Comparison

SplitIt vs Tabster

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SplitIt

Easily split bills and track shared expenses with friends. Upload receipts, assign items, and settle balances seamlessly. Keep a record of shared outings and manage payments or requests within your group.

Highlights
  • Split bills from receipts
  • Assign items to individuals
  • Track expenses and balances
  • Pay or request money from friends
  • Record shared outings
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SPLIT THE BILL, SHARE PHOTOS, & PAY / REQUEST FRIENDS Split and share any expense — no more headaches from calculating totals and asking who got what. • Upload a receipt to begin splitting items with friends • Select who's on the receipt, update and claim items • Easily pay or request payment from friends TRACK EXPENSES & BALANCES • Effortlessly track expenses, split bills, and settle balances with your group • Keep a record of everywhere you’ve been to with friends Questions or ideas? We would love to know what you think and any suggestions you may have! Contact us at hello@splitit.pro

About

Tabster

Effortlessly split bills with friends by snapping a photo or pasting a receipt link. This AI-powered app creates an interactive list where everyone can claim their items and pay instantly. It accurately calculates tax and tip, preventing double payments and simplifying group expenses for any occasion.

Highlights
  • AI-generated interactive receipts
  • Photo or link receipt upload
  • Automatic tax and tip calculation
  • Tap to claim or swipe to split items
  • Real-time item claiming and locking
  • Group expense tracking
  • Social feed for group events
Features
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The easiest way to split bills. Made for dinners and trips. 100% free. Tabster turns any receipt into an interactive list everyone can tap to claim their items & pay from. Tax and tip split fairly. Auto-links to Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle via phone number. Built for the person who put their card down. Tabster ends the "hey, how much do I owe you?" chase. Everyone taps what they owe and pays instantly. No more chasing down handles, no spreadsheets, no math. SCAN ONCE, SPLIT IN SECONDS - Snap a photo or screenshot, paste a link, or forward an email to submit a receipt - Manual entry available for when you don't have any of the above - Tax and tip calculated fairly, proportional to each person's order - Works to pay in seconds right at the table, or anytime later EASY, INTERACTIVE & DIGITAL - Tap items to claim them - Swipe to split shared items any number of ways - Items lock once claimed: no double-pays, no confusion - Live updates so everyone sees changes in real time EASILY SHARE WITH THE GROUP - Send receipts and trips via group chat, QR code, or link - Friends without the app join through the browser. No download required - Built-in friend functionality for social features like commenting - Create a curated feed of your good times with friends to look back on 100% FREE - No paywalls, no ads. We want to make it easier for people to spend quality time together - No wasted time doing mental math at the table BEYOND THE DINNER TABLE - If there's a receipt, Tabster can split it - Group trips, roommate utilities, and more - Bulk upload several receipt photos to a trip simultaneously YOUR RECEIPT DASHBOARD - Every receipt or trip you've created or been added to, all in one place - Track payment progress & next steps - Revisit the details of any trip or dinner, months later ...... The days of post-dinner math and bachelorette-weekend spreadsheets are over. Let’s have some fun! Questions or feature ideas? We'd love to hear them! DM us on Instagram @tabster.ai or email us at support@tabster.ai

Screenshots

SplitIt4 screens
Tabster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabster at none against SplitIt's 18. Tabster also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). SplitIt's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (792 vs 14). On price, rating, 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. SplitIt sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tabster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SplitIt against 5.0 for Tabster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SplitIt has 792 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of SplitIt's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SplitIt ships an update every 6 days, Tabster fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SplitIt versus Tabster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitItTabster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (792 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings792 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFeast Labs LLCMcKinley Lovett

Customer experience

SplitIt

All ratings792 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.1%

Tabster

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SplitIt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Restaurant search feature experiencing bugs
  • Domain expired - unable to log in or access support
  • App requires internet connection despite having local OCR capability
  • Newly split items moved to bottom of list causing confusion

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add Zelle and Apple Cash payment integration
  • Support multiple receipt photo uploads
  • Display total receipt amount on final summary page
  • Customizable Venmo message templates
  • In-app payment requests instead of Venmo redirect
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  • Collaborative editing notifications
  • Skip receipt scanning option for manual entry
  • Quick divide options (e.g., swipe to divide by 4)
  • Birthday tracking feature
  • Web-based view for shared splits without app download

Tabster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

SplitIt

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited$39.991 Year
One-time16
  • Developer Tip$0.29
  • Developer Tip$0.49
  • Developer Tip$0.69
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  • Developer Tip$0.99
  • Developer Tip$1.09
  • Developer Tip$1.59
  • Developer Tip$1.99
  • Developer Tip$2.69
  • Developer Tip$4.99
  • Developer Tip$11.99
  • Developer Tip$12.99
  • Developer Tip$14.99
  • Developer Tip$15.99
  • Developer Tip$34.99
  • Developer Tip$39.99
  • Developer Tip$49.99
None

Tabster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SplitIt free?
SplitIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabster free?
Tabster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SplitIt or Tabster?
Tabster is rated higher. SplitIt averages 4.9 out of 5 from 792 ratings, while Tabster averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do SplitIt or Tabster have ads?
Tabster shows ads; SplitIt does not.
Which is updated more often, SplitIt or Tabster?
SplitIt ships an update every 6 days, and Tabster fortnightly. Most recently, SplitIt was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tabster on October 16, 2026.

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