Support

How Round works

Round is a group coordination tool. The wheel (or slot machine, cards, straws, hot potato, or plinko) decides who covers a shared bill. The app does not process payments — it opens Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal with the amount and recipient prefilled, and asks you to confirm whether you sent the money when you return.

Common questions

Does Round actually take my money?

No. Round never touches a dollar. When you tap Send, Round opens Venmo / Cash App / PayPal with a deeplink — the payment app handles the rest. You complete the transfer there, return to Round, and confirm.

What if my friend doesn’t have Round?

That’s fine. Round only needs one device — the spinner. Friends watch the spin on that phone. They don’t need accounts or installs.

Why are some bill amounts blocked?

Round caps a single-person hit at $300 by default. Above that, the app refuses winner-take-all modes and suggests Tip Spin or Free Round instead. This is a deliberate design choice — randomized cost allocation damages friendships above ~5% of monthly income for the lowest earner in the group.

Why isn’t Round available in Utah or Hawaii?

Both states have unusually broad gambling statutes that could be read to include any randomized cost allocation, even among friends. We chose to geofence rather than push the legal interpretation.

How do I reset my data?

Delete and reinstall the app. Round stores everything locally on-device — there is no Round account to delete.

I tapped Send but didn’t actually pay. Did Round still mark it as settled?

Only if you tap “Yes, sent” on the confirmation sheet. If you tap “Actually, no,” the round stays open. Round operates on trust — the friend group is the audit.

Contact

Email hello@melmarion.com or open an issue on GitHub.