How Split the List works
A five-minute tour. Come back anytime from your profile menu.
What is this app?
Split the List bundles three kinds of shared lists in one place:
- Group expenses — a trip, a rent split, a household bill pool. Any member can add expenses and settle shares.
- Personal expenses — just for you, organized into as many lists as you like.
- Bucket lists — shared to-do lists with assignees, due dates, and addresses.
Three tabs at the bottom
Everything lives behind the pill bar at the bottom of every page.
- Group Expenses shared money lists.
- My Expenses your personal tracking.
- Bucket List to-do lists you can share.
Tip: Your profile circle in the top-right gets you to account settings, password, and this guide.
Group Expenses
1
Create a list
Tap + Create on the Group Expenses tab. Name it something friendly like Trip with Friends or Apartment rent. You can invite up to 10 friends by email right from the create dialog — they need an account on Split the List.
2
Add an expense
Open the list and tap + New expense. There are two tabs:
- Expense — one or more independent expenses. Tap + Add another item next toCreate N expenses to stack more rows.
- Bundle — one expense with multiple line items (grocery run, restaurant bill). A saved bundle becomes a reusable template.
3
Pick who paid & how to split
Each row has Who paid? and Due date on the same line, and tapping Customize split expands equal / percentage / custom share inputs per member.
4
Settle up
On the list page, the Who Owes What card shows per-person running balances. Tap an expense to open it and mark individual shares paid.
Tip: Deleting a list with multiple members triggers an approval flow — each member must tap Approve before the list and its receipts are removed.
My Expenses
1
Create a personal list
On the My Expenses tab, + Create opens a list only you can see. Use separate lists for e.g. Travel 2026 or Groceries.
2
Log expenses
Same two tabs as the shared flow (Expense / Bundle), but simpler — no payer or split. Each bundled item has a paid checkbox so a grocery list becomes a running tally you tick off as you shop.
3
See your totals
The list index shows running totals per list plus a week / month / year rollup card at the top.
Bucket List
1
Create and share
Tap + Create, name it, then use the Share button on the list page to invite someone by email.
2
Add items with details
Each item has a description, due date, address, and an Assign to dropdown. The address turns into a quick-tap Google Maps link.
3
Assign and tick
Every item shows an assignee chip on the right:
- Solid dark “You” — your task.
- Bordered first name — someone else's.
- Dashed “Unassigned” — free for anyone.
Tip: Only the assignee can mark a task done. Once ticked, the assignment is frozen — uncheck first to hand it off.
Your account
The profile circle (top-right of every page) lets you:
- Edit your display name.
- Change your password.
- Reopen this guide.
- Sign out or delete your account.
Free-tier limits
- Up to 15 lists each in Group Expenses, My Expenses, and Bucket List.
- Up to 15 items / expenses per list.
Create dialogs show a small Free tier · N of 15 left hint so you always know how much headroom you have.