Nice... look slick...
got some issues trying to add a item... it didn't want that i type in the amount
i also like https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney which is opensource and goes with a mobile app.
Show HN: IOU – Split shared expenses
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#42Feature wise Splitwise offers more, I also never thought Splitwise to be complicated at all.
Yea, that premise might be flawed. I've used Splitwise with over two dozen people, some of them newcomers, all of which picked it up instantly. I don't remember missing a feature either...
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#43Feature wise Splitwise offers more, I also never thought Splitwise to be complicated at all.
Yea, that premise might be flawed. I've used Splitwise with over two dozen people, some of them newcomers, all of which picked it up instantly. I don't remember missing a feature either...
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#44Nice... look slick... got some issues trying to add a item... it didn't want that i type in the amount i also like https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney which is opensource and goes with a mobile app.
Thanks for the link. Did not know this.
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#45Niche that you might want to target: splitting grocery delivery.
Why?
In the UK, it is common for grocers like Tesco, ASDA, or Sainsburys which offer grocery delivery to require a £40 minimum for an order. It is quite hard to hit that minimum with a week's worth of groceries and ordering groceries for longer than a week is less useful because meat & veg expires. Therefore, it would be nice to be able to split a grocery delivery with flatmates or with the flat across the hall. There is a coordination challenge here.
It would be nice if I could sign up for an account, my flatmate could sign up for an account, we could link our accounts and then we could add stuff to the same Tesco cart--with a record of who had ordered which groceries and who owes whom when someone hits the "thats enough groceries in the cart. please deliver" button.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kittysplit founder here. Can you be more specific about what's confusing? Would be great to get some feedback!
Hey! To be honest Kittysplit is the best tool in terms of simplicity and accessibility...besides IOU ;) I believe the overview page of a kitty could be cleaned up much more. Using it the first time was not at all intuitive for me. We tried to cut it down to the most important features and hope that even my mom would understand to use it. But lets talk more...contact me on iou@iou.ch if you want to!
OK :-D
Have you used Kittysplit recently? We updated the overview page 2 months ago.
Congrats on your mention on HN. I'll be in touch.
Re: Show HN: IOU – Split shared expenses
#47Nice... look slick... got some issues trying to add a item... it didn't want that i type in the amount i also like https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney which is opensource and goes with a mobile app.
what exactly did you try to type in for the amount? or what was the error?
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#48For small apps like these, sign up is really a pain. That is why a friend and I have been working on a simplified version, which is mostly based on links so you can also easy share a tab:
https://grouptabs.net
We also try to keep the interface very simple, and it works offline.
Re: Show HN: IOU – Split shared expenses
#49Niche that you might want to target: splitting grocery delivery. Why? In the UK, it is common for grocers like Tesco, ASDA, or Sainsburys which offer grocery delivery to require a £40 minimum for an order. It is quite hard to hit that minimum with a week's worth of groceries and ordering groceries for longer than a week is less useful because meat & veg expires. Therefore, it would be nice to be able to split a groce…
In our office we use a shared takeaway system called Seamless. We each submit our order ahead of a cutoff time, pay, then when it arrives each container is individually named so you know what belongs to each person.
Something like this could be really good for shared grocery orders for flat shares, but ideally you'd have buy-in from the grocers, so that the bags are separated and there's no quibbling about who ordered what.
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#50This is brilliant! I find Splitwise annoying...need yet another account, need to use an app or clunky web interface, etc.
This is perfect. Breath of fresh air. I will use it the next time I need it!
Lately I've been using a local app on my phone, which I find more reliable (no need for data or reliance on a website) but of course it doesn't allow for collaboration with others.