How-to articles
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Put your most urgent bill on the iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen
Notifications get cleared. A BillWise widget keeps the most urgent bill on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, and the version notes describe a checkmark that logs the payment without opening the app.
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How to turn Live Photos into stills and free iPhone storage
A Live Photo is a still plus a few seconds of motion. Phlash's Reclaim from motion drops only the motion, and the picture, date, place and albums stay. A smaller job than purging the whole camera roll.
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How to Split a Large Group Dinner Bill (10+ People, Shared Plates)
At a table of ten, "just split it evenly" leaves someone paying for wine they didn't drink. Scan once, share a QR code so everyone claims their own items, split shared plates and tax and tip fairly, and send a link to anyone who left.
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Never Get Ambushed by a Card Annual Fee or Expired Card on iPhone
Annual fees and card expiry come round once a year, which is why they catch people out. Add both dates to each card in BillWise and get reminded early enough to act.
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How to Split a Restaurant Bill Abroad in Another Currency
The receipt's in another language and another currency. Scan it, assign dishes, split tax and service fairly, and see approximate home-currency amounts before you leave the table.
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How to Forecast Next Month's Bills on iPhone (and Spot the Heavy Week Early)
Reminders tell you a bill is due. BillWise's Forecast shows what next month costs in total, marks each amount confirmed or estimated, and helps you spot the heavy week early.
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How to Split a Bill With Friends Who Don't Have the App (No Account Needed)
Split a bill with friends who don't have SplitSnap. Send one link: they see their share, pay by Venmo, Cash App or PayPal, and tap "I've paid". No account.
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Track Every BNPL & Installment on iPhone (Before Pay-in-4 Stacks Up)
Add Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, and store installments to BillWise. See months left, due dates, and how BNPL stacks with your other bills — offline on iPhone.
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How to Set a Monthly Group Budget (and Get the 1st-of-Month Recap) on iPhone
Set a monthly spending target for your SplitSnap group, watch the progress bar, and get an automatic recap on the 1st — before October starts.
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Catch Free Trials Before They Charge on iPhone (Renewal Alerts Inside Your Bill Forecast)
Get free-trial alerts before conversion and renewal reminders before charge — with subscriptions on your BillWise dashboard, forecast, and weekly summary.
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How to Record a Partial Payment When a Friend Pays You Back Half on iPhone
Friend Venmo'd half and cash is coming later? Record a part-payment in SplitSnap so Home, Reports, and the group balance update without wiping the rest.
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Avalanche vs Snowball: Pick a Debt Payoff Plan on iPhone (With Your Real Bills)
Avalanche vs snowball isn’t a personality quiz. Run both against the cards and installments you already track in BillWise, compare debt-free dates, and commit to a payoff plan you can pay from the same dashboard.
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