Spleven

Questions and answers

Short answers to what people ask most. Something missing? Write to us.

Basics

Travel Money is now Spleven. What changed?

Only the name and the icon. Your groups, payments and account are exactly where they were, and nothing needs to be done. Old invitation links keep working.

What is Spleven?

An app for groups who share expenses: travelling together, sharing a flat, or a weekend away. It records what everyone spends, in any currency, and shows who owes whom.

How does it work?

For every expense, one person pays and the others share the cost. Spleven adds up what each person paid and what each person used, so at any moment you can see who is owed money and who owes money.

What is the easiest way to use it?

Take turns: a different person pays for the whole group each time. At the end, open the Balances tab. It shows the smallest number of transfers that settle everyone.

Is it free?

Yes. Spleven is free, with no ads and no limits on payments or groups.

Is there an iPhone app?

Not yet. Until then, open web.spleven.com in Safari. It shows the same groups as the Android app.

Groups and participants

How do I share a group with my friends?

Open the side menu and tap the share button, then send the invitation link by email or messenger. Anyone who opens it joins the group, in the app or in the browser. Everyone then sees the same payments, and anyone can add new ones.

Do I need an account?

Only if you share a group or use more than one device. You can sign in with Google or with an email address. A group you never share stays on your phone and is never uploaded.

Can one participant pay a bigger share, for example a couple or a family?

Yes. Long-press the participant and choose Cost split ratio. A couple with a small child could use 2.5, for example.

Can I leave someone out for a while?

Long-press the participant and choose Deactivate. They stay in the list but are not included in new expenses until you activate them again.

How do I delete a group?

On the Groups tab, long-press the group and choose Delete group. If other people share the group, the option is called Leave group and only removes it from your account. The others keep it.

Payments

How do I add a payment?

On the Participants tab, tap the person who paid. Enter the amount, currency, category and who shares the cost. The amount field also accepts simple maths, for example 3*12.50.

Can a payment repeat?

Yes. In the payment editor, open the menu at the top right and choose Repeat. Spleven adds each payment on its due date. All repeating payments are listed from the Payments tab.

Someone gave cash to someone else. How do I record that?

Long-press the person who gave the money and choose Give money.

Currencies and exchange rates

Where do the exchange rates come from?

From Open Exchange Rates, updated once a day, for around 170 currencies.

Do old payments change when the rate changes?

No. Each payment keeps the rate from the day you entered it, so your totals do not move afterwards. You can also set the rate yourself on any payment.

Statistics and export

How do I get my data into Excel?

Open the side menu and tap Export. The report comes as a CSV and a PDF file. Open the CSV in Excel with comma as the separator.

Help

Can I help translate Spleven?

Yes, gladly. Write to us.

How do I delete my account and data?

See Delete account.