Comparison

Split vs Tab

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

Head to head
About

Split

Easily divide expenses with friends and track shared costs. This app simplifies group payments for everything from rent to vacations, allowing guests to pay via various methods even without the app. It automates reminders and provides transparent totals for stress-free financial management.

Highlights
  • Split bills with friends
  • Track shared expenses
  • Collect payments instantly
  • Fractional, itemized, and even splits
  • Guest payments via Google Pay, card, Apple Pay
  • Built-in receipt scanning
  • Automatic payment reminders
Features
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Split Mobile - The Modern Way to Split Anything Tired of chasing friends for payments or figuring out who owes what? Split Mobile is the easiest way to split bills, track shared expenses, and collect payments instantly. Whether you’re splitting rent, dinner, drinks, groceries, concert tickets, or a weekend getaway, Split Mobile turns any group payment into a clear, automated split. Use fractional splits, itemized totals, or quick even splits. Guests can pay with Google Pay, card, or Apple Pay, even if they don’t have the app. With built-in receipt scanning, transparent totals, and automatic reminders, you’ll never deal with awkward “I’ll get you next time” moments again. Split Mobile is the smarter way to manage group payments, shared tabs, and real-life costs fast, accurate, and stress-free.

About

Tab

Features
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Tab is a spending log that also keeps track of who owes you. Log an expense, and if someone should pay you back, split it right there. Tab works out who owes what. Send a bill, not a reminder When it's time to settle up, open Split, pick the expenses you want to collect, and Tab puts them on one bill. Send it by text or any chat app. They don't need Tab, and they don't need an account. The bill stays open until you've been paid. Made for ・Couples: see who paid more this month, without keeping score from memory. ・Trips with friends: give the trip its own book, settle up once you're home, then fold it into your main book. ・Work expenses you cover upfront: keep them in their own book so they never mix with yours. Pricing Logging your own spending is free, forever. Splitting has a 7-day free trial, then it's a one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Split4 screens
Tab3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split at none against Tab's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Tab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split ships an update every 10 days, Tab every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Split versus Tab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitTab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (754 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings754 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplit Mobile Inc.Szupei Lee

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tab

One-time1
  • 分帳解鎖$2.99

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tab free?
Tab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Split or Tab have ads?
Neither Split nor Tab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or Tab?
Split ships an update every 10 days, and Tab every 8 days. Most recently, Split was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tab on October 11, 2026.

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