splyt: tab & bill splitter

Downloaded this app to split the bill for a birthday brunch. A girl in the group recommended it. Good idea, but for an annual subscription of $45, I can do math myself. I saw there was a “free 3 day trial” and after taking care of the bill, I deleted my account so I wouldn’t be charged. However, I guess going into the app and deleting your account doesn’t work? After 3 days I got charged $45 for my “annual subscription.” Turns out you have to physically go into your settings and apps and cancel the subscription. Not sure why deleting my account after 1 day into the free trial didn’t work. So, I reached out to the support email to see if there was anything they could do to possibly reimburse me. $45 is not a small amount for something I will never use again. Never got a reply from the tech support and I thought at least I’d get a response saying they cannot refund me. Poor customer service and not clear on how to make sure you don’t get charged the subscription fee.

This app makes it possible to split the bill exactly as it would be if you had separate checks. You have to upload the receipt before it shows you the items. And they cannot be assigned until you invite people. I recommend doing a test receipt first to get familiar with it. Ask a friend to help you so you can send them the link as a test. Once you figure it out, it’s incredible! My favorite feature is that it splits the tax & tip by only your items. It does not split it evenly by the amount of people splitting the bill.

This app is so effective at splitting the bills on the spot. It is a game changer when you have someone willing to front the bill and don’t have to inconvenience the wait staff. You just scan the QR card mark what you had and you’ll be taken straight to the frontera Venmo or Cash App. The Developers also clearly care about making sure this app runs as smoothly as possibly. I ran into some bugs, messaged them on Instagram, and they fixed it within 10 minutes.