Vacations are for relaxing. Expense math isn't relaxing.
Track shared vacation costs — resort fees, group dinners, excursions, groceries — and settle up with one payment when you're back. No spreadsheets. No tension.
This is for you if...
- ✓You're planning a beach house with two other families and the deposit is on your credit card
- ✓Some people did the snorkeling tour and others didn't — and nobody knows how to split that
- ✓The grocery runs for the house are adding up and nobody's tracking them
- ✓You don't want money to ruin the best week of the year
Vacations create memories. They shouldn't create debt confusion.
Built for groups who share costs
Are We Even helps groups keep shared expenses clear — from weekend getaways to two-week family vacations. Every dollar tracked. Every split customizable.
No accountant needed.
Just a system everyone can see.
Why vacation expenses get complicated
Not everyone does every activity
Parasailing, wine tours, spa days — optional add-ons mean different people owe different amounts. Equal splits don't work.
Families have different-sized groups
Two adults and a baby versus two adults and three teenagers. Per-person splits aren't always fair across families.
Someone always fronts the big costs
The vacation rental deposit, the group dinner at the nice restaurant, the boat rental. One person's credit card takes the hit and reimbursement is slow.
Nobody wants to be the money person on vacation
Tracking expenses while everyone else is at the pool is not a vacation activity.
Track costs as they happen. Settle up once.
Are We Even lets everyone in the group log expenses from their phone. Dinner, activities, grocery runs — add it in 10 seconds and get back to vacation. When the trip is over, one optimized settlement squares everyone up. No spreadsheets. No arguments over who owes what.
- Anyone in the group can add expenses
- Split by person, family, or custom amounts
- One settlement covers everything
How it works
Create a vacation group
Add families, couples, or friends. Share a link — no app download needed.
Log expenses throughout the trip
Groceries, dinners, the boat rental — anyone can add an expense in seconds.
Split each expense appropriately
Everyone went to dinner? Split evenly. Only three people did the tour? Split among those three.
One clean settlement at the end
The app calculates who owes whom. Pay via Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, or PayPal with pre-filled links.
Everything organized in one place
See every vacation expense — from the rental deposit to the last grocery run — with clear balances and a complete history.
Features
Per-activity splitting
Only charge people for what they participated in. Snorkeling tour for four, dinner for eight — each expense splits differently.
Family-friendly groups
Add members as individuals or group them by family. Split costs per person or per household.
Real-time balance
Check the balance from the beach. Everyone sees the same numbers, updated as expenses are added.
Optimized settlement
Instead of 12 payments between 6 people, the app calculates the minimum number of transfers needed.
Common vacation expenses people track
Why vacation groups move beyond IOUs and Venmo
| Method | The Problem |
|---|---|
| "I'll get this, you get next" | never actually evens out |
| Post-trip text thread | nobody responds after vacation brain fades |
| One person tracks everything | ruins their vacation |
| Venmo per expense | 20+ requests over a week |
| Are We Even | everyone tracks, one settlement, vacation stays fun |
Start tracking before the trip even begins
Create the group when you book the rental. Log the deposit. Add flights. By the time the vacation starts, the system is already working — and everyone's already in it. The earlier you start, the less you have to remember later.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can we split costs by family instead of per person?
- Yes. Set up the split however your group works — per person, per couple, per family, or custom amounts.
- What if some activities only include certain people?
- Each expense can include different people. The parasailing trip splits among the four who went. Dinner splits among everyone.
- Does everyone need to download the app?
- No. Everyone joins via a browser link. No download, no account, no payment required.
Come home with memories, not money confusion.
One group. Every expense tracked. One clean settlement.