TableCash vs Live Pay for Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create group collection tables
- Shareable contribution links
- Card payments for contributors
- Organizer approval for payouts
- Transparent transaction visibility
- Stripe integration for secure payments
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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
Live Pay for Groups
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | TableCash | Live Pay for Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TableCash LLC | Live Vibe LLC |
In-app purchases
TableCash
No in-app purchases
Live Pay for Groups
No in-app purchases








