Comparison

Tabster vs Tab Tally

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

Head to head
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

About

Tab Tally

Easily track and settle shared expenses with friends, roommates, and groups. This intuitive finance app simplifies managing group finances with a clean, user-friendly interface, ensuring everyone pays their fair share.

Highlights
  • Group expense tracking
  • Shared bill settlement
  • User-friendly interface
  • Fair share calculation
  • Intuitive finance management
Features
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Tab Tally is an intuitive group expense management app that helps friends, roommates, and groups easily track and settle shared expenses. A clean, user-friendly interface simplifies managing group finances, ensuring everyone pays their fair share.

Screenshots

Tabster4 screens
Tab Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tab Tally at none against Tabster's shown. Tab Tally also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Tabster's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tabster against 5.0 for Tab Tally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabster ships an update fortnightly, Tab Tally weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tabster versus Tab Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabsterTab Tally
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcKinley LovettYining Chen

Customer experience

Tabster

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

Tab Tally

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tabster

No in-app purchases

None

Tab Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabster free?
Tabster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tab Tally free?
Tab Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabster or Tab Tally?
Tabster and Tab Tally are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Tabster or Tab Tally have ads?
Tabster shows ads; Tab Tally does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabster or Tab Tally?
Tabster ships an update fortnightly, and Tab Tally weekly. Most recently, Tabster was updated on September 11, 2026 and Tab Tally on October 2, 2026.

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