Expense vs Tabby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Expense
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Share group expenses directly in iMessage. Add all your expenses and send the report straight to the conversation so "Jake gets paid back for buying everyone's ticket" and "Dimitrije can figure out how much he owes Bimal because he forgot his credit card". - Add all your transactions to a single report - Divide expenses evenly or by weight/percentage - Review the breakdown and totals - Send the report to the conversation - Open the report to view transactions and add additional expenses
Tabby
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Describe a spend out loud or snap the receipt โ Tabby logs it and splits it for you. Multi-currency, real-time, and in your language. The fastest way to split bills with friends, flatmates and trips. Tabby keeps every shared expense, payment and balance straight, so no one does mental math. Dinner out, a road trip in Baku, or rent with three flatmates? Tabby tracks who paid, who owes whom, and the running balance โ then shows who pays who in one tap. WHAT TABBY DOES โข Split any expense in seconds โ equal, exclude, custom or itemised receipts โข Scan a receipt and Tabby parses the line items automatically โข Describe a spend by text or voice โ AI turns it into an expense โข See who pays who in one tap (smart debt simplification) โข Multi-currency in one event โ everyone spends in their own money, balances settle in the base currency โข Real-time updates the moment anyone adds an expense or pays โข Add ghost members for friends not on Tabby yet โข QR + link invites for one-tap joining โข Export the whole tally as a paste-able WhatsApp/Telegram message โข Daily evening nudges when you have outstanding balances TABBY PRO โข AI Monthly โ $2.99/month โข AI Yearly โ $29.99/year (7-day free trial) โข Regular Monthly โ $0.99/month โข Regular Yearly โ $9.99/year Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused free-trial portion is forfeited on purchase. Privacy Policy: https://nyplan.github.io/tabby-policy/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://nyplan.github.io/tabby-policy/terms.html PRIVACY: Tabby never charges any card and never moves money. Saved card numbers are display-only. Scanned receipts go to our OCR provider and are discarded right after parsing. Your password is hashed, never stored in plain text. Delete your account any time from Profile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense at none against Tabby's 4. Expense also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Tabby sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Expense asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expense ships an update daily, Tabby every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense | Tabby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.5 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIMAL BHAGRATH | Nurlan Khankishiyev |
In-app purchases
Expense
No in-app purchases
Tabby
- Regular Monthly$0.991 Month
- AI Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Regular Yearly$9.991 Year
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- AI Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
Is Expense free?
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Do Expense or Tabby have ads?
Which is updated more often, Expense or Tabby?
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