Everyday tool · Updated 2026-10-04

Bill Splitter: paste the receipt, tap who ordered what, and see what everyone owes

In short: a free tool for splitting a restaurant bill. Log each dish and tap who ordered it. Shared dishes are split evenly, and the service charge and discounts are shared in proportion to what each person ordered. You can also let the birthday person eat for free. Share the result as a link or text so everyone can pay back whoever covered the bill.

By item or split evenlyProportional service chargeBirthday person pays nothingPaste a receipt to add itemsAdd to home screen ↓

Common situations — tap to see an example:

1Who's eating?

Name

Currency

Name

2What was ordered?

用手機內建的文字辨識複製帳單文字，貼上後品名和價格會自動變成品項；也可以拍照放在這裡對照輸入。照片和文字都只在你的手機上處理，不會上傳。

Item

Price

Qty

Who ordered it? (pick several to split)

3Fees and payment

Service charge

Discount or coupon (amount)

Total on the receipt (optional, to double-check)

Who doesn't pay? (birthday person, guest)

Who paid the bill? (everyone pays them back)

Rounding

How to split a restaurant bill in four steps

Add everyone at the table: type the names, or paste several at once separated by commas. Remember to add yourself.
Add what was ordered: copy the receipt text with your phone's built-in text recognition and paste it in, and the items are created for you. You can also type them by hand. Then tap who ordered each item. Pick several people for shared dishes and the cost is split between them. Only know the total? Switch to “Split evenly”.
Set the service charge and who paid: choose the service charge rate, enter any discount, mark anyone who is being treated (a birthday, for example), and pick under “Who paid the bill?” who paid at the counter.
Share the result: the results panel shows what each person owes and who to pay. Tap “Copy summary” and paste it into your group chat.

Why the service charge is split by what you ordered

Each person pays their own items + their part of shared items + a share of (service charge − discount) in proportion to what they ordered. Someone who orders a steak should carry more of the service charge than someone who only had a salad, and most groups find this the fairest way to split.

Example: Sam orders a NT$600 steak, Jo orders NT$300 pasta, and they share NT$200 of fries. The restaurant adds a 10% service charge, which is common in Taiwan.

Person	Own items	Shared	Subtotal	Service 10%	Pays
Sam	600	100	700	70	770
Jo	300	100	400	40	440

The bill comes to NT$1,210. If Sam pays at the counter, Jo sends Sam NT$440 and you are done. If it is Jo's birthday and you mark Jo as treated, Jo's NT$440 is shared by everyone else who is paying.

Itemized or even split? Pick the method that fits the occasion

Occasion	Method	Tip
Dinner with friends	Itemized	Pick several people for shared dishes; the service charge follows what each person ordered
Birthday dinner	Itemized + “doesn't pay”	Share the cake across the whole table; the birthday person's share goes to everyone else
Karaoke, private room, barbecue	Split evenly	Choose “Round up to 10” so transfers are easy
Group drink or lunch orders	Itemized, 0% service	Share the delivery fee across the whole table
Rent and utilities	Split evenly	Put the month in the title and copy the settlement text each month

Bill splitting FAQ

What is the fairest way to split a service charge?

Split it in proportion to what each person ordered: each person's service charge = what they ordered × the service charge rate. People who order more pay more, and nobody who ordered lightly ends up subsidizing the others. The itemized mode does this automatically.

Should we split evenly or pay for what we ordered?

If everyone ordered roughly the same, splitting the total evenly is quickest. If the prices are very different, such as a steak next to a salad, paying for what you ordered is fairer. You can switch between the two methods in one tap to compare.

How do shared dishes work?

Pick several people under “Who ordered it” and the dish is split between them. For a dish the whole table shared, tap “Whole table” and it is split between everyone.

How do we treat someone, for example on their birthday?

Mark them under “Who doesn't pay”. Their share, including what they ordered and their part of the service charge, is divided between everyone else who is paying. Everyone else's own items are still counted as usual.

Can it read the items on the receipt?

Yes. First copy the receipt text with your phone's text recognition: on iPhone, press and hold the text in the photo or tap Live Text; on Android, use the Text option in Google Lens. Then tap “Paste receipt text” in the tool. Item names, quantities and prices become items, and the service charge and total are filled in too, so all that is left is tapping who ordered what.

Is my receipt photo uploaded anywhere?

No. The photo and any pasted text are processed only on your own phone. They are not uploaded and are not included in share links, and the photo is gone once you close the page.

Can my friends edit the bill from the shared link?

No. Only the person who started the bill can edit it. Friends who open the link can see what everyone ordered and owes, but they cannot change it, and it does not replace any bill saved on their own phone. If you switch phones, use “Copy your organizer link” to keep editing on the new one.

How do I keep track of who has paid me back?

First choose who paid under “Who paid the bill?”. When a friend sends you their share, tap “Got it” next to their name in the results. The screen shows how many people have paid and how much is still outstanding, and when you tap “Share with the group” or “Copy summary”, the message marks who has already paid, so you don't chase people twice.

How is this different from the trip expense splitter?

Use this tool for one bill paid by one person, where the point is splitting item by item and sharing the service charge. For a trip with many expenses paid by different people, often in foreign currencies, use the trip expense splitter instead.

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