Comparison

tab vs Split Group Expenses

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

Head to head
About

tab

Features
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tab-it keeps track of shared expenses on group trips. Add an expense when it happens: who paid, who's in, done. tab-it works out who owes what and shows one simple balance per person. When the trip's over, settle up and you're square. It's free. No ads and no subscription. Everything's included. We made it for our own trips because the alternatives kept charging for basics. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Equal or exact splits. Two people can pay one bill, and someone who skipped dinner can be left out of that one. โ€ข Per-currency balances. Spend in euros and pounds on the same trip and they stay separate, with no made-up conversion rates. โ€ข Works offline. Add expenses on the plane or up a mountain. They sync when you're back. โ€ข Attach receipt photos to expenses. โ€ข Add people by email. They see the trip when they sign in. โ€ข Push notifications for trip activity, if you want them. โ€ข Settling up records who paid who back, so the trip ends square. PRIVACY No ads, no analytics, no selling data. We collect what the app needs to work and nothing else. You can delete your account in the app at any time. tab-it is open source: github.com/rithwikshetty/tab-it Questions? support@tab-it.app

About

Split Group Expenses

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Squara - Split Expenses Fairly Squara is a shared expense tracker built around one idea: everyone in the group should always be looking at the same numbers. Log what was spent and who paid. Squara handles the math, keeps the full history, and makes sure every balance is clear. Whether you're splitting a weekend trip, monthly rent, or groceries with your partner. No ads. No daily limits. No timers. Some expense apps cap free users at 3 entries per day and make you wait 10 seconds before core actions. Squara has no entry caps, no artificial delays, and no ads on any tier, free or premium. What you get: UNLIMITED EXPENSES Add as many as your trip, month, or household needs, instantly. FLEXIBLE SPLITS Equal, exact amounts, or by percentage. Every expense can be split differently. MULTI-CURRENCY & CONVERSION See all balances converted to your preferred currency, broken down by group, currency, and time period. RECURRING EXPENSES Set up monthly bills once and Squara logs them automatically every cycle. EXPORT YOUR BALANCES CSV/PDF Pull your full expense history for reimbursement, records, or your own tracking. REAL ACCOUNTS - REAL CLARITY Everyone signs in with their own account, so balances follow them across devices and reinstalls. Debts are tied to real identities, not guesses. STRICT EDIT PERMISSIONS Only the person who paid, or the group owner, can edit or delete an expense. Everyone else has read-only access. SETTLEMENT CONFIRMATION When you log a settlement, the other person is notified and must confirm before it's recorded. FULL AUDIT TRAIL Every change is logged with a timestamp and before/after values. View history per group, or browse a global activity feed across all your groups. Built by one developer who got tired of the friction. The most common advice for people leaving popular expense apps is to just use a spreadsheet. Squara is the alternative that clears that bar, honest, fast, and designed to disappear into your routine so you can focus on the people you're sharing life with. Terms of Use (EULA): https://squara.app/terms Privacy policy: https://squara.app/privacy

Screenshots

tab3 screens
Split Group Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tab at none against Split Group Expenses's 2. Split Group Expenses's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Split Group Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. tab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tab ships an update fortnightly, Split Group Expenses every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
tab versus Split Group Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertabSplit Group Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRithwik ShettyArtyom Lensky

In-app purchases

None

tab

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Split Group Expenses

Subscriptions2
  • Squara Premium$3.991 Month
  • Squara Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is tab free?
tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Group Expenses free?
Split Group Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do tab or Split Group Expenses have ads?
Neither tab nor Split Group Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tab or Split Group Expenses?
tab ships an update fortnightly, and Split Group Expenses every 2 days. Most recently, tab was updated on September 27, 2026 and Split Group Expenses on October 2, 2026.

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