Comparison

Tab vs ReadMe

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

ReadMe

Features
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Listen to anything - PDFs, eBooks, documents, websites, articles - in stunning natural voices you'll love. Read books aloud, turn PDFs into audio, and listen to any text you write or paste into ReadMe. Hear the difference as one of the most natural-sounding text to speech (TTS) apps - powered by leading voice technology. WHY READERS CHOOSE MACVOX • The most realistics voices • Emotion control like laughter, whisper, shouting, singing and more • No robotic narration. Just natural listening. • Private & Secure local generation option for total privacy TURN ANYTHING INTO AUDIO Read any book aloud - bestsellers, romance series, and classics • Read PDFs aloud - reports, study notes, research papers • Listen to news, blogs, and newsletters like podcasts • Import from other text files, docs, web links, or paste text FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE • Offline listening - download and listen anywhere • Privacy first - create audio directly on your device at no cost • Premium voices with amazing speech control: laugh, whisper, shout, sing and more • Built-in player with background support so you can listen and still use your device BETTER THAN EXPENSIVE AUDIOBOOK SUBSCRIPTIONS ReadMe gives you even more listening for less. Our free tier has no confusing credits, no overpriced subscriptions and still has amazing voice quality. PREMIUM Our Premium voices sound even better and 100% lifelike. Hear a sample in the app, and browse all the ways you can control these premium voices. PERFECT FOR • Anyone who prefers listening to reading • Bookworms who want to listen to audiobooks • Commuters who want to read more • Students turning PDFs and textbooks into audio • Professionals listening to reports and articles Terms & Conditions apply. Exporting audio requires a one-time payment or subscription. Please see our Terms of Use (EULA) here: http://rsw.app/terms For any problems or if you need help, contact us here: http://rsw.app

Screenshots

Tab4 screens
ReadMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tab at none against ReadMe's 4. Tab also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReadMe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, ReadMe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tab versus ReadMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabReadMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB374 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbring10, LLCRebecca Skinner

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

ReadMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tab

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ReadMe

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ultimate Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Ultimate Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Tab free?
Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadMe free?
ReadMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tab or ReadMe have ads?
Neither Tab nor ReadMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tab or ReadMe?
Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, and ReadMe monthly. Most recently, Tab was updated on October 19, 2026 and ReadMe on October 16, 2026.

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