Make "Simplify Debts" not hidden under "advanced options" on the group creation page
Currently, on the new group creation page (splitwise.com/groups/new), you must click "advanced options" before seeing the "Simplify Debts" toggle. Because it's not readily visible, I've seen several fellow users forget to turn simplify on when they meant to.
Also, it seems a bit redundant to have an advanced options link since the simplify toggle is currently the only option.
I understand why simplify is buried in the settings after the group is created (to prevent members from toggling too frequently and confusing the rest of the group), but it doesn't seem this is an issue during the creation phase.
If the concern is that new users won't understand what simplify is, perhaps there can be additional onboarding or explanation text for users who are creating a group for the first time, or aren't part of any existing groups.
Thanks!
Ian
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Hey Ian – thanks for the feedback! I definitely understand where you’re coming from, though figuring out how much to prioritize “simplify debts” has been an ongoing question for us, and we’ve tried it a lot of different ways over time. Even with its current semi-hidden placement, there are a significant number of people who turn it on without fully understanding what it does, and who then email us about their balances “not adding up correctly”.
Still, we hope to keep improving on it! We have some ideas that might help explain it better to the people who get confused, and we’ll probably be trying some of those out early next year. Moving the placement of the setting might be part of that process. In the meantime, apologies for the trouble!
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Claudine Payne
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We just completed our trip with Simlify payments off. Half of people have settled up and the rest have not. I accidentally turned it on a few minutes ago so now numbers have changed. I need to turn it off, help!!
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Nimra Alam
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it was a serious headache because we didn't see the simplify group debt toggle. We should've been prompted or defaulted to do so. Because of this headache people had to pay each other like $4 and $20 to multiple people. seriously i work in tech and so does my friend but we missed it.
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Ian
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Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to your future improvements!