Split types in Splitwise: equal, exact, percent and shares

How do you split an expense unequally in Splitwise?

You start the expense as usual and change the split from the “Paid by [you] and split [equally]” phrase. On mobile:

1. Tap the “Add expense” button.
2. Enter a description and the amount.
3. Tap “equally” in the phrase “Paid by [you] and split [equally]” to see your split options.
4. Choose one of the options shown, or tap “More options” to split the expense unequally.

On the Splitwise website the steps are nearly the same. Click the “Add an expense” button at the top of the screen, enter a description and the amount, then click “equally” in the same phrase to see the options.

Which split types does Splitwise have?

As of October 2026, Splitwise lists seven, with equal as the default.

• Equally. Everyone you picked pays the same share.
• By exact amounts. You enter the exact amount each person should pay.
• By percentage. You give each person a percent.
• By shares. You assign a number of shares to each person.
• By adjustment. Listed as one of the options.
• Reimbursement. Web only.
• Itemized. Items, tax, tip and discounts. On the mobile app, Pro subscribers can itemize by scanning a receipt.

Only receipt scanning is labelled Pro in Splitwise’s split types article.

What does one dinner look like in each method?

The same $120 dinner gives a different bill under each method, and the payer is owed a different amount. Say Dana, Eli, Fran and Gus eat out, and Dana pays the whole $120.

Person	Equally	Exact amounts	Percentage 40/30/20/10	Shares 2/1/1/1
Dana	$30	$52	$48	$48
Eli	$30	$28	$36	$24
Fran	$30	$22	$24	$24
Gus	$30	$18	$12	$24
Total	$120	$120	$120	$120
Dana is owed	$90	$68	$72	$72

The last row is the total minus Dana’s own share. Equally, $120 minus $30 is $90, split as $30 from each of the other three. By exact amounts, Eli, Fran and Gus owe $28, $22 and $18, which add up to $68.

How the arithmetic works for each

• Equally. $120 ÷ 4 = $30 each.
• Exact amounts. You type $52, $28, $22 and $18. They have to add up to $120, because $52 + $28 + $22 + $18 = $120.
• Percentage. 40% of $120 is $48, 30% is $36, 20% is $24 and 10% is $12. The percentages add up to 100.
• Shares. Dana has 2 shares, because she brought a guest who ate too, and the others have 1. That is 5 shares in all, so one share is $120 ÷ 5 = $24, and Dana pays 2 × $24 = $48.

A second example: shares by nights stayed

Shares fit costs that scale with something other than people. Say the same four rent a $450 cabin, and Dana and Eli stay 3 nights, Fran stays 2 and Gus stays 1. Assign 3, 3, 2 and 1 shares. That is 9 shares, so one share is $450 ÷ 9 = $50. Dana and Eli pay $150 each, Fran pays $100 and Gus pays $50, and $150 + $150 + $100 + $50 = $450.

Which method fits which cost?

Use equal when everyone ate the same. Use exact amounts when you have each person’s total. Use percentages for a fixed ratio such as an income split, and shares for weights such as nights stayed.

Which split types are web only or tied to Pro?

Reimbursement is web only. Scanning a receipt to itemize on mobile needs Pro, and Splitwise says all group members see an expense created that way. Everything else on the list carries no Pro label in that article, though Splitwise’s Pro help article also lists itemization as a Pro feature. The Pro features guide lists what else Pro adds.

To change a split after you save, tap the expense, then the pencil icon in the top right corner on mobile. Editing, deleting and restoring an expense covers the rest.

How does EvenOut do the same splits?

EvenOut’s “How to split” sheet has five methods, all free: Equally, Exact amounts, Percent, Shares and By item. Each one comes with a worked example, and a status pill tells you where you stand: “$X left to assign” or “All assigned” for exact amounts, and “Adds up to 100%” for percent. Percent and Shares show each person’s dollar share under their name as you type.

In the same dinner, you would pick Percent, type 40, 30, 20 and 10, and see $48, $36, $24 and $12 appear. By item splits a receipt line by line, and the items must add up to the total, so tax and tip go in as items.

The free plan has no daily expense limit, so a whole trip’s expenses can go in on the same day. The table puts it beside Splitwise as of October 2026.

Feature	EvenOut	Splitwise (as of October 2026)
Daily expense limit on the free plan	None	Free accounts can add up to 4 expenses a day
Itemizing a receipt	“By item” by hand is free; scanning a receipt is Pro	Itemized split with items, tax, tip and discounts; scanning a receipt to itemize on mobile needs Pro
Mixing methods in one group	Yes, the method is chosen per expense	Yes, the split is set on each expense

EvenOut has no adjustment split and no reimbursement split.

What should you do next?

Try the method on a real dinner before the next trip. Start with equal, switch to exact amounts once the receipt is in hand, and use shares when the costs are weighted. EvenOut’s free plan has equal, exact amounts, percent, shares and By item, with no daily expense limit, and EvenOut vs Splitwise sets the two apps side by side. For the whole path from first expense to settling up in Splitwise, see how Splitwise works.