Distributing assets fairly is a tough job at a really lousy time. SplitTheStuff brings everyone together and distributes treasures peacefully and fairly.
Protect everyone from accusations of advantage, bias or favoritism by using established, tested algorithms to distribute items using the fairest methods possible.
Get Everyone Together
Instead of endless calls, texts and emails to gather information from heirs and beneficiaries let our service reach out and collect their answers in the most convenient methods for everyone. Give us a phone number or email and we'll take care of the rest.
Relieve Stress for Everyone
Rather than trying to get everyone to meet in the conference room of a law office or make online auctions where people have to bid on items and checkup on their bids, use SplitTheStuff to gather and organize everyone's desires and allocate items fairly.
How it works
The Service is built for mobile browsers so it’s super easy to do everything you need just from your phone without any new apps.
01
Add Items
Upload photos and details of items to split. Optionally, use AI to describe and assign value to the items in uploaded pictures saving you precious time.
02
Create Groups
You assign priority levels to groups like Sibling, Children, Grandchildren, friends, etc. then invite family and friends to join your groups with email or phone number.
03
Collect Preferences
We send everyone you added an email, text message or both inviting them to view the items you added and rate their desire for the items on a 1-5 scale.
04
Fair Division
Get a PDF report emailed to you with a fair allocation of items based on preferences. In the event of distribution conflicts, there are several methods you can choose to resolve the conflict before the calculation is finalized.
Affordable Pricing
Compare to other services with prices starting at hundreds of dollars with fewer members and choosing our service is a no-brainer. Choose the plan below that helps you best.
Plus
$49.99
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Up to 50 members
Up to 3 Groups/Tiers
No AI Description and Valuation
Premium + AI
$99.99
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No Limit On members
Up to 5 Groups/Tiers
AI Description and Valuation of items
Frequently asked questions
What algorithm is used to distribute items?
The algorithm used is a form of Greedy Allocation or Preference-Based Fair Division, which is often related to Matching Theory and Discrete Optimization. More specifically, it follows the Maximal Matching in Bipartite Graphs approach, commonly used in Assignment Problems and Fair Division Problems.
Key Steps in the Algorithm:
- Sort Items by Highest Preference: Prioritize assigning items to users with the highest (5) preference first.
- Assign Items Uniquely: If an item has only one user with the highest preference, assign it to them.
- Resolve Conflicts:
- If multiple users want the same item, prioritize users who have no other high-preference choices.
- If conflicts remain, consider secondary preferences (rating 3 or 4).
- Ensure Each User Gets One Item (if possible): Distribute remaining items fairly among lower-preference users.
This resembles the Hungarian Algorithm (used for optimal matching in bipartite graphs) and Gale-Shapley Algorithm (used for stable marriage and fair allocation). However, the specific method applied here is more of a Greedy Preference Allocation technique.
What if there are still conficts?
There may be situations where a conflict does not have an automatic resolution, ex. five people all want a single item with highest preference and no other items. You can choose from a couple methods to resolve those conflicts,
- First-Come-First-Served – the first user to reply wins the tie-breaker if all else is equal.
- Random selection – The report will clearly indicate which items were distributed due a conflict and random resolution.
- Manual Resolution – You can choose the winner of the tie-breaker, then calculations can proceed to distribute remaining items.
How are groups priorities handled?
When you create groups you assign the group to a tier then users in the group are assigned items based on tier, ex.: child tier users get priority allocation over grandchild tier users.
- Sorting Order → Users are first sorted by tier (1 before 2), then by preference (higher first).
- Higher-Tier Users Are Processed First → A Tier 1 user’s 4 will be assigned before a Tier 2 user’s 5.
- Conflicts Are Resolved Automatically by ensuring higher-tier users get first pick.
How can I get support after purchasing?
Contact support@splitthestuff.com
What do you do with our data?
First, we never sell, lend or disclose any of your data, pictures, contact info or data of your contacts.
Second, we don’t ask for real names or do anything else to gather contact information. Whatever names are meaningful to you is all that matters.
Finally, to save money and space, and keep things humming along quickly we regularly purge our database of pictures and user details older than three months.
One exception to above policy: we use Stripe to process payments and when you create a report Stripe needs enough real information to complete the payment, but that information isn’t stored by us.