Tabster is a bill-splitting app that lets the person who covered a group meal snap a photo of the receipt and share it instantly, eliminating awkward manual math. The app uses AI to generate an interactive receipt where each diner selects their own itemshe fair share, with optional Venmo links for direct payment. It's designed for friends, group trips, and events like bachelorette parties where splitting a bill across many people with different orders is stressful.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Group dinners and events often leave one person covering the full tab, then facing the tedious and awkward task of manually calculating and collecting everyone's share. Calculating individual portions, especially when orders vary widely—such as drinks versus no drinks—adds stress and takes time away from the social experience.
Solution
Tabster is an AI-powered bill-splitting app that turns a photographed receipt into an interactive, itemized selection page. The person who put their card down simply snaps a picture of the receipt and shares it with the group in secondsretary math. Each group member then selects their own items from the AI-generated receipt, and the app calculates their individual share, with optional Venmo links for easy payment collection. This streamlined flow also works through SMS, allowing users to text receipts to the service and receive a processing link in response.
Target Audience
Primary users are the "tab coverers"—the friend or family member who fronts the bill at group dinners, bachelorette trips, and other social outings—and their friends who need to pay back their share. The app also serves group trip organizers and anyone seeking to eliminate the awkwardness of splitting a check.
Features
- AI-generated interactive receipt: snaps a photo and instantly creates a digital, itemized receipt for group selection
- Per-person item selection: each diner picks their own items, so those who didn't drink aren't forced to pay for others' cocktails
- Venmo integration: optional Venmo usernames facilitate direct payment between group members
- SMS-based receipt processing: users can text receipt images to Tabster's number and receive a reply with a link to the processed receipt and selection page
- Privacy controls: per-receipt and per-trip visibility settings, allowing users to keep transactions private or visible to friends
- Friend connections: contact access helps find friends already using the app, and shared receipts surface to connected friends when set to Friends visibility