Record and undo a settlement

Record a repayment from Balances, add an optional method and note, and undo a mistaken entry from settlement history.

Verified for Limbo 2.3.0 · 2026-07-11

When someone repays part of the trip, record it in Balances. The settlement updates the crew's positions and is kept in history. Limbo records that the repayment happened; it does not send the money.

Every crew member can read settlement history. A verified account is required to record or undo a repayment; the action is available to its debtor, its creditor, or the trip owner. member

Record a repayment

  1. 1
    Open the trip, tap Expenses (or another Hub tile) to open the workspace sheet, then tap the Balances pill.
  2. 2
    Find the repayment row and check the direction: payer → recipient.
  3. 3
    Tap Record.
  4. 4
    In the inline Mark as settled form, review the prefilled amount.
  5. 5
    Optionally enter a payment Method and Note.
  6. 6
    Tap Record settlement.
The inline Mark as settled form with amount, optional method and note
The inline Mark as settled form with amount, optional method and note

The amount can be adjusted before recording, which is useful for a partial repayment. Method and note are free-text records only; Limbo does not validate or act on them.

Heads up

Record settlement only updates Limbo's ledger. Send the cash or bank transfer separately.

Review settlement history

Scroll to SETTLED in Balances. Above the history, Limbo shows the number of active settlements and their combined total. Each history row includes:

  • The direction of the payment.
  • The date and any method or note.
  • The amount.
  • Undo, when you are allowed to reverse that record.
The SETTLED section with repayment details and Undo
The SETTLED section with repayment details and Undo

If no repayment has been recorded, this section says No settlements recorded yet.

Undo a mistake

  1. 1
    Find the entry under SETTLED.
  2. 2
    Tap Undo.
  3. 3
    In Undo this settlement?, confirm Undo.

The entry is removed from the active ledger and Balances recalculates immediately.

Note

Use Undo only when the record should not exist. New settlements can only be recorded from a repayment row currently suggested in Balances; there is no free-form settlement entry.

Offline notes

Recording and undoing settlements work offline. The balance changes immediately and the action is queued; when you reconnect, check the sync banner and retry anything still waiting.

Permissions

  • Read settlement history: every crew member. member
  • Record a repayment: a verified debtor, creditor, or trip owner. owner
  • Undo a settlement: a verified participant in that settlement, or the verified trip owner. owner

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Use Balances to see your position, a simplified repayment list, every person's net balance, and recorded settlements.

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Set Paid by on a costed plan so Expenses shows the payment and Balances can calculate repayments.

Expenses and balances

Read the Expenses total, shares, payments, statistics, and activity, then open Balances to see who owes whom.

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Set an equal or custom crew split for the trip, override it on one plan, and see each person's share in Expenses.

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