How to split the tip

The tip is a setting, not a single right answer. These guides show where each setting is and what it changes on the sample receipt.

Split the tip: proportional or even

How to choose how the tip is split with the ReceiptSplit iPhone app. By default the tip is shared in proportion to what each person ordered; switch "Split tip" to Even and everyone pays the same share.

  1. Open the receipt and tap Edit split
  2. Scroll to Tip and open it
  3. Switch Split tip between Proportional and Even
  4. Tap Done

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Tip before or after tax

How to choose what the tip is calculated on in the ReceiptSplit iPhone app: the subtotal before tax (the default) or the total including tax. On the sample receipt a 20% tip is $31.40 before tax and $33.90 after tax, shared by what each person ordered.

  1. 20% tip = $31.40
  2. Tap Edit, then open Tip
  3. Calculate on = Pre-tax
  4. Switch to Post-tax
  5. Tap Done
  6. Chad now owes $145.69
  7. Pre-tax is the default

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Your own tip amount, or no tip

How to enter your own tip in the ReceiptSplit iPhone app: the presets (15, 18, 20 and 25 percent), a custom percentage, a fixed tip amount, or no tip at all. On the sample receipt 22% is $34.54 and a fixed tip is whatever you type.

  1. Tap Edit, then open Tip
  2. Custom percentage = 22%
  3. Or a fixed amount = $40
  4. No tip = None
  5. Tap Done
  6. Chad now owes $119.89

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