tab.

Receipts in — balances out.

Split the bill.
Keep the receipts.

Add an itemized receipt — or snap a photo of one — tag who got what, and Tab works out exactly who owes whom. No passwords, no spreadsheets, no “wait, what do I owe you again?”

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Built for the group chat

  • 01

    Itemized to the line

    Every taco, every Uber, every round of drinks — assign line items to the people who actually had them.

  • 02

    Scan, don't type

    Photograph the paper receipt and Tab reads the lines, tax and tip right on your device. Nothing leaves your phone.

  • 03

    Fewest payments possible

    Tab nets everything out and suggests the minimum set of transfers so settling up takes minutes, not math.

Watch it work

Four people.
Three payments.

A real receipt, run through the same ledger the app uses. Nothing here is a mock-up.

  1. 01

    Itemize

    Type the receipt in, or scan it.

  2. 02

    Assign

    Tag who actually had each line.

  3. 03

    Net out

    Tax and tip follow what you ate.

  4. 04

    Settle

    The fewest payments that clear it.

Taqueria El Sol

Maya paid

  • Tacos al pastor ×3$13.50
    DevSam
  • Ceviche$18.00
    MayaAri
  • Margarita pitcher$32.00
    MayaDevSamAri
  • Churros$9.00
    Sam
Tax
$6.20
Tip
$14.00
TOTAL$92.70

across 3 receipts

  • Maya+$51.86
  • Dev-$13.96
  • Sam+$2.93
  • Ari-$40.83
  • Ari→Maya$40.83
  • Dev→Maya$11.03
  • Dev→Sam$2.93
  • settled ✓

Versus the usual suspects

Most apps split the bill. Tab splits the receipt.

Everything else starts from a total and divides it. Tab starts from the lines on the paper, which is where the arguing actually happens.

CapabilityTabSplitwiseVenmo groupsA spreadsheet

  • Split one receipt line by line

    Assign the churros to the person who ate the churros.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: partlyVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: partly

  • Read a paper receipt from a photo

    Snap it and the lines, tax and tip come out filled in.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: partlyVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: no

  • Receipt photos never leave your device

    Tab runs the OCR in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: noVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: yes

  • Tax and tip follow what you ordered

    Allocated against each person's pre-tax subtotal, not split evenly.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: partlyVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: partly

  • Nets down to the fewest transfers

    Four people and a pile of tangled IOUs come out as three payments.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: yesVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: no

  • Anyone with the link can watch the tab

    No account needed to see where the money landed.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: noVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: partly

  • No ads, no pro tier, no upsell

    There is nothing to upgrade to.

    Tab: yesSplitwise: noVenmo groups: noA spreadsheet: yes

~ means it's possible but awkward, or behind a paid tier. Compared Sep 2026.

How it works

  1. 01

    Name the event

    Trips, dinners, birthdays — anything with a shared bill.

  2. 02

    Share one link

    Anyone with the link can watch the tab; friends sign in with a magic link to add their share.

  3. 03

    Settle up

    Watch balances zero out as receipts pile up.

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