Guest users are here

Add anyone as a guest, start splitting right away, and hand over their complete history when they are ready to join BananaSplit.

BananaSplit · September 2, 2026

BananaSplit guest users feature showing how to add someone without an account and transfer their history later

Guest users were the number one feature request from our community. We are very happy to say it: they are here.

A trip, dinner, or shared home should not have to wait for everyone to download an app. Now only one person needs a BananaSplit account to get the group moving.

One account is enough to start

Add anyone as a guest and split with them immediately. No email, download, or account setup required.

Create as many guest users as your group needs.
Add guests to groups, expenses, payments, and balances like anyone else.
Manage each guest until that person is ready to take over.

Hand over the history later

A guest is not a throwaway placeholder. When that person wants to join, send them a private transfer invite. After signing in or creating an account, they can take over the guest's groups, expenses, payments, balances, and friendships. Nothing gets reset. The history you built together goes with them.

BananaSplit screens for creating a guest user without an account and transferring the full history later

Create a guest in seconds. Hand over every group, expense, payment, and balance later.

Already on BananaSplit? Merge the accounts

Even if the person already has a BananaSplit account, they can still receive everything attached to their guest profile. We call this an account merge: two histories become one, without starting over. The handoff deserved more than a loading spinner, so we made a small anime dance for the moment the accounts become one.

Already in real groups

The first 30 days already show people using guests for real shared-money moments:

72 guest users were created.
60 guest profiles are still active, with 43 already in a group.
9 guest histories were transferred to real accounts.
19 people are already managing guests.

BananaSplit guest metrics showing active guests, merges, group participation, and guest managers in the first 30 days

Early numbers, real groups, and no waiting for everyone to sign up.

The feature you asked for most

Guest users came straight from the community. You kept asking for a way to start splitting without making every person create an account first. You were right. Now the group can start when the plan starts. Everyone else can join when they are ready, without losing a thing.