Payments secured by Stripe
iMessage native
No card data ever stored
How it works

From receipt to paid
in three steps

No spreadsheets. No mental math. No waiting days to get reimbursed.

Scan the receipt

Point your camera at any restaurant receipt. Burse's AI reads every item, price, tax, and tip in seconds — no typing required.

Assign to each person

Tap any item and assign it to whoever ordered it. Share items between people. Tax and tip are automatically distributed proportionally.

Collect and get paid

Hit Send. Each person gets a text with their exact share and a Stripe payment link. Money lands in your account the same day.

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Fully iMessage native

Your friends don't need to download anything. The moment you hit Send, everyone gets a payment link right in iMessage — they tap, pay with any card in their browser, and the money hits your account. Zero friction, zero awkward "did you get my request?" texts.

AI receipt parsing

Photograph any receipt — crumpled, faded, or in a dark restaurant. Claude AI extracts every line item perfectly.

Item-level splitting

Assign individual items to specific people. The steak goes to Alex, the salad to Sam. Everyone pays for exactly what they ordered.

Real payments, not IOUs

Participants pay through a Stripe-hosted checkout page. You receive actual money — not a request that gets ignored for weeks.

Auto-reminders

Enable auto-nudge and Burse automatically follows up with anyone who hasn't paid after 24 hours. No awkward texts from you.

Contest your share

If something looks wrong, participants can contest their assigned items. The tab creator reviews and can adjust the total.

Balance overview

See at a glance who owes you and what you owe across all your tabs. No more losing track of who paid for what last month.

Security

Your money.
Locked down.

Burse is a technology platform, not a bank. All payments are processed by Stripe — the same infrastructure behind Amazon, Shopify, and millions of other businesses.

Stripe PCI compliance
Card data never touches Burse's servers
Phone number + OTP only
No passwords to forget or get phished
Short-lived tokens
15-minute access tokens, device-bound sessions
Receipts discarded after parsing
Images are never stored on our servers
FAQ

Common questions

Is Burse free to use?
Yes. Burse is free to download and use. We charge a 2% platform fee on each payment collected — this is deducted before the money reaches you, so there's nothing to pay upfront. If you collect $100, you receive $98.
Do I need to set up a Stripe account?
Only if you want to receive payouts (i.e., you're the person who fronted the bill). The setup takes about 3 minutes and requires basic identity verification. Participants who are just paying their share don't need any account beyond their phone number.
How do participants pay?
Each participant receives an SMS with their exact share and a secure Stripe payment link. They can pay with any major credit or debit card directly in their browser — no app download needed on their end.
What if the AI misreads the receipt?
You review the extracted items before sending the tab. You can edit any item name, quantity, or price before assigning them to participants. If the total doesn't match what you paid, you can correct it on the spot.
What if someone contests their amount?
Participants can file a contest with an optional explanation. You'll see it in the app and can choose to keep their amount as-is or adjust it. If you adjust, they'll receive a new payment link for the revised amount.
Is Burse available outside the US?
Currently, Burse requires a US phone number for account verification and uses USD for all payments. International support is on our roadmap.
How is my data used?
We collect your phone number, an optional display name, and tab/transaction data needed to run the service. Receipt images are processed to extract item data and then immediately discarded — they're never stored. We do not sell your data. Read our full Privacy Policy.

Ready to stop
chasing people down?

Download Burse and get paid back after your next dinner.

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