Comparison

Tab vs IDVaaS

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

Head to head
About

Tab

Effortlessly split bills with friends by simply snapping a picture of your receipt. The app automatically identifies items and prices, allowing users to claim their share. It handles tax and tip calculations proportionally, eliminating manual math.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning
  • Automatic item and price detection
  • Real-time item claiming
  • Proportional tax and tip calculation
  • Shared item splitting
  • Birthday bill splitting
Features
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Tab is the simple way to split a bill amongst friends. Snap a pic of the receipt and tap your items to claim them. Tax and tip are calculated for you. No more back-of-the-napkin algebra or typing in prices by hand! Here’s how it works: - Take a picture of your itemized receipt. Tab automatically detects all the items and prices. - Select which items each person ordered. Everyone that has Tab on their phone can join onto the bill and select their own items - the app keeps everything synced in real-time. - Multiple people can select the same item if they shared it. - Tax and tip are automatically divided proportionally. - If it's someone's birthday, you can split their total evenly among everyone else. - View and share detailed summaries of your past bills Tab has been featured on the Today show, "apps of the year" lists from Buzzfeed, Complex and others, Product Hunt, CNN, and more!

About

IDVaaS

This solution remotely verifies an individual's claimed identity using smartphone reading of electronic travel documents and trusted biometrics. It facilitates secure digital identity verification for immigration, border management, and digital services.

Highlights
  • Remote identity verification
  • ePassport and eID reading
  • Facial biometric comparison
  • Encrypted end-to-end security
  • Step-by-step user guidance
  • Lost/stolen document checks
  • Rules-based workflow functionality
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Entrust’s IDVaaS solution allows remote verification of an individual’s claimed identity for immigration, border management, or digital services delivery. This innovative process utilizes smartphone reading and validation of electronic machine readable travel documents (ePassports or eIDs), combined with ability to remotely access the trusted biometrics for comparison with a live, current facial biometric. IDVaaS builds on Entrust’s 25+ years of digital identity expertise and 50+ years of security innovation. It provides an ability to remotely verify that the individual is who they say they are, based on an ICAO-compliant eMRTD and a trusted ISO quality biometric matched to the individual. Key Features • Smartphone delivery for convenient user access • Encrypted end-to-end security permits transmission over public networks • Step-by-step instructions guide users through application process • Uses the smartphone camera and contactless reader (NFC) functionality to read the applicant’s identity documents • Verifies documentation as authentic and valid • Facilitates lost or stolen and watchlist checks and alerts • Supports rules-based workflow functionality for eligibility checks, approvals, and referrals • Enables a secure verified communication link with applicants • Configurable rules-based workflow functionality for eligibility checks, approvals, and referrals • Integrates easily within existing or planned digital enrollment process • Provides a secure communication link with applicants • Built-in monitoring and reporting tools for performance and usage Benefits to Applicants • A convenient alternative to visiting a biometric enrollment facility • No physical submission of identity documents is necessary • Easy-to-follow steps guide the applicant • A familiar, smartphone-delivered interface • Users are presented with straightforward information on privacy, their rights, and consent • Multi-lingual support • Typically takes about five to 10 minutes for first-time users to complete an application • Near real-time approval when granted Benefits to Government • Does not impose onerous requirements on applicants to submit complex documentation or attend an application facility for biometric enrollment • No significant facility, infrastructural, or staff requirements • Scalable to peak volumes • Hosting options available • Offers access from anywhere with network reception or a WiFi connection • Easy to integrate within existing processes and systems • Rules-based workflow configuration allows easy adaptation to most application processes • Reduction in manual data entry errors through automated collection of data directly from identity documents via OCR • Secure facial biometric identity verification including liveness detection and other counter-fraud features • Compliant with international security requirements and privacy regulations, including GDPR and Privacy by Design • Centralized real-time reporting on usage, locations, trends, and revenues • Security-by-Design architecture to mitigate risks from untrusted smartphones • Supports automated or assisted approval models

Screenshots

Tab4 screens
IDVaaS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tab at 66% against IDVaaS's 10%. Tab also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Tab holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tab has 1.2K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Tab's written reviews are positive against 10% of IDVaaS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, IDVaaS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tab versus IDVaaS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabIDVaaS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.2K ratings) — better1.3 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better9.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better59
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbring10, LLCWorldReach Software

Customer experience

Tab

All ratings1,043 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral12.0%
Negative21.8%

IDVaaS

All ratings59 ratings
Positive6.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive9.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.5%

Bugs and requests

Tab

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect item pricing and totals
  • Tax calculation issues
  • Venmo authorization problems
  • Inability to edit bill names
  • Crashing on older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to manually edit tax and tip
  • Option to split items unevenly
  • Detailed receipt breakdown sharing
  • Support for multiple currencies
  • Saved group/friend profiles
Show 2 more
  • Improved Venmo integration
  • Offline bill saving functionality

IDVaaS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tab

No in-app purchases

None

IDVaaS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tab free?
Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDVaaS free?
IDVaaS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tab or IDVaaS?
Tab is rated higher. Tab averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while IDVaaS averages 1.3 from 59 ratings.
Do Tab or IDVaaS have ads?
Neither Tab nor IDVaaS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tab or IDVaaS?
Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, and IDVaaS every 2 months. Most recently, Tab was updated on October 22, 2026 and IDVaaS on October 20, 2026.

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