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Yes. On wgpott.de, "Try it first" takes you to a demo flat with made-up flatmates. You can tap around and enter anything you like. The demo flat is deleted after 24 hours.

On app.wgpott.de, choose "Sign up". Enter your first name or nickname, your email and a password with at least 8 characters, then "Create an account".

You'll get an email with a link to confirm your address. Receipt scanning works once that's done.

No. WGpott runs in the browser, there's no download and no app store.

If you want to open WGpott like a normal app, add it to your home screen:

• iPhone: In Safari, tap Share at the bottom, then "Add to Home Screen".
• Android: In the Chrome menu (three dots), "Install app" or "Add to Home screen".

On an iPhone this is needed for reminders to arrive.

After signing in, enter a name under "Create a new flat" and tap "Set up a flat". Whoever creates the flat manages it.

The home screen then shows a short checklist of what's still missing, such as room sizes or rent. Each point takes you straight to the right place.

Settings open from your own picture at the top right of the home screen. Under "Invite a flatmate":

• On a phone: tap "Share invite" and pick your flat group, for example on WhatsApp or Signal.
• On a computer: get the link with "Copy link" and send it to the group yourself.
• In person: the QR icon next to the button shows the link as a code the new person scans with their phone camera.

If the link ended up in the wrong group, whoever manages the flat can create a fresh one with "New link". The old one stops working.

Just open it. Without an account you sign up and land straight in the right flat. With an account you confirm joining with one more tap.

Yes. Everyone picks their own language in settings under "Language". Emails and reminders then come in that language too. The others in the flat keep their own.

On the home screen, tap "Expense". Enter what it was for, the amount, who paid and who's sharing it, then "Save".

You can split equally, by shares (for example a couple in one room) or with fixed amounts per person.

On the home screen, "Scan a receipt", then "Photograph the receipt". Lay the receipt flat and shoot from above. The AI reads the shop, date and items.

Then assign each item to the people who bought it, check the total against the receipt and "Save". Anything that was on the shopping list gets ticked off.

The free plan includes 5 scans per flat and month, Plus up to 50.

Receipt reading uses AI and can make mistakes. Before saving, you see every item and the total from the receipt, and you can change, remove or add items. If the photo doesn't work at all, carry on with "Enter it by hand instead".

To the cent. The shares always add up to exactly the amount on the receipt, and leftover cents don't always land on the same person.

In the money section, tap "Bills" and then "New". Enter a name, the monthly amount, who pays the landlord or provider, the booking day and how to split it.

You can split per person, by room size or with fixed amounts per person. WGpott then books the costs every month on its own. Anyone moving in or out mid-month pays to the day.

Yes, the "Kitty" in the money section. Everyone pays in, and purchases from the kitty don't touch anyone's personal balance. Handy for loo roll and washing-up liquid.

On the home screen, tap "settle up" next to "Your balance". WGpott suggests as few transfers as possible.

• With an IBAN on file, there's a QR code for your banking app and "Copy IBAN".
• With a PayPal.me name, there's "Pay with PayPal".

After transferring, tap "Paid", or "Paid in cash". The person receiving money can mark "Money has arrived" instead. Everyone adds their IBAN and PayPal name in settings under "Your profile".

No. What comes over is the open balances, so who still owes whom how much. Whoever manages the flat does this in the money section under "Moving from Splitwise or Tricount".

• Splitwise: In the browser, export the group as a spreadsheet (CSV) from the group settings. In WGpott, upload it with "Choose CSV file" and match each name to the right person under "Who's who?".
• Tricount or another app: choose "By hand" and enter the balance the old app shows for each person.

The preview shows who will owe whom. With "Take over" the balances match the old app. The old individual expenses stay in the old app.

In the cleaning section, pick ready-made chores from the templates or create your own with "New chore", each with a rhythm and effort in points.

When you've done a chore, tap "Done" and it's the next person's turn. "Pass on" hands it on without counting.

No. In settings under "I'm away", enter the dates. During that time you're skipped in the rota, and someone else takes over any chore that's due.

