Bill Splitter
Itemised, so the person who had a salad is not paying for someone else’s steak.
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Who is at the table
What was ordered
Tax and tip
The conventional answer, and the smaller one — tipping on tax means tipping on money the restaurant never receives.
$0.00 of items, $0.00 tax, $0.00 tip
What each person pays
| Person | Items | Tax | Tip | Pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person 1 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Person 2 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Tax and tip are shared in proportion to what each person ordered, not divided evenly. Where a division does not come out to whole cents, the odd one goes to the largest remaining fraction, so the column adds to the bill exactly rather than being a $0.01 out.
Send it round
The whole bill — items, who had what, tax and tip — is packed into the link itself. Nothing is stored on a server, so the link cannot expire and there is no copy of the evening's order anywhere but in the message you send.
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How it works
To split a restaurant bill fairly when people ordered different things, list each item and tap who had it — this page works out each person’s share and adds tax and tip in proportion to what they ordered, rather than dividing those evenly.
Each item is divided between the people who tick it, so a shared bottle of wine is split three ways while one person’s main course is not split at all. Anything nobody is assigned to is shared by everyone, which is the right default for the things that turn up on a table bill — bread, water, a service charge somebody has already itemised. Every division is done in whole cents, and where an item does not divide evenly the odd cent goes to the largest remaining fraction, so the individual amounts always add back to the bill exactly.
The part that is usually got wrong is tax and tip. Splitting those evenly is the common shortcut, and it is unfair the moment the orders differ: the person who had a $12 salad ends up paying the same tip as the person who had a $48 steak. Here both are apportioned in proportion to what each person actually ordered, using the same exact split as the items, so each column adds up on its own and the totals add up to the bill.
Tip is calculated on the pre-tax subtotal by default, with a switch for the alternative. The distinction is real money: tipping on the post-tax total means tipping on money the restaurant never receives, and in a jurisdiction with 9% sales tax a 20% tip charged post-tax is closer to 21.8% of the food. Card terminals almost always suggest the post-tax figure, which is why the amount on the screen often looks higher than the percentage implies.
When the figures are settled there is a link at the bottom of the page that carries the whole bill — items, who had what, tax and tip — inside the URL itself. Send it to the table and everyone can open the same breakdown and check their own line, which tends to end the argument faster than a screenshot of a total. Because the bill is in the link rather than on a server, the link cannot expire and there is no stored copy of anyone’s evening.
Nothing is uploaded. The bill exists only in this page and in any link you choose to send, and it is gone when the tab closes — there is no account, no history, and no receipt kept anywhere.
FAQ
How do you split a bill when everyone ordered different things?
Enter each item with its price and tap the people who had it. Each person pays for what they ordered plus a proportional share of the tax and tip — which is what makes the result fair rather than just dividing the total.
Should tip be calculated before or after tax?
Conventionally before, on the pre-tax subtotal, since the tax is not part of the restaurant’s takings. Card terminals usually suggest percentages of the post-tax total instead, which is why the suggested amount often looks high. This page lets you pick and shows the difference.
How is tax and tip divided between people?
In proportion to what each person ordered. Someone who ordered a third of the food pays a third of the tax and a third of the tip, rather than a flat share of both.
Can several people share one item?
Yes — tap everyone who had it and the item is split between them. That is how a shared starter or a bottle of wine should be handled.
Can I send the split to everyone else?
Yes. The link at the bottom of the page contains the entire bill, so anyone you send it to opens the same breakdown and can edit it. Nothing is stored on a server — the bill travels in the link, which is why it cannot expire and why a long bill makes a long link.
Why does one person pay a cent more than another on an even split?
Because most amounts do not divide evenly. Rounding every share separately would leave the total a cent or two short of the actual bill, so the odd cents are assigned deliberately instead. The individual amounts always add to the exact total.