{"id":11346,"date":"2022-08-01T14:43:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/01\/this-app-does-only-one-thing-splitting-meal-bills\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:43:25","slug":"this-app-does-only-one-thing-splitting-meal-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/01\/this-app-does-only-one-thing-splitting-meal-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"This app does only one thing: splitting meal bills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s a lot to be said for an app with one singular function, and that\u2019s what makes the Tab app so magical. Unlike other bill splitting apps like Splitwise<\/a>, which lets you split and track any type of expense, the Tab app exists to only split meal bills among a group of people. That\u2019s it \u2014 that\u2019s all it does. <\/p>\n

I was first introduced to the app by my friends when I lived in New York City. After many dinners and debates over who ordered an extra side of fries, who got three beers instead of two, and who just had an hors d\u2019oeuvre in place of an entree, we were fed up with doing basic math so the five or six people at the table could each pay their fair share. Thus, we transitioned to the Tab app<\/a>. Its appeal came from the ease of signing up new guests, selecting the items we ordered, and calculating the 20 percent tip for us. <\/p>\n

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Tab automatically totals up the amount each person owes.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Once the app is downloaded, one person volunteers to pay in either cash or credit. They then snap a picture of the bill to receive an in-app itemized version of that same bill. At the top of this itemized list, there is a code that the person in charge of the bill gives out to the group. Anyone joining the bill simply has to tap \u201cJoin Bill\u201d from the main screen, regardless of whether they have an account, and then input the code given to them. From this point, everyone chooses a nickname, and they go down the itemized bill and select what they ordered. If there\u2019s a dish that needs to be split among multiple people, like an appetizer, the Tab app allows more than one person to select the same item. When everyone has finished selecting their items, the app will calculate what each person owes after tax and tip. The person in charge of the bill can change the tip as they please. <\/p>\n