Comparison

Al vs Tabby

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Al

This service allows residents of Dubai to confidentially report issues and communicate with authorities. It offers multiple channels for feedback, including phone, SMS, and email, to stay informed about local developments.

Highlights
  • Confidential communication with authorities
  • Report issues and concerns
  • Multiple contact methods (phone, SMS, email)
  • Stay updated on Dubai developments
  • Accessible via web and smartphone
Features
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The Al Ameen Service officially launched in September 2003. Using this service, the people ‎of Dubai can communicate confidentially with the authorities to keep abreast of development ‎in Dubai and on issues that concern them. The media that can be used include toll free ‎telephones, fax, sms on mobiles, and e-mails via the Al Ameen web site and on smart phones‎.‎

About

Tabby

Features
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Tabby helps you split restaurant bills without the awkward math. Scan a receipt or enter items manually, add friends, assign each item to the right people, include tax and tip, and see clear totals for everyone. If a receipt is crumpled or poorly formatted, you can highlight the parts that matter so Tabby can still help pull out the right items and prices. When the split is ready, Tabby can generate settlement messages with your payment handles so friends know exactly what to send back. Features: - Scan restaurant receipts or add items manually - Highlight messy, crumpled, or poorly formatted receipts - Split individual items across multiple people - Add tax and tip to the final totals - Save friends for faster future splits - Share review links so friends can check their own items - Lock a split and generate settlement messages - Track who has paid you back Privacy: - Receipt scanning is processed on your device - Your saved friends, payment handles, and local split history stay on your device - When you create a review link, the split details needed for friend review are uploaded so friends can open the shared link - Review links are meant for short-term collaboration, not permanent public records - Tabby does not use your receipt data for advertising Tabby is built for dinners, drinks, takeout nights, group meals, and any shared restaurant bill where one person pays and everyone needs to settle up.

Screenshots

Al4 screens
Tabby4 screens

Verdict

The call

Al and Tabby are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Al versus Tabby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlTabby
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDubai Police - Al AmeenROOSHI SUDESH PATIDAR

In-app purchases

None

Al

No in-app purchases

None

Tabby

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Al free?
Al is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabby free?
Tabby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Al or Tabby have ads?
Neither Al nor Tabby shows ads.

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