The event planning app with expense sharing built in!
Gathero keeps the plan, the group chat, the shared costs and the photos in one place. Organise a trip, a wedding function or a club meet — and settle the money without chasing anyone.
Your plan, your group and your money are in three different apps
The trip gets planned in a chat group. The costs get tracked in a separate expense app. The photos end up in a folder nobody opens. By the time the event is over, no one can say which message held the final plan, or who still owes whom.
Gathero closes that gap. It is an event planning app with expense sharing in the same screen — the plan, the conversation, the running balance and the album all sit under one event.
Plan the event and share the expenses in the same place
Four things every group event needs, and one app that holds all four.
1 — Plan it, public or private
Create an event, set the date and the place, invite people with a link, and see who is in. Keep it private for a family function, or open it up when you want people to find it and join.
2 — Keep the conversation on the event
Real-time messaging is attached to the event itself, so the plan and the discussion stay together. No permanent group chat that outlives the trip by two years.
3 — Split the costs as they happen
Log a cost the moment someone pays, choose who it is split between, and Gathero keeps a running balance of who owes whom. Uneven splits for when one person's share is not the same as everyone else's, so the maths stops being an argument.
4 — One album, not six camera rolls
Photos and videos go straight into the event. Everyone who was there can see them, and nobody has to ask for the link afterwards.
Built for whoever ends up organising everything
1 — Friends planning a trip
“You paid. Now you’re chasing everyone. Gathero tracks who owes what, so settling up takes a minute.”
2 — Families running a wedding or a function
Many events, many families, one place. Track each function, each side’s spending, and every photo.
3 — Communities, clubs and societies
Add your members once. Publish every event to them. Collect money against a budget, and keep a record for the committee.
Why an event planning app with expense sharing beats three separate tools?
A group chat holds the conversation but loses the plan. An expense-splitting app tracks the money but knows nothing about the event. A photo folder arrives a week late. Gathero is one app where the event is the container and everything else hangs off it.
| What you need | Group chat | Expense-split app | Gathero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event date, place and RSVPs | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Group conversation | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Running balance of who owes whom | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Uneven splits | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Shared photo album | ⚠ Partly | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Public events people can join | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Recurring events with a members list | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
Common questions people ask
Everything you need to know about planning events and splitting expenses on Gathero.
What is an event planning app with expense sharing?
It is an app that handles both halves of a group event: organising it — date, place, invitations, discussion — and the money that goes with it. Gathero logs each cost against the event, splits it among the people you choose, and keeps a running balance so everyone can see where they stand.
Can I split expenses unevenly between people?
Yes. Assign a cost to only the people it applies to, and set different shares where an equal split would be wrong.
Can I use Gathero to plan a group trip with friends?
Yes. Group trips are the most common use. Plan the itinerary, keep the conversation in one thread, log costs as they come up, and settle up at the end without reconstructing the receipts.
Does everyone in the group need the app?
Anyone you invite joins the event through a link. The more of the group that joins, the more useful the shared balance and album become.
Can I use it for a community or society event?
Yes. Publish an event to your members, track contributions against a shared budget, and keep a record of what was collected and spent.
Is Gathero free?
Yes, Gathero is free to use. You can plan events, invite people and split costs without paying anything.