Kompani vs Splitwise: the money is the last mile, not the trip

Splitwise is the gold standard for who-owes-what. But by the time you're splitting the bill, the hard part is already behind you.

Splitwise earned its reputation. Log what you spent, tag who was in on it, and it untangles the web into a tidy list of who owes whom. The debt-simplification math is genuinely good.

But Splitwise starts at the end. It assumes the trip is already planned — the date's set, the house is booked, everyone showed up. It has nothing to say about the part that actually breaks group trips: getting everyone to agree and commit in the first place.

What Kompani keeps

The money model is the same spirit, done in-trip: log expenses, split them fairly across families, and get a settle-up plan with the fewest transfers. Kompani never holds a cent — it does the math and hands you a Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App link, and the cash goes straight friend to friend.

What comes before the bill

• Finding a weekend that survives everyone's calendar.
• Picking a place — with the per-person cost visible before anyone commits.
• The gentle nudges, by email, so the person who fronted the deposit isn't the one chasing everybody down.

Splitwise is a great ledger. Kompani is the trip, money included.

One more thing: we won't move the good parts behind a paywall or run ads between your expenses. The money features are the point, not the bait.