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by gregjor 662 days ago
I don’t understand the need for this and the many apps like it. I don’t understand apps to compute tips either. Automating simple arithmetic doesn’t seem useful to me.

In my experience a group either decides to get separate bills, or they divide the bill up equally. Among friends and with reasonably small amounts I follow the custom “I’ll get it this time, you get it next time.” None of those options require an app.