Question 1

Does SplitFair work offline?

Accepted Answer

Completely. SplitFair makes no network calls at all — it works with airplane mode on, forever. There is nothing to load and nothing to sync.

Question 2

How is SplitFair different from splitting the bill evenly?

Accepted Answer

Instead of dividing the whole check by the number of people, SplitFair splits by what each person actually ordered. You tap each item to the people who had it — and if two or more share an item, it's split evenly between just them. Someone who only had a salad never subsidizes someone else's steak.

Question 3

Do I need an account to use SplitFair?

Accepted Answer

No. There are no accounts, no sign-up, and no login. You open the app and start splitting immediately.

Question 4

How do I split a shared item between several people?

Accepted Answer

Tap the item and select everyone who shared it. SplitFair divides that item evenly among the people you pick and shows the split visually on the price. You can assign as many people as you like to any item.

Question 5

How are tax and tip handled?

Accepted Answer

Enter tax and tip once for the whole bill. SplitFair prorates them across each person in proportion to their share of the items, so everyone pays their fair part of the tax and tip — never a flat, equal share regardless of what they ordered.

Question 6

What data does SplitFair collect?

Accepted Answer

None. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and no ads. Your bills and friends roster stay on your device and are never uploaded. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected."

Question 7

Do the per-person totals always add up to the bill?

Accepted Answer

Yes — always. All money is handled in whole cents and divided with a largest-remainder method, so the per-person totals sum to the exact grand total for any bill, any number of people, and any tax or tip. There is never a stray or missing cent.

Question 8

Where is my data stored, and is it backed up?

Accepted Answer

Your bills and friends roster are stored locally on your device. If you use iCloud Backup, that on-device data may be included in your encrypted device backup, exactly like other apps — but SplitFair itself never transmits it anywhere.

Question 9

Does SplitFair remember past bills and balances?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It keeps a local library of your past bills and tracks a running who-owes-whom balance with each friend — like "Ben owes you $51.93" — so you can settle up over time. Everything is stored on your device.

Question 10

How much does SplitFair cost?

Accepted Answer

SplitFair is free, with no ads and no subscriptions.

Question 11

Can I use SplitFair for groceries or trips, not just restaurants?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Any shared bill works — a grocery run, a weekend trip, a group order. Enter the items, assign who had what, add any tax or tip, and SplitFair does the rest.

Documentation

Your privacy in SplitFair

Nothing leaves your device

No account, no tracking

Works fully offline

Backups

Deleting your data