Trip expenses without the headache.
Track shared travel costs as they happen -- hotels, meals, gas, activities. See who paid, who owes, and settle up at the end with minimum transfers.
This is for you if...
- ✓You're the one who always puts the hotel on your card
- ✓Post-trip settlement texts drag on for weeks
- ✓Not everyone participates in every activity
- ✓You want a simple system that the whole group will actually use
Group travel creates a unique expense problem: lots of people, lots of transactions, and nobody wants to be the accountant.
Trusted by travel groups everywhere
Are We Even helps friends, families, and groups track shared travel costs without spreadsheets or awkward payment chases.
From weekend getaways to international adventures. One tool. Total clarity.
Why group travel expenses create drama
One person becomes the unofficial banker
Someone puts the Airbnb on their card. Then the rental car. Then dinner. By day two, they've fronted thousands.
Post-trip settlement never fully resolves
Everyone goes home, life gets busy, and the person who organized everything is still chasing payments.
Not everyone participates equally
Half the group goes snorkeling. Three people skip the fancy dinner. Equal splits aren't fair.
Receipts get lost in the chaos
Travel is hectic. That restaurant receipt from Tuesday? Gone. The parking garage amount? A guess.
One place for every travel expense
Are We Even creates a shared ledger for your trip. Anyone can add expenses. Choose who participated. Balances update automatically. When the trip ends, the app calculates the fewest transfers to settle the group. No spreadsheets. No chasing payments. No guessing.
- Anyone can log expenses from their phone
- Per-expense participant selection
- Automatic debt minimization at settlement
How it works
Set up before you leave
Create a group, share the link. Everyone joins free in their browser.
Log expenses as they happen
Whoever pays adds it. Include only the people who participated. Takes seconds.
Choose who's in each expense
Not everyone in every activity? Just include the people who were there.
Settle before everyone scatters
The app calculates minimum transfers. Two or three payments, done.
Your trip's finances, organized
Expenses, balances, and settlement -- from the first booking to the last dinner. One clear view.
Features
Per-expense participants
Only include people who participated. Fair splits for every situation.
Receipt scanning
Snap a photo of any receipt. Items, amounts, and totals extracted automatically.
Multiple payers
Everyone can add expenses. No single person stuck tracking everything.
Smart settlements
Debt minimization finds the shortest path. Fewer transfers, less hassle.
Common travel expenses groups track
Why groups move beyond Venmo for trips
| Method | The Problem |
|---|---|
| One person pays for everything | unfair burden, slow reimbursement |
| Venmo after each expense | dozens of small transactions |
| Group chat IOUs | no running total, things get lost |
| Post-trip spreadsheet | manual math, error-prone, delayed |
| Are We Even | real-time tracking, per-expense splits, automatic settlement |
Set it up in 60 seconds -- before the trip starts
Create the group and share a link. Your travel mates join in their browser. No downloads, no accounts, no payment from them. By departure day, everyone's ready to start logging.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Should we split everything equally on trips?
- For shared costs like the Airbnb and rental car, usually yes. For individual choices like an expensive dinner, exact splits might be fairer. Agree before the trip starts.
- What if someone only joins part of the trip?
- Add them only to expenses for the days they're there. The app lets you choose who's included in each expense.
- When should we settle up?
- Before everyone scatters. Groups that settle on the last night of the trip almost never have issues. Waiting until you're home often means it never fully resolves.
Your next trip, minus the money drama.
Track expenses as you go. Settle up at the end.