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Total spent ₹13,100
3 payments instead of 6 if everyone paid each person back separately
| Person | Paid | Share | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aditi | ₹7,000 | ₹3,475 | +₹3,525 |
| Kabir | ₹2,200 | ₹3,475 | −₹1,275 |
| Meera | ₹1,500 | ₹2,675 | −₹1,175 |
| Varun | ₹2,400 | ₹3,475 | −₹1,075 |
Still adding expenses? Keep a running balance in Lekhhaa — free
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November. Between Dhanteras on the 6th and Bhai Dooj on the 11th, a group party usually means four or five people paying for different things — and nobody quite sure who owes whom by the end of the week.
Add each expense, who paid for it, and tap off anyone it wasn’t for (the friend who skipped the drinks doesn’t pay for them). The splitter works out everyone’s share and the true minimum number of payments to settle. Nothing you type is saved.
Tap a name off the drinks or the second round of sweets — they only pay for what they were part of.
Whoever paid for the catering or decorations is owed back exactly the rest of the group’s share.
Finds the true minimum number of UPI transfers to settle, not a quick guess.
Tick Unequal to enter exact rupees per person — useful when one family brings more guests.
Send the balances and payments straight to the party group.
Works instantly in your browser. Nothing is stored.
Type the names of everyone chipping in for the party.
Catering, sweets, diyas and lights, drinks, puja items, gifts — the amount, who paid, and who it was for.
Pay the few transfers shown and everyone is square before the holidays end.
Log every expense with who paid and who it was for, then net everything out once. Each person’s balance is what they paid minus their share of the things they were part of; the fewest payments then clear all balances. Splitting each bill separately creates far more transfers than settling once at the end.
Only if the group agrees. A common arrangement is that the host provides the space and their own time, and everything bought for the party is shared equally. If the host also paid for food or decorations, they simply get that money back from the others.
Add drinks as a separate expense and tap off the people who didn’t have any. They pay their share of the food, sweets and decorations but nothing towards the drinks.
Within a day or two of the party — Bhai Dooj (11 November 2026) is a natural deadline. The longer balances sit, the more awkward they get to ask for.
Yes — free, no signup, and nothing you type is saved. If your group splits regularly, the free Lekhhaa app keeps a running balance for you.
Lekhhaa’s free Diwali party expense splitter divides catering, sweets, decorations, drinks and puja costs among friends, flatmates and families in Indian rupees, with equal or unequal splits and expenses shared by only some of the group, then settles everything in the fewest UPI payments. Share the result on WhatsApp — no signup. For ongoing shared expenses, Lekhhaa is a free group expense tracker and bill splitting app for India.