Guides
Practical, no-nonsense guides to splitting bar and restaurant tabs fairly, and getting everyone to pay you back. Written by the team behind Tab Tender.
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Everything from importing a receipt to assigning items, sharing, collecting payments, reconciling, and using balances, trips, households, feed, and insights.
9 min readHow to split a bar tab fairly (without doing math at the table)
Three fair ways to split a shared bar tab — evenly, by what each person drank, or by rounds — plus how to handle tax, tip, and surcharges.
4 min readHow to split an itemized restaurant bill by who ordered what
Dividing a restaurant check evenly overcharges the people who ordered less. Here's how to split an itemized bill fairly, including shared dishes.
3 min readThe fair way to split tax and tip on a group bill
Splitting the tip evenly is the most common bill-splitting mistake. Here's why proportional tax and tip is fairer, with a worked example.
3 min readHow to handle prepayments, rounds, and discounts when splitting
Real groups have prepaid Ubers, bought rounds, coupons, and comped birthday meals. Here's how to keep the split fair and the total balanced.
2 min readHow to split a bill in a different currency (trips abroad)
Splitting a bill in euros, pounds, or yen on a trip? Here's how to split a foreign-currency check fairly, keep multi-currency trip totals straight, and pay each other back across borders.
3 min readHow to split a bill when not everyone has the app
You don't need everyone to download an app or make an account to split a bill. Here's how to split a check and collect everyone's share with nothing but a shared link.
3 min readNever got the receipt? How to get a copy days later (and split the bill)
Days later and you never got the receipt? How to get an itemized copy after the fact — from your texts, the venue's POS (Toast, Square, Clover), or your card app.
4 min readHow to split a dinner bill with a group
The fair, fast way to split a dinner bill with friends — handle shared appetizers and drinks, divide tax and tip right, deal with one card paying, and send everyone their exact share.
3 min readBill split calculator: how to calculate who owes what
How to calculate each person's share of a bill — the simple formula for splitting tax and tip proportionally, a worked example, and a free calculator that does it for you.
3 min readQR code to split the bill: let everyone join without an app
Skip "what's the link?" at the table. Show a QR code and everyone scans to see their share and pay — no app to download, no account to make. Here's how it works.
2 min readHow to read and split a Toast digital receipt
Got a Toast receipt link by text or email? Here's how to read it and split the itemized bill with friends in seconds — every line, tax, and tip pulled in automatically.
2 min readHow to read and split a Square digital receipt
Got a Square receipt link by text or email? Here's how to read it and split the itemized bill with friends in seconds, with every line, tax, and tip pulled in automatically.
2 min readAI bill splitter: the app that scans your receipt and splits the bill by item
An AI bill splitter scans your receipt and splits the check by who actually had what. Here's how receipt-scanning split apps work, how accurate they are, and how to use one for free.
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How to split a group trip's expenses (and keep a running total)
The clean way to split vacation and group-trip costs — log each shared expense, keep a running total across the whole trip, and settle up once at the end without spreadsheets.
4 min readHow to split a tab for a big group (parties, bachelorettes, work dinners)
Splitting a check for 8, 12, or 20 people without chaos — scan the receipt once, assign items fast, handle shared bottles and one card fronting the whole tab, and collect everyone's share.
2 min readHow to split a bar tab when people come and go
The fair way to split an open bar tab when guests arrive late, leave early, and rounds change all night — assign each round to whoever was actually there, not the whole group.
3 min readHow to split a bachelorette party bill fairly
Plan and split a bachelorette weekend without anyone overpaying — cover the bride, track the prepaid deposits and activities, and settle the whole trip in one net payment.
3 min readHow to split a work or team dinner bill
Splitting a team dinner is different from splitting with friends — handle the person expensing it, keep alcohol on its own line for policy, respect a per-head cap, and give everyone an exact, itemized share.
2 min readHow to split a vacation house rental with friends
From the Airbnb total to groceries and activities, here's how to split a group house rental fairly — including uneven rooms and nights — and settle the whole trip in one payment.
