Questions about Tab
Contents
- What is Tab?
- How do I split a restaurant bill by what each person ordered?
- Can friends who don’t have the app join a split?
- How are shared dishes, tax and tip divided?
- Can I split a bill on just my phone?
- How does Tab read a receipt?
- How do I keep my receipts organised?
- How can I see where my money goes?
- Does Tab work with receipts in other currencies?
- Does Tab work without signal?
- Can I share a receipt with someone?
- Can I export my receipts?
- Is Tab private?
- Is Tab free?
- When can I get Tab?
- Who makes Tab?
- I run a shop, café or restaurant. Can my receipts go straight to customers?
Short answers to what people ask about Tab: reading receipts, finding them again, splitting a bill and keeping it private.
What is Tab?#
Tab is a receipts app for iPhone and Android, made by Endive Limited in Ireland. Take a photo of a receipt and Tab fills in the shop, the date, the total and each item. Then find any receipt again, see where your money goes, and split the bill item by item, even with friends who don't have Tab. It is free, with no ads.
How do I split a restaurant bill by what each person ordered?#
Scan the receipt in Tab and start a split. Show the table one code. Everyone scans it and picks what they had, in Tab or in a browser with just their name. Shared plates are divided between the people who shared them, and tax and tip follow what each person had. When everyone’s finished, the person who scanned the bill checks the shares and sends them. Each person sees only their own share. It opens in any browser, so nobody has to download anything.
Can friends who don’t have the app join a split?#
Yes. Everyone at the table scans one code and picks what they had in their phone's browser, with just their name. Nobody has to download anything, and each person sees only their own share.
Can I split a bill on just my phone?#
Yes. Split it yourself on one phone, by item or evenly, without anyone else joining.
How does Tab read a receipt?#
Photograph a receipt, or import one, and Tab fills in the shop, the date, the total and every item on it. If it gets anything wrong you can fix it, and Tab never writes over what you changed.
How do I keep my receipts organised?#
Search, filter and sort everything you've kept, and sort it into folders and tags that make sense to you. Keep home and work apart in separate workspaces, and tell Tab once to move or tag new receipts by the card you paid with, how you paid or the category.
How can I see where my money goes?#
Tab shows your spending by category and by shop, month by month, with the shops' own logos. Tap any figure to see the receipts behind it.
Does Tab work with receipts in other currencies?#
Yes. Tab converts each receipt into your currency at the rate on the day you paid, so spending abroad adds up with the rest.
Does Tab work without signal?#
Yes. Tab saves everything on your phone first and catches up when you're back online.
Can I export my receipts?#
Yes. Tab exports every receipt as a PDF, with the original photos.
Is Tab private?#
Tab won't open without your passcode, Face ID or fingerprint, and you choose who sees each receipt. Delete your account, and 30 days later your receipts are erased. Copies in our weekly backups are gone within 4 weeks of that. The privacy policy at tabreceipts.com/privacy has the detail.
Is Tab free?#
Yes. Tab is free and has no ads. If it saves you some time, chip in whatever you like. Giving doesn't unlock anything; it just keeps Tab going.
When can I get Tab?#
It's in testing now, on its way to the App Store and Google Play. The download links go right here the day it's out.
Who makes Tab?#
Tab is made by two people at Endive Limited, a company registered in Ireland. Write to hello@tabreceipts.com about anything.
I run a shop, café or restaurant. Can my receipts go straight to customers?#
That is what we want to build with businesses. Leave your details at tabreceipts.com/business and we'll be in touch.