How it works
Both sides name a range. Only the overlap is ever shared.
Six steps, from starting a settlement to seeing the amount. Every one of them is described here exactly as the software performs it.
The short version
You submit three figures, not one.
Acceptable, Good and Ideal. Together they describe the range you would settle inside, which is the thing you already know and the thing a single demand or offer cannot express.
Nobody negotiates against a number they cannot see.
Your figures are never shown to the other participants — not while the settlement is open, not after it resolves, and not if it does not resolve. There is no round where one side reveals first.
The comparison happens once.
When the last invited participant has submitted, the two ranges are compared for overlap. If they overlap, the settlement resolves to an amount inside the overlap. If they do not, the settlement closes and neither set of figures is disclosed.
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Step by step
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Start a settlement
The host enters a title and a description of the matter.
Whoever starts the settlement becomes its host. The title and description are what both sides see on the settlement page; they are not used in any calculation.
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Pay for the settlement
One payment of $19.99, made by the host.
Payment is taken once per settlement, through Stripe, before invitations are sent. The host pays it; participants who are invited pay nothing. Until the payment completes the settlement sits at Awaiting payment and no invitation goes out.
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Invite the other side
Each participant gets an emailed link.
The invitation link opens the settlement directly. Someone who already has an account logs in; someone who does not registers from the same link. An invitation can also be declined, which ends that person's involvement.
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Each side submits three amounts
Acceptable, Good and Ideal — a range, not a single number.
Acceptable is the least favourable figure you would still agree to. Ideal is the most favourable. Good sits between them. Neither side sees the other's numbers at any point, including after the settlement resolves.
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The amounts are compared
The comparison runs once the last invited participant has responded.
The two sides' ranges are compared for overlap. If they overlap and each side has one of its three figures inside that overlap, the settlement resolves to an amount within it. If they do not overlap, the settlement completes without an amount.
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See the result
Both sides see the same outcome on the settlement page.
A settlement that resolved shows the amount, and — where there is more than one paying party — how it is apportioned between them. A settlement that did not resolve shows that it did not, and no figures from either side.
What people ask
What does it cost?
$19.99 per settlement, charged once, to the person who starts it. There is no subscription and invited participants are not charged.
Who pays — and when?
The host pays, once, before any invitation goes out. Until the payment completes the settlement sits at Awaiting payment and nobody is contacted.
Is there a subscription, or a per-seat charge?
No. There is one charge per settlement and nothing else. Participants you invite do not need a paid account to take part.
Do you take a percentage of the settlement?
No. The fee is the same $19.99 whatever amount a settlement resolves to, and the same if it resolves to nothing.
Can the other side see my amounts?
No. The three figures you submit are never shown to the other participants, before or after the comparison runs.
What happens if we don't reach an amount?
The settlement completes and is marked as not settled. Neither side's figures are revealed, and the payment is not refunded.
Can I cancel a settlement?
Yes, up until it completes. Cancelling notifies the other participants and closes the settlement. It does not issue a refund.
Can I change my amounts after submitting them?
Not from this screen. Contact support before the last participant responds, because the comparison runs as soon as everyone has.
The other side hasn't responded. What now?
The settlement stays open until they do. You can resend the invitation from the settlement page, or cancel the settlement.
How is the amount worked out when more than one party is paying?
The paying parties' figures are added together and compared as one range. The resulting amount is then split between them in proportion to what each contributed to that total.
Is this mediation?
No. There is no mediator, no session and no conversation between the sides. Each participant submits three amounts privately, the software compares the two ranges once everyone has responded, and reports whether they overlap.
Does a case need to have been filed?
The software does not ask. A settlement is a title, a description and the people invited to it; whether a matter is in court is not something it records or checks.