What Tab Tender solves
Splitting a bar or restaurant tab with a group is one of those small, recurring annoyances that everyone tolerates and nobody enjoys. Tab Tenderexists to make it fair and fast — here's exactly what goes wrong when you split a tab, and how Tab Tender fixes each part.
The problem: Splitting the bill evenly overcharges whoever ordered least. The person with a salad and water subsidizes the steak-and-cocktails crowd, every single time.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Tab Tender splits by what each person actually ordered. Assign items with a tap (or a weighted share for split plates), and everyone pays for their own — not an average.
The problem: Tax, tip, and service charges turn a simple split into napkin math, and splitting the tip evenly quietly re-introduces the same unfairness.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Tax, tip, and service are distributed proportionally to each person's share of the subtotal, automatically. No calculator, no arguments.
The problem: Reading a long receipt and typing every line into a notes app is tedious, so most people give up and guess.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Snap a photo of the receipt or paste a digital-receipt link (like Toast) and the items, prices, tax, and tip are pulled in for you — ready to assign.
The problem: “Just Venmo me whatever” means doing everyone's math for them, fielding wrong amounts, and following up for days.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Each person gets a pay button prefilled with their exact amount via Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle. One tap, correct every time.
The problem: Once the night's over, nobody remembers who actually paid you back — so money quietly slips through the cracks.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Tabs track who's marked paid and let you confirm it, with a one-tap reminder for stragglers. Running balances net out what each friend owes you across every tab.
The problem: Trips and recurring crews multiply the chaos: a dozen tabs, prepaid deposits, bought rounds, and a coupon nobody knows how to apply.
How Tab Tender fixes it: Group tabs under a trip for a running total, record prepayments and discounts so the math still balances, and save your regular party to load everyone in one tap.
Split your next tab the fair way
Free to use — snap the receipt, tap who had what, and share pay links for everyone's exact share.
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