Simplify Debt for iOS App
It would be nice if we could simplify debt amongst an arbitrary set of friends from the iOS App. We can do this on the web interface (though I contend it is still a little hard to find this feature), but the feature appears to be missing from the mobile version.
Jacob Johnston
shared this idea
This feature is a power user feature and is very confusing even in the current interface. We don’t plan to bring this to the mobile apps.
Marshall
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Jacob Johnston
commented
For us, Simplify Debt is an essential feature, not a power user feature. Here's our use case. There is a group of us that go out to lunch frequently. Rather than splitting the bill, one of us will just pay the bill and log the expense in SplitWise. The problem, however, is that very quickly there ceases to be a balance among the group, especially if a few of us go out to a big fancy dinner. All of a sudden, one or two people in the group owe $100, while the rest of the group sits right around $5. The debt simplification allows some of the balance to be restored, bringing everyone back closer to +/- $0. It's frustrating that we have to log into the web interface to do this.
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Magnus
commented
The UNsimplified debt is what is confusing! With the old app, all groups had the simplify debt, meaning the transfers after an ended trip were held to a minimum. With the new app, everyone suddenly owes everyone, making it confusing and hard to settle up. Please reverse this new feature, or at least make it an option to keep the group debts simplified. The easy settlement is what made this app so great!!