Comparison

Group Check vs Tabster

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

Head to head
About

Group Check

Easily manage shared expenses and track who owes whom within groups. Set custom percentages for bill splitting and sync data across devices via iCloud for seamless group settlements.

Highlights
  • Record and settle shared expenses
  • Set custom bill splitting percentages
  • iCloud sharing and automatic syncing
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • Privacy-focused data storage
Features
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Simple app for managing splitting bills and borrowing/lending within families or groups. Features: * Record and settle shared expenses within a group. Settlements can be done collectively. * Set percentages for splitting bills. * iCloud sharing. With an iCloud account, you can share and automatically sync data with others in a group. * iCloud sync. Data can be automatically synced across multiple Apple devices. * Privacy. Even this app developers cannot access data stored in iCloud. Use cases: * Ideal for couples who often split bills or borrow/lend but feel individual settlements cumbersome, and don't want to use a shared household budget app. * Suitable for close-knit groups engaged in frequent bill splitting or borrowing/lending, where settling accounts every time becomes a hassle.

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

Group Check4 screens
Tabster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabster at none against Group Check's 1. Tabster also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). Group Check's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Group Check sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tabster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Group Check against 5.0 for Tabster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabster has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Group Check's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Check ships an update weekly, Tabster fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Group Check versus Tabster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup CheckTabster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei TamuraMcKinley Lovett

Customer experience

Group Check

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Tabster

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Group Check

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Tabster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group Check free?
Group Check 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, Group Check or Tabster?
Group Check and Tabster are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Group Check or Tabster have ads?
Tabster shows ads; Group Check does not.
Which is updated more often, Group Check or Tabster?
Group Check ships an update weekly, and Tabster fortnightly. Most recently, Group Check was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tabster on September 11, 2026.

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