Receipt Capture and Itemized Bill Setup
Tab makes the first step of a group meal a guided bill setup. Start a new bill from the home screen and use the camera to capture an itemized receipt. The app reads the listed items and prices, giving the group a practical starting point without requiring every amount to be typed by hand.
Clear receipt text and a level phone help keep item names and amounts easy to interpret. Once the list is ready, friends can review the check together and decide who ordered each line. For a restaurant table, this capture-first workflow creates one shared record instead of scattered notes or mental arithmetic. It keeps the calculation tied to the actual check. That makes the handoff from receipt to group choices easy to follow.
Shared Items and Real-Time Group Selection
Each person can claim the items they ordered, while shared dishes can be assigned to more than one diner. That makes Tab useful when a table includes a mixture of individual meals and food that everyone sampled. Friends with Tab can join the same bill and make their own selections, keeping responsibility close to the people who know what they had.
The group view is built around coordinated decisions rather than a single payer guessing every split. Changes stay synced in real time, so participants can check the same bill as selections are added or adjusted. This works well for a small dinner, a birthday meal, or any gathering where each person needs a clear share without passing a calculator around.
Tax, Tip, and Flexible Settlement
Once the line items are assigned, Tab handles the arithmetic that often makes group bills awkward. Tax and tip are divided proportionally, keeping each person’s total aligned with the value of the items they claimed. When one diner is celebrating a birthday, the app also supports splitting that person’s total evenly among everyone else, giving the group a practical way to treat someone without rebuilding the bill by hand.
Settlement can be recorded after the totals are clear. The app supports integrated Venmo as one way for a group to settle up, while a cash payment can be recorded for people who pay at the table. Together, these options keep the final step connected to the same item assignments and calculations used to prepare each share.
Bills, Friends, and Everyday Dining Scenarios
Tab’s home screen puts New Bill, Join Bill, and My Bills in clear view. People can start a fresh receipt calculation, enter a shared bill, or return to earlier bills without searching through complex menus. This suits friends who want each diner to handle their own items instead of leaving one person to reconstruct the whole check.
It works best for social meals where the receipt can be photographed and diners can identify what they ordered. The same flow fits casual dinners, birthdays, and other shared checks, while guests can participate directly when they prefer to claim their own selections. From the first photo to final settlement, the structure keeps a group total easy to follow.
Conclusion: Tab is best for friends who want to capture a receipt, assign shared items, and settle a group check with less manual arithmetic.
