Comparison

BECU vs Tabster

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

Head to head
About

BECU

Manage all your financial accounts, both BECU and external, in one place. Track spending, review balances, and handle everyday banking tasks like transfers and mobile check deposits with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Consolidate BECU and non-BECU accounts
  • Budget based on spending history
  • Locate ATMs and credit unions
  • Transfer funds
  • Deposit checks
  • Pay bills
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Manage your finances in the palm of your hand: BECU’s app is designed to bring budgeting to your phone. Use the unique features to view not only your BECU accounts but also your credit cards, bank accounts and loans held elsewhere. The colorful, friendly design helps you track spending, review outstanding balances and expenses. The updated app also allows easy everyday banking. From transferring funds to locating ATMs and the ever popular mobile check deposit feature, it’s your money, simplified. BECU App Features and Benefits: • Combine and view your BECU and non-BECU financial accounts in one place • Budget based on your spending, income, debt and expense history • Locate the nearest BECU, ATM or shared branching partner credit union • Transfer funds • Deposit checks • View accounts • Pay bills and view payees • Review Alerts • Updated design and expansive user experience

About

Tabster

Effortlessly split bills with friends by snapping a photo or pasting a receipt link. This AI-powered app creates an interactive list where everyone can claim their items and pay instantly. It accurately calculates tax and tip, preventing double payments and simplifying group expenses for any occasion.

Highlights
  • AI-generated interactive receipts
  • Photo or link receipt upload
  • Automatic tax and tip calculation
  • Tap to claim or swipe to split items
  • Real-time item claiming and locking
  • Group expense tracking
  • Social feed for group events
Features
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The easiest way to split bills. Made for dinners and trips. 100% free. Tabster turns any receipt into an interactive list everyone can tap to claim their items & pay from. Tax and tip split fairly. Auto-links to Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle via phone number. Built for the person who put their card down. Tabster ends the "hey, how much do I owe you?" chase. Everyone taps what they owe and pays instantly. No more chasing down handles, no spreadsheets, no math. SCAN ONCE, SPLIT IN SECONDS - Snap a photo or screenshot, paste a link, or forward an email to submit a receipt - Manual entry available for when you don't have any of the above - Tax and tip calculated fairly, proportional to each person's order - Works to pay in seconds right at the table, or anytime later EASY, INTERACTIVE & DIGITAL - Tap items to claim them - Swipe to split shared items any number of ways - Items lock once claimed: no double-pays, no confusion - Live updates so everyone sees changes in real time EASILY SHARE WITH THE GROUP - Send receipts and trips via group chat, QR code, or link - Friends without the app join through the browser. No download required - Built-in friend functionality for social features like commenting - Create a curated feed of your good times with friends to look back on 100% FREE - No paywalls, no ads. We want to make it easier for people to spend quality time together - No wasted time doing mental math at the table BEYOND THE DINNER TABLE - If there's a receipt, Tabster can split it - Group trips, roommate utilities, and more - Bulk upload several receipt photos to a trip simultaneously YOUR RECEIPT DASHBOARD - Every receipt or trip you've created or been added to, all in one place - Track payment progress & next steps - Revisit the details of any trip or dinner, months later ...... The days of post-dinner math and bachelorette-weekend spreadsheets are over. Let’s have some fun! Questions or feature ideas? We'd love to hear them! DM us on Instagram @tabster.ai or email us at support@tabster.ai

Screenshots

BECU4 screens
Tabster4 screens

Verdict

The call

BECU and Tabster both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tabster's written reviews are positive against 60% of BECU's. Tabster also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). BECU's advantage is ratings volume (71K vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BECU has 71K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of BECU's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BECU ships an update every 2 months, Tabster fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BECU versus Tabster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBECUTabster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (71K ratings)5.0 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBECUMcKinley Lovett

Customer experience

BECU

All ratings66,878 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative32.3%

Tabster

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BECU

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent transaction reporting between app and website
  • Messaging/chat feature not functioning properly
  • Mobile check deposit often fails to recognize correct amounts
  • Frequent login issues and challenges with multi-factor authentication

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to make loan payments and view statements within the app
  • Improve transaction search and categorization tools
  • Provide option to customize budget categories and time periods
  • Integrate credit score checking functionality
  • Allow linking of external bank accounts for a more holistic view

Tabster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BECU

No in-app purchases

None

Tabster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BECU free?
BECU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabster free?
Tabster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BECU or Tabster?
Tabster is rated higher. BECU averages 4.8 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while Tabster averages 5.0 from 16 ratings.
Do BECU or Tabster have ads?
Both BECU and Tabster show ads.
Which is updated more often, BECU or Tabster?
BECU ships an update every 2 months, and Tabster fortnightly. Most recently, BECU was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tabster on October 24, 2026.

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