Comparison

Tabli 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

Tabli

Effortlessly split group expenses by scanning receipts or adding items manually. Invite friends, claim your share, and settle up using popular payment apps. Organize tabs and manage expenses even when offline.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning for instant item population
  • Split expenses by item or evenly
  • Integrated payment options (Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal)
  • Offline functionality with automatic syncing
  • Friend requests and profile sharing via QR code
  • Organize and archive tabs
Features
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Tabli makes splitting bills effortless. Snap a receipt or add items manually, invite friends via QR code or username, claim what you ate, and settle up with Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or PayPal. Scan receipts with AI — items populate instantly. Split by item, not just evenly. See everyone's full breakdown before settling. Send and receive friend requests. Share your profile with a QR code. Multi-select tabs to organize or archive. Works offline — sync when you're back online.

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

Tabli4 screens
Live Pay for Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Live Pay for Groups at every 2 days against Tabli'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

Tabli ships an update weekly, Live Pay for Groups every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tabli versus Live Pay for Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabliLive Pay for Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
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
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB&L Collective LLCLive Vibe LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tabli

No in-app purchases

None

Live Pay for Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabli free?
Tabli 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 Tabli or Live Pay for Groups have ads?
Neither Tabli nor Live Pay for Groups shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabli or Live Pay for Groups?
Tabli ships an update weekly, and Live Pay for Groups every 2 days. Most recently, Tabli was updated on June 25, 2026 and Live Pay for Groups on September 20, 2026.

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