than I do, I guess. If I went out with someone who quibbled abut a few pennies, or even a few dollars (or pounds, or yen), I would insist they get their own check from now on.

Personally I have never participated in a meal that ended with everyone going over the receipt and paying for exactly what they ate down to a few cents. I would consider that miserly, ruining the experience. Why go out at all if you have to carefully monitor every nickel and dime, and worry that someone might cheat you out of a few coins?

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wirelesspotat 661 days ago
That's a fair point - it can vary a lot between groups and it can certainly relate to life stage / situation. Students and roommates are a large portion of the market for bill splitting apps. In my experience those groups tend to care more about splitting things accurately / fairly, perhaps as they have a more limited income
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