In settings under "Bin calendar", load your town's collection calendar as a link or ICS file. Most towns offer it on their waste services website. The home screen then shows which bin goes out tomorrow and whose turn it is.

Yes. In settings under "Calendar subscription", tap "Create calendar link". "Open in calendar" lets your phone subscribe; for Google Calendar, paste the link on a computer under "Other calendars" and "From URL".

The calendar shows your own chores on their due day and the flat's bin collections. It picks up changes by itself, with some delay depending on the calendar. The link is personal. "New link" makes the old one stop working.

In the shopping section, add items at the top under "What's missing?". WGpott sorts them by supermarket aisle. In the shop, tap what's in your trolley.

Yes. Once you've opened the list with a connection, you can open it, tick things off and add items without signal. Changes go out as soon as you're back online.

Notes, house rules and polls. For house rules you can see who has read them, for polls who has voted.

In settings under "Reminders on your phone", tap "Switch on for this device". "Send test" checks that it works. You can choose there which reminders you want.

On an iPhone, WGpott needs to be on the home screen for this (see "Do I need to install an app?").

The person's profile has "Plan move-out" with a checklist: settle the balance, hand over bills, read the meters, keys and deposit. Rent and bills run pro rata up to the move-out day.

Whoever moves in next can take over the spot in the cleaning rota, the room size and the share of the deposit.

In settings under "Meter readings". You can record electricity, gas and water for moving in and out, with Plus also with a photo of the meter.

Everything a flat needs to live together is free: expenses, settling up, bills, cleaning rota, shopping list, notice board and reminders. You also get 5 receipt scans per flat and month.

WGpott Plus costs €2.49 a month or €19.99 for a year, VAT included. Plus covers the whole flat: one person pays, everyone gets it.

• up to 50 receipt scans a month instead of 5
• all monthly summaries instead of just the last 3, also as PDF
• photos with meter readings
• separate trip accounts, including guests without an account and foreign currencies

Anyone who creates a flat by 31 March 2027 gets a year of Plus for free, no payment details needed. If a founder flat books a monthly subscription, payment only starts once the free year is over.

In settings under "Plan", tap "Book Plus". You can choose:

• Monthly subscription: paid monthly in advance, cancel any time to the end of the paid month.
• One year: a one-off payment, no subscription. The year ends by itself, with a reminder beforehand.

Payment is handled by Stripe, by card or the other methods offered there. Anyone in the flat can book.

Stripe emails a receipt after every payment. The person who pays also finds "Payment and invoices" in settings under "Plan", with all invoices and the option to change the payment method.

In settings under "Plan", tap "Cancel Plus", or go straight to Cancel your contract here. This also works without signing in. The monthly subscription ends at the end of the paid month, Plus stays until then. You'll get a confirmation by email.

The person who pays and whoever manages the flat can cancel. A paid year doesn't need cancelling, it ends by itself.

The flat goes back to the free plan. No data is lost. Things that need Plus can't be created anew, such as a new trip or a meter photo. Existing trips stay usable.

On the sign-in page, tap "Forgotten?" and enter your email address. You'll get an email with a link to set a new password. The link is valid for 60 minutes. If nothing arrives, check your spam folder.

Sign in at app.wgpott.de with your email and password, that's it. All data is on the server, not on the device. Reminders need switching on once on the new device.

On a server run by net97 GmbH in Germany. What you enter is only visible to the members of your flat. A person's IBAN is only shown to whoever currently owes them money. There are no ads and no trackers.

Receipt photos go to Anthropic, the AI provider, to be read, and are deleted afterwards. Only the recognised items are stored. More in the privacy policy (in German).

Yes. In settings under "Download data" you get everything stored for your account as a file.

In settings under "Delete account". You can save your data first with "Download data". Expenses shared with others stay for the flat, with your name removed.

Us, in the app under settings at "Ideas and wishes". We read every suggestion. You'll also see how your wishes are getting on there, and when one is done, we let you know on your phone.

The quickest way is "Ideas and wishes" in settings, that comes straight to us. If you can't sign in any more, our contact details are in the legal notice (in German).