2 min readHow to cover the birthday person when you split the bill
The table wants to treat the guest of honor — here's the fair way to cover the birthday person's share, spread it across everyone else, and still split the rest of the bill by who had what.
3 min readHow to split the bill on special occasions (birthdays, parties, celebrations)
Birthdays, parties, and celebrations break the normal even split — someone's being treated and contributions are uneven. Here's how to keep the math fair, cover the guest of honour, and still get everyone to pay their part.
4 min readHow to split rent and bills with roommates fairly
Split rent, utilities, and shared groceries with roommates without the monthly awkwardness — divide rent fairly even when rooms differ, track who paid which bill, and settle up in one payment.
3 min readWhat to do when a restaurant won't split the check
Plenty of restaurants only run one card for a table. Here's how to put the whole bill on one card and still split it fairly by who ordered what — and get everyone to pay you back fast.
3 min readHow to split an Uber Eats or DoorDash order with friends
The clean way to split a group delivery order: screenshot the order summary, scan it into Tab Tender, assign each person's items, and split the fees and tip proportionally — nobody overpays for someone else's entrée.
3 min readHow to split the cost of a group gift (without the awkward chase)
Collecting money for a group gift — a birthday, wedding, baby shower, or farewell? Here's how to set a fair per-person amount, collect without chasing, and handle people who give more or less.
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How to get friends to pay you back (without nagging)
Practical ways to actually get repaid after you cover a group bill — make the amount exact, send a one-tap pay link, offer their preferred app, and follow up without the awkwardness.
3 min readHow to track who owes who in a friend group (without a spreadsheet)
Stop keeping a mental ledger of who paid last time. Here's how to track who owes who across a friend group with running balances — and settle up without awkward math.
2 min readOne person paid the bill? How to split it and get paid back
One person put the whole bill on their card? Here's how to split it fairly after the fact, work out each person's exact share, and get everyone to pay you back without chasing.
4 min read
Venmo vs Cash App vs Zelle: which to use to get paid back
A practical comparison of Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle for splitting bills and paying friends back — speed, fees, and which to pick — plus PayPal, Wise, and Revolut for paying back outside the US.
3 min readTab Tender vs Splitwise vs Tab: which bill-splitting app to use
An honest comparison of the popular ways to split a bill — Tab Tender, Splitwise, Plates, and Tab (plus Settle Up and Tricount) — by how you split, who needs an account, and how people pay you back.
6 min readA free Splitwise alternative for splitting the bill (no daily limits)
Looking for a free Splitwise alternative after the free-tier limits? Tab Tender splits restaurant and bar bills with no per-day cap, no app download, and tap-to-pay links — here's how it compares and how to switch.
5 min readVenmo vs Cash App vs Zelle: which is best for splitting bills?
A practical comparison of Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle for paying friends back and splitting bills — speed, fees, how the money moves, and which to use when.
3 min readThe best way to split bills with friends (a complete guide)
The best way to split a bill with friends isn't an even split — it's charging each person for what they had, sharing tax and tip proportionally, and sending exact pay links. Here's the method for every situation, from dinner to rent.
4 min readGroup trip expense spreadsheet vs. an app: which is better?
A shared spreadsheet can track group-trip costs, but it breaks down on tax, tip, and who-owes-who. Here's when a spreadsheet is enough and when an app like Tab Tender saves the trip.
3 min readSettle Up vs Tab Tender: which bill-splitting app to use
Comparing Settle Up and Tab Tender — when you want an ongoing group ledger (Settle Up) vs. a fast, no-download way to split a restaurant or bar check and get paid back (Tab Tender).
3 min readThe 7 best bill-splitting apps in 2026, honestly compared
An honest comparison of the best bill-splitting apps in 2026 — Splitwise, Tab Tender, Settle Up, Splid, Splitty, Plates, and Tab — and which to pick for restaurant checks, trips, and roommates.
6 min readVenmo vs Splitwise: which do you actually need for splitting bills?
Venmo moves money; Splitwise tracks who owes whom. Here's the real difference, when to use each, how to use them together, and where both still leave you splitting the check by hand.
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