Tab vs Smart Bill Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Receipt scanning
- Automatic item and price detection
- Real-time item claiming
- Proportional tax and tip calculation
- Shared item splitting
- Birthday bill splitting
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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!
Smart Bill Split
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Tip & Split - The Smart Way to Handle Restaurant Bills Make dining out with friends stress-free! Tip & Split is the essential companion app that takes the guesswork out of calculating tips and splitting bills fairly among your group. Smart Tip Calculation Multiple tip percentage options (15%, 18%, 20%, custom) Instantly see tip amount and total bill Round up options for easy payment Tax consideration for accurate calculations Effortless Bill Splitting Split bills among any number of people Per-person breakdown with tip included Equal or custom split options No more awkward math at the table Designed for Simplicity Clean, intuitive interface Large, easy-to-read numbers Quick input with number pad Instant results as you type Perfect for Any Occasion Restaurant dinners with friends Group lunches at work Coffee dates and casual meetups Large family gatherings Business meals and client dinners Key Features Lightning-fast calculations Portrait orientation optimized Works on iPhone and iPad No ads or distractions Offline functionality Privacy-focused - no data collection How It Works Enter your bill amount Select or customize tip percentage Choose number of people splitting Get instant per-person amounts Pay with confidence Whether you are splitting a $20 lunch between colleagues or dividing a $200 dinner among friends, Tip & Split makes it simple and accurate every time. No more mental math, no more calculator fumbling, and no more payment confusion. Perfect for anyone who dines out regularly and wants to handle bills like a pro. Download Tip & Split today and make every meal payment smooth and stress-free! Privacy First: Your calculations stay on your device. No personal data collected or shared.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tab at 12.0 against Smart Bill Split's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Tab | Smart Bill Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bring10, LLC | William Scott |
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
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- Improved Venmo integration
- Offline bill saving functionality
Smart Bill Split
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tab
No in-app purchases
Smart Bill Split
No in-app purchases









