Comparison

TableCash vs Live Pay for Groups

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

Head to head
About

TableCash

Facilitates group collections for shared expenses like trips, rent, or gifts. Organizers create a collection 'table,' share a link for others to contribute via card, and approve all outgoing payments. All transactions are transparently visible to participants.

Highlights
  • Create group collection tables
  • Shareable contribution links
  • Card payments for contributors
  • Organizer approval for payouts
  • Transparent transaction visibility
  • Stripe integration for secure payments
Features
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Every shared house has one person holding it together. They keep track of who's paid, remind everyone about the dishes, remember what's broken, and answer the same questions every week. Usually that's you. TableCash makes that job easy. Everything the house runs on sits in one app, and everyone sees the same thing. You stop being the reminder. The app keeps the record. THE MONEY • Everyone's share of the rent and bills, and who's paid • Housemates pay their share by card, right in the app • Nothing goes out without your okay • Reminders go out for you, so you never have to send the awkward text THE HOUSE • Whose turn it is to clean, and who already did • What's broken, with a photo, and when it got fixed • House rules everyone agreed to before moving in • The lease and house info, one tap away EVERYONE SEES IT Every dollar in and out, every chore, every repair. Nobody has to ask, and nobody has to take your word for it. Set up your house in a few minutes. Your roommates and housemates join with one link. IMPORTANT • This app involves real U.S. dollars • Cards are handled by Stripe, a licensed payment processor • Only join houses run by people you know and trust • Not currently available in New York • You must be 18+ and a U.S. resident Terms of Use: https://tablecash.app/terms

About

Live Pay for Groups

Features
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Spending money as a group just changed. Finally. No math. No covering. No chasing. No paying interest on someone else's tab. Live Pay for Groups is the only payment app where you're not paying people back — because everyone locks in their share before anything is purchased. THE HIDDEN COST OF COVERING Even when your friends pay you back the same night, that charge still sits on your credit card until you pay your bill — usually once a month. In that gap, you're paying interest on money that was never yours to spend. Live Pay eliminates that gap entirely — and now shows you exactly how much you're avoiding, every time. HOW IT WORKS Live Split — Split any group purchase before it happens. The organizer sets the total and invites everyone. Each person pre-authorizes their exact share. When everyone's in, the purchase goes through. Cards are only charged when it's done — not before. Live Tab — Pre-authorize each round at a bar or restaurant. Before each round, everyone approves their share. No one covers the table. No one does math at the end of the night. Just time back to enjoy. INSTANT PAYOUT Choose instant payout and get paid directly to your debit card — usually within 30 minutes of your group authorizing. No credit card. No balance to carry. No interest. Ever. THE DIFFERENCE With other apps, you pay first and request money back later. With Live Pay, everyone locks in their share first — and the split closes automatically. Same pre-authorization system used by Uber, hotels, and gas stations — applied to your friend group. FEATURES - Interest avoided counter — see exactly how much interest you've avoided by never covering for friends - Time saved counter — see the minutes you've saved using Live Pay - Group pre-authorization — no one pays until everyone commits - Instant payout — get paid back in ~30 minutes, no interest - Automatic split calculation — no math, ever - Personal budget limits — set your night out budget privately - Privacy first — group members never see each other's amounts - Face ID / Touch ID — approve payments with a glance - Receipt scanning — snap a photo, amounts auto-fill Finally. No math. No covering. No chasing. No paying interest on someone else's tab.

Screenshots

TableCash4 screens
Live Pay for Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Live Pay for Groups at every 2 days against TableCash's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TableCash ships an update weekly, Live Pay for Groups every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TableCash versus Live Pay for Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTableCashLive Pay for Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTableCash LLCLive Vibe LLC

In-app purchases

None

TableCash

No in-app purchases

None

Live Pay for Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TableCash free?
TableCash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Pay for Groups free?
Live Pay for Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TableCash or Live Pay for Groups have ads?
Neither TableCash nor Live Pay for Groups shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TableCash or Live Pay for Groups?
TableCash ships an update weekly, and Live Pay for Groups every 2 days. Most recently, TableCash was updated on October 24, 2026 and Live Pay for Groups on October 25, 2026.

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