A payment app is built for splitting dinner.
It's quick and everyone has one. But the money lands with one person, and somebody still has to work out who paid for what.
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What it's good at
- Nearly everyone has one already
- Quick for small amounts between people who know each other
- Often free to send between friends
Where it gets hard
- The group's money lands in one volunteer's personal account
- The note on a payment is whatever someone happened to type
- Matching payments to families is a job of its own
- Many payment apps' terms treat personal and business use differently, so it's worth checking yours
Side by side
| What a group needs | A payment app | Grouperly |
|---|---|---|
| Where the money goes | Usually one person's account | Your group's own Stripe account, then on to your bank |
| Knowing what a payment was for | Whatever the note says | Tied to the family, the child and the event |
| One list of who's paid | You build it | One list, however they paid |
| Cash and checks | Not its job | Recorded on the same list and tracked until they're deposited |
| Cost | Often free between friends, with fees for business use | Stripe's card fee, currently 2.9% + 30¢, plus 1% on Free and nothing on Plus |
How to move
- 1Bring in your roster from a spreadsheet, or type it in. Nobody gets an email until you say so.
- 2Connect Stripe, the payment company, to take cards. It will ask who your group is, and it works best with the group's own bank account.
- 3Add a price to your next event, so families pay when they RSVP.
What to keep
- Taking the odd Venmo or Zelle payment: record it in Grouperly, and it goes on the same list
When you should stay with what you have
- Your group splits small costs among friends a couple of times a year.
Try it alongside what you have.
It's free, it takes an evening, and your families won't have to install a thing.
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