Comparison

Tab vs mPay2Park+

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

mPay2Park+

Easily pay for parking with your mobile device. Locate nearby parking, start, stop, and extend sessions remotely, and receive expiration reminders. Manage your parking history and vehicle information all in one place.

Highlights
  • Mobile parking payments
  • Parking facility locator with GPS
  • Start, stop, and extend parking sessions remotely
  • Expiration time reminders
  • Transaction history and online receipts
  • Manage registered vehicles
Features
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Mobile parking payments with a tap of your finger! The mPay2Park system offers the subscriber quick and easy access to parking spaces and efficient and safe payment methods using a “pay as you stay” or a prepaid parking approach. Parking facilities are easily located via the map-view on the users mobile device, with nearest locations auto-populated. Parking sessions are started, stopped, and extended "on the go", allowing the user to avoid standing in line, or fumbling with cash or or credit cards. Some of the Customer Benefits of Using mPay2Park include: •Parking facility locator on your mobile device utilizing full GPS capability. •No need to worry about Cash, Coin or Credit Card availability. •Extend parking from any phone device (mobile web or App) or Internet anywhere. •Receive notification reminders when the parking time is close to expiring. •View all transactions from an on line user account. •Online receipts and secure password login. •Maintain all records of each car registered. •Pay from the comfort of your own vehicle using your personal mobile device. •User friendly and easy to use. •Additional Promotion features at participating locations. The mPay2Park system is convenient and efficient for drivers and parking operators alike.

Screenshots

Tab4 screens
mPay2Park+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tab at 66% against mPay2Park+'s 7%. Tab also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 245 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Tab's written reviews are positive against 7% of mPay2Park+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, mPay2Park+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tab versus mPay2Park+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabmPay2Park+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.2K ratings) — better1.4 (245 ratings)
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better7.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better245
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbring10, LLCMobile Payment Processing Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

Tab

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

mPay2Park+

All ratings245 ratings
Positive8.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative88.6%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive7.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative91.0%

User reviews

Tab

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Convenient bill splitting
  • 🚀 Accurate receipt scanning
  • 👍 Helpful for group dining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent receipt recognition
  • 🐛 Inaccurate tax and tip calculations
  • 🐛 Buggy Venmo connectivity
  • 🐛 Limited editing capabilities
  • 🐛 Disappearing bill history

mPay2Park+

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Convenient mobile payment alternative to meters
  • ⏰ Notifications before parking time expires
  • 🚗 Support for multiple vehicle profiles
  • 📍 Location detection functionality
  • 💳 Functional payment processing when working

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
  • ❌ Extremely poor user interface design
  • 🔐 Difficult credit card entry process
  • ⚠️ Connectivity and timeout issues
  • 💰 Hidden fees and service charges

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

mPay2Park+

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes 6-7 times when scanning QR codes
  • Password reset emails delayed 4-15 hours
  • Login credentials not syncing between app and website
  • Parking spot numbers not recognized as valid
  • Cannot delete or update vehicle information
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  • Keyboard not minimizable, blocking completion button
  • Inconsistent parking spot availability on refresh
  • QR code scanning not working
  • App logs out when switching to other apps
  • Payment processed but not applied to parking spot
  • Map displays entire North America instead of local area
  • Geolocation permission crashes app repeatedly
  • Form fields don't support autofill
  • Submit buttons not functioning
  • Timeout errors on both app and website
  • Invalid parking zone errors for legitimate spaces
  • Meter not updating after app payment
  • Registration errors with all required fields filled
  • Cannot add time to existing parking session
  • Charges applied without proper confirmation

Requested features

15 requests
  • Apple Pay and modern digital wallet integration
  • License plate-based payment system
  • Credit card number scanning capability
  • Autofill support for registration fields
  • Dark mode support
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  • Ability to add multiple credit cards
  • License plate recognition for faster payments
  • Zip code search functionality
  • Better map interface with zoom and location selection
  • In-app feedback submission that actually works
  • Flexible payment options without prepayment requirement
  • Real-time parking spot availability updates
  • Ability to add time without restarting transaction
  • Confirmation emails for transactions
  • Better contrast and readability in sunlight

In-app purchases

None

Tab

No in-app purchases

None

mPay2Park+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tab free?
Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mPay2Park+ free?
mPay2Park+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tab or mPay2Park+?
Tab is rated higher. Tab averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while mPay2Park+ averages 1.4 from 245 ratings.
Do Tab or mPay2Park+ have ads?
Neither Tab nor mPay2Park+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tab or mPay2Park+?
Tab ships an update every 3 weeks, and mPay2Park+ every 3 months. Most recently, Tab was updated on October 22, 2026 and mPay2Park+ on October 24, 2026.

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