Comparison

Tab vs Ghost Scrubber

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

Ghost Scrubber

This app automatically removes sensitive information like names, phone numbers, and faces from photos before you share them. It operates entirely on your device, ensuring your data never leaves your phone.

Highlights
  • Automatic redaction of sensitive info
  • On-device processing, no uploads
  • Redacts custom text, SSNs, and faces
  • iOS Share Extension integration
  • Multi-language text recognition
Features
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Ghost Scrubber protects your privacy before you share. Instantly redact names, phone numbers, Social Security Numbers, email addresses, and faces from any photo — entirely on your device. No uploads. No cloud. No data ever leaves your phone. SHARE SAFELY, EVERY TIME Before sending a screenshot, document, or photo to anyone, including AI tools, the Ghost Scrubber automatically removes sensitive parts. HOW IT WORKS Pick a photo or share directly from any app Add names, numbers, or other text to your redaction list Ghost Scrubber scans and blacks out every match Save or copy the clean version WHAT IT REDACTS • Custom text such as Name, DOB, Phone numbers, Email, or Address • Social Security Numbers • Faces (automatic blur) • Custom redact text or blur when needed WORKS FROM ANYWHERE Use Ghost Scrubber directly from Photos, Mail, Messages, or any app via the iOS Share Extension; there's no need to open the app first. 100% ON-DEVICE All scanning and redaction happen locally on your iPhone or iPad. No account required. No internet needed. MULTI-LANGUAGE Recognizes text in English, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. ONE-TIME PURCHASE — $6.99 No subscriptions. Try free for 7 days.

Screenshots

Tab4 screens
Ghost Scrubber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Scrubber at 5.0 against Tab's 4.2. Tab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ghost Scrubber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Scrubber holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tab has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tab versus Ghost Scrubber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabGhost Scrubber
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbring10, LLCPrajyot Bankade

Customer experience

Tab

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

Ghost Scrubber

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Ghost Scrubber

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ghost Scrubber

One-time1
  • Ghost Scrubber Full Access$6.99

Questions

Is Tab free?
Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Scrubber free?
Ghost Scrubber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tab or Ghost Scrubber?
Ghost Scrubber is rated higher. Tab averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Ghost Scrubber averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tab or Ghost Scrubber have ads?
Neither Tab nor Ghost Scrubber shows ads.

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