The LoungeTripSplitHQ

Pull up a chair.

The people who live in the TripSplit apps explain what those apps actually do — the parts that are easy to miss, and the reasons behind the ones that look odd.

Before you go

Setting a trip up so the awkward conversations never have to happen.

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  • Before you goTripSplit Buddy

    Start with where you'll be

    A trip in Buddy has no dates. They sit on your itinerary legs instead — and until you've added one, the app can't take an expense off you.

    3 min read

  • Before you goTripSplit Buddy

    Your travel day doesn't need a dinner budget

    The first and last days of a trip are not like the ones in between. Budgeting them the same way is how a trip ends up looking overspent when it isn't.

    4 min read

On the ground

What to do while the money is actually moving.

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  • On the groundTripSplit Buddy

    We hid a calendar in the expense list

    There is a date strip above your expenses that most people never tap. It is the fastest way to find the night nobody can account for.

    3 min read

Under the hood

Why the app made the choice it made. The workings, shown.

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  • Under the hoodTripSplit Golf

    Stroking off the low guy

    Why the handicap column shows zero for one player and everyone else gets shots. It is not favouritism, it is just where the maths starts.

    5 min read