Everything flatmates ask before they start splitting bills in Nijude

One person creates the household, gives it a name such as "Headingley 3-bed", and sends an invitation link to the others by message or email. Each flatmate installs the app, taps the link and joins in under a minute. You do not need to agree on anything beforehand, because splitting rules can be set per expense. Most households are fully set up the same evening, including the first few bills.

Ideally yes, since each person then sees their own balance and can add their own purchases. But one person can also record expenses on behalf of someone who prefers not to use a phone app, for example a flatmate who is rarely around. That person simply appears as a name in the household without an account. The trade-off is that they cannot check the figures themselves, so we suggest sharing a screenshot of the balance summary now and then.

A household can hold as many people as actually live in the property, and larger student houses of eight or ten are common in Leeds. If someone moves out, you can mark them as having left. Their history stays on record so past balances still add up, but they will no longer be included in new expenses. A new tenant can be added at any time and will only share costs from their move-in date onward.

You can split equally, by exact amounts, by percentages or by shares. Equal splits suit the weekly shop. Exact amounts work well when one person ordered more from a shared takeaway. Percentages and shares are useful for rent, where a large bedroom with an en-suite costs more than a box room. You can also exclude people from a single purchase, so a flatmate who is away for the week does not end up paying for groceries they never touched.

Yes. Enter the total monthly rent and assign each person either a fixed amount or a percentage matching what is written in your tenancy agreement. Save it as a recurring entry and it will appear every month with the same split. If the landlord raises the rent, you change the figure once and it carries forward. Past months stay exactly as they were recorded, so nobody's history gets rewritten.

You create a recurring expense with a name, an amount, a payer, a split and a repeat schedule: weekly, monthly or a custom interval. On the due date the app adds it to the ledger and notifies everyone. If your energy bill varies, set it up without a fixed amount and the app will prompt the payer to enter the actual figure each month. That keeps the schedule predictable while the sums stay accurate.

You can set the date of any expense yourself, so adding last Tuesday's shop on Friday is no problem. Attach a photo of the receipt if you have one, which helps if someone queries the amount later. Every entry shows who added it and when, so the record stays transparent. Late entries simply change the balances from the moment you save them.

You pay each other the usual way, whether that is a bank transfer, cash or a banking app you already use. Afterwards, one of you records a settlement in Nijude, and the balances update. The app also works out the smallest number of payments needed to clear everything. In a house of five, that often means two or three transfers instead of a tangle of ten small ones.

Anyone in the household can comment on an expense, so the conversation stays attached to the item in question rather than getting lost in a group chat. The person who added it can edit or delete it, and the change history is visible to all. If you cannot agree, the practical fix is usually to adjust the split on that single item. The app records the outcome but does not act as a referee.

You can send a gentle nudge from the balance screen, which delivers a short notification showing the amount owed. The wording is neutral on purpose, because a friendly prompt tends to work better than an awkward message at the kitchen table. You can also switch on a monthly summary that goes to everyone at once, so no single person has to be the one chasing.

Before the move-out date, open the balance screen and agree a final figure together. Settle it in the normal way, record the payment, and then mark the person as having left. If the deposit and final utility readings are still pending, you can add a temporary entry to keep track of them. Exporting a summary at that point gives everyone a clear record to keep.

There are three paid options, and the table further down this page lists what each one includes. The Starter plan is £62 a year, the Household plan is £96 a year, and the Annual plan with exports and extended history is £214. The price covers the whole household, not each person separately, so a house of four paying £96 is £24 each. Nothing renews silently: you receive a reminder before any renewal date.

Only the people you invite into the household can see its expenses and balances. Other households cannot see yours, and we do not sell personal data or use it for advertising. The app does not ask for your bank login or card details, because it never touches your money. You can read the full detail in our privacy policy, and you can ask for your data to be deleted whenever you wish.

Yes. You can export the full ledger or a chosen date range as a spreadsheet file or a PDF summary. Each line shows the date, description, payer, amounts per person and any attached receipt reference. This is handy when you need to show who paid what, for instance when a landlord or letting agent asks about shared utility payments. Exports are available on the paid plans listed below.

You can add expenses while offline, for example in a basement shop with poor signal. They are stored on your phone and sync automatically once you reconnect. Viewing balances offline shows the last synced figures, so if a flatmate added something in the meantime you will not see it until you are back online. For that reason, check the balance screen with a connection before making a final settlement.

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