Receipt splitting
Shared food. Separate drinks.
Photograph a receipt and explain who shared what. Settl’s Scan + Describe flow helps turn an itemized bill into a split you can review.
Make the split explicit.
Capture the whole receipt.
In Settl, open the receipt capture flow and take a clear photo including line items, taxes, fees and the final total. Check that the image is readable.
Explain the exceptions.
For a $120 bill with $90 of shared food and $30 of Noah’s drinks, say: “Split the food equally among You, Maya and Noah. Noah pays for the drinks.” The example has no additional tax or tip.
Check the math before using the balance.
Food contributes $30 per person. Noah also pays $30 for drinks. Final shares are You $30, Maya $30, Noah $60. Check that the shares sum to the receipt total and that the payer is correct.
settl · scan + describe
The food was 90 dollars and the drinks were 30. Only Noah had drinks. Split the food equally.
Sample arithmetic. This page does not record audio or save an expense.
Tax and tip need a rule too.
If that bill adds $12 tax and $18 tip, the final total is $150. Tell Settl which rule your group agreed on.
In proportion to each person’s items
You $37.50 · Maya $37.50 · Noah $75.00
Split equally
You $40 · Maya $40 · Noah $70
These are worked examples, not tax advice or automatic restaurant rules. Check service charges and rounding against the receipt.
A few useful answers.
Can I just split everything equally?
Yes. State the people and that the entire bill should be split equally.
What if the receipt is wrong or blurry?
Retake the photo or enter the expense manually. Check item names, amounts and the final shares.
Do I need a receipt?
No. You can say the expense or enter it by hand.