Split any bill in seconds: divide evenly, or enter what each person ordered and tax and tip are shared in proportion. Free, no signup.
Tip is calculated on the pre-tax amount.
Enter the bill amount to see what each person pays. Tax and tip are shared in proportion to what each person ordered.
Everything runs in your browser, nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
An even split divides the grand total (bill plus tax plus tip) by the number of people. That is fair when everyone ordered roughly the same.
When orders differ, splitting the extras evenly overcharges light eaters. The fair method is proportional: each person pays their own items, plus a share of tax and tip that matches their share of the subtotal. Someone who ordered 37.5% of the food pays 37.5% of the tax and tip.
Worked example: the food subtotal is $80.00, tax is $7.20, and an 18% tip on the subtotal adds $14.40, so the table owes $101.60 in total.
| Person | Ordered | Share of subtotal | Tax + tip share | Pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | $30.00 | 37.5% | $8.10 | $38.10 |
| Ben | $28.00 | 35% | $7.56 | $35.56 |
| Chloe | $22.00 | 27.5% | $5.94 | $27.94 |
| Total | $80.00 | 100% | $21.60 | $101.60 |
Split evenly when the group shared most dishes or the amounts are close. It is one number everyone can remember.
Split by items when the gap is big: someone had drinks, someone skipped dessert. The calculator does the proportional math so nobody has to at the table.
This calculator handles one bill. HippoSplit handles the whole trip, household, or friend group, and adding an expense is as fast as sending a text.
It is a group chat where messages become expenses. Type "lunch 24.50 split with Anna and Ben" and it is logged, categorized, and split before anyone opens a form. Or snap the receipt and post the photo into the chat, like sending a picture to friends: the AI reads the items, totals, and currency in seconds and splits it for you.
Add tax and tip to the bill first, then divide. For an even split, divide the grand total by the number of people. For an uneven split, each person pays for their own items plus a share of tax and tip proportional to what they ordered. This calculator does both.
Standard etiquette in the US is to tip on the pre-tax subtotal, and that is what this calculator does in percent mode. If your group tips on the after-tax total or agrees on a fixed amount, switch the tip field to a dollar amount and enter it directly.
Use the split-by-items mode. Enter what each person ordered before tax and tip, and the calculator assigns everyone their own items plus a proportional share of the tax and tip. Someone who ordered 40% of the food pays 40% of the extras.
Money only splits down to whole cents, so a three-way split of $100.00 cannot be exactly equal. The calculator gives the leftover cents to the first people in the list, one cent each, so the shares always add up to the exact total.
Yes, completely free with no signup. It runs in your browser and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere. HippoSplit, the group expense app behind it, also has a free plan with unlimited expenses.
A calculator works for one bill, but for recurring groups an expense tracker saves the repeated math. HippoSplit keeps a running balance per group: add expenses by typing a message or posting a receipt photo in the group chat, and settle up with suggested payments whenever you like.
Start a group, add an expense, and share a link. No setup needed.