Jeeb
Splitting a shared bill by what each person ordered.
Jeeb explored how friends could turn a restaurant receipt into individual shares, check the split together, and track who still needed to pay.
01 / The problem
One receipt doesn’t mean equal shares.
The idea came from dinners and trips with friends. Two people might share a salad, most might share a bottle of wine, and someone might order an extra appetizer. An even split was easy. An itemized split meant reconstructing the meal and asking everyone to agree.
The opportunity was to make those choices visible while everyone was still at the table, then keep a record of what was owed after they left.
02 / Receipt workflow
One person starts. Everyone claims their share.
The business plan assigned setup to one organizer. Other diners would still download Jeeb, but could join by name before creating an account. That kept full account setup from becoming a prerequisite for everyone at the table.
In the linked prototype, the organizer opens the receipt scanner, chooses friends, and confirms the item list and tax before anyone claims an item. The review screen gives the group a chance to catch a misread receipt before it affects anyone’s share.
From a receipt to a shared split
- Scan the receipt
The organizer starts from the home screen.
- Choose diners
Select nearby friends or use search or a QR code.
- Review the items
Check the item list, prices and tax before assigning shares.
- Claim and confirm
Diners claim their items, then see the per-person totals.
03 / Sharing an item
Show who claimed it and how much each owes.
The item list uses price chips and small avatars to show who is sharing what. The plan described dragging items to an avatar. In the linked XD demo, tapping the pizza chip advances the example and animates the claim.
The pizza first appears as one diner’s $15.99 subtotal. When a second avatar joins the item, the display changes to $8.00 for the first diner, with tax and tip shown separately. At the end, the summary shows the amount for each diner alongside the total bill.
What changes when someone shares the pizza?
One diner claims it
- Diner A’s subtotal
- $15.99
- Tax
- $1.31
- Tip
- $2.40
Two diners claim it
- Diner A’s subtotal
- $8.00
- Tax
- $0.66
- Tip
- $1.20
04 / Balances & payments
Put the balance next to the history behind it.
From home, selecting a friend’s avatar opens a shared ledger. The balance sits above a dated history of expenses and repayments, giving both people a way to see where the amount came from.
The business plan separated paying the restaurant from reimbursing the organizer. It proposed pay-now and pay-later options and reminders for outstanding shares. The prototype’s Request and Pay controls show where Venmo could fit.
05 / Business plan
Focus on the work before the transfer.
The 2019 plan compared payment apps and shared ledgers. Its proposed advantage was converting a receipt into an item list people could claim together. The first use cases were group meals and trips, where several people might share an item or owe money later.
The plan proposed alerting the organizer if an item was still unclaimed at confirmation. That creates a second check after receipt review: verify that every charge has an owner before settling the bill.
06 / Project outcome
A clickable prototype for checking a split together.
The coursework produced a business plan and a linked Adobe XD walkthrough with scripted receipt, allocation and balance screens.
A next usability test could give a group a receipt with a shared item and an unclaimed charge. Can diners explain why their share changes and resolve the missing item without help?