BananaSplit blog

Shared Money

Product thinking, founder notes, and real-life guides for trips, couples, roommates, and friend groups who expect better tools for shared expenses.

Four people raising beer bottles and a can in a toast in the late afternoon, next to the UMinho campus

At UMinho, we played at home

Campaigning at UMinho was different. I am from Braga and I studied here. It was not just another place, it was home.

Indie Music Fest grounds during the day, with stages and stalls among the trees of Floresta Mágica

We went to Indie Music Fest

Not every festival brings crowds to our door. In Baltar, we had more time to talk, meet people, and understand what stays with us after a campaign.

BananaSplit guest users feature showing how to add someone without an account and transfer their history later

Guest users are here

Add anyone as a guest, start splitting right away, and hand over their complete history when they are ready to join BananaSplit.

The BananaSplit team during its first campaign by the Paredes de Coura river

Our first marketing campaign

Our first campaign was a success: we met more than 400 people in the town of Paredes de Coura. And this campaign wasn't made with money alone. It was made with heart.

BananaSplit 1.5.4 update hero: vibrant yellow promo graphic with two iPhone mockups showing the new group activity filters panel and detailed expense activity logs, plus feature checklist for filters, sorting, balances, and activity transparency

Activity Filters Are Here

BananaSplit 1.5.4 adds group types, smarter activity filters, and activity logs so shared expenses are easier to find, manage, and trust.

BananaSplit 1.5.2 update showing default splits and percentage split screens

Default Splits Are Here

BananaSplit 1.5.2 makes percentage splits faster: set default splits for each group, auto-adjust member shares, and spend less time doing split math by hand.