Comparison

Split vs The Tab

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

Head to head
About

Split

Effortlessly track shared expenses with friends, roommates, and family. This completely free application offers all features without ads or paywalls, allowing for easy splitting by various methods and real-time balance updates.

Highlights
  • Split expenses equally, by percentage, shares, or custom amounts
  • Built-in tip & tax calculator
  • Multi-currency support
  • Assign expenses to specific payers
  • Create groups for trips, households, and events
  • Real-time balances and full expense history
  • Sign in with Google or Apple
Features
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Split-Money is the modern, completely free app to track shared expenses with friends—with no limits, no ads, & no paywalls. Every feature is unlocked for everyone, forever. Split expenses with friends, roommates, and family without the frustration of hitting a paywall mid-trip or seeing ads clutter your screen. Split-Money gives you everything you'd need and want in an expense sharing app, entirely for free. Why Split-Money? 100% free—no subscriptions, no ads, no in-app purchases, ever Modern, clean design built for how people actually use their phones Everything unlocked from Day One—no premium tiers Splitting Made Easy Split equally, by percentage, by shares, or by exact custom amounts Built-in tip & tax calculator so you split the real total, not just the subtotal Multi-currency support for trips abroad Assign any expense to whoever paid—not just yourself Stay Organized Create groups for any situation—trips, households, dinners, events Activity feed so everyone can see what's been added or changed Group avatars and cover photos to keep things personal Archive groups when you're done without losing history Always in Sync Real-time balances so you always know exactly who owes what Full expense history that never disappears Sign in with Google or Apple—no password to forget Coming Soon Receipt scanning—just photograph a receipt and we'll do the math Voice dictation—add expenses hands-free AI-powered expense suggestions Stop paying for what should be free. Download Split-Money and split smarter.

About

The Tab

Features
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The Tab keeps track of who owes what — and looks good doing it. Every balance prints like a receipt: your friends, your groups, one running tab. SCAN THE RECEIPT Point your camera at any bill. The Tab reads the items, you tap who had what, and tax and tip split fairly based on what each person actually ordered. The original receipt photo stays with the entry. GROUPS WITHOUT THE MATH Trips, housemates, team dinners. One toggle shows the fewest payments that settle everyone up. SETTLE FOR REAL Settle-up requests need both sides to confirm, so balances never lie. Save your e-Transfer details and friends who owe you can copy them in one tap. NO NOISE No ads, no tracking, no feed. Delete your account any time, and everything goes with it.

Screenshots

Split4 screens
The Tab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Tab at every 2 days against Split's every 2 weeks. 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

Split ships an update every 2 weeks, The Tab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Split versus The Tab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitThe Tab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahit MamidipakaRafik Manla Hassan

In-app purchases

None

Split

No in-app purchases

None

The Tab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split free?
Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Tab free?
The Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split or The Tab have ads?
Neither Split nor The Tab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split or The Tab?
Split ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Tab every 2 days. Most recently, Split was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Tab on October 14, 2026.

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