tab.

The problem

Money owed between friends dies in group chats. Asking twice feels rude, so people eat the loss and quietly resent it — tab. replaces the awkward text with a public receipt.

About the project

tab. is a social ledger for the money friends owe each other. Search a name, see the receipts, and file a tab against anyone — they get notified, and the whole ledger is public. Three steps, zero awkward texts: pull up a name, file the tab, then settle (or forgive). The internet remembers when your Venmo request didn't.

It's a native iOS app shipped end-to-end as a solo project: design, build, App Store review, RevenueCat-powered subscriptions, and a live admin console at thetab.io. It survived a real App Store rejection (Sign in with Apple + subscription-link rules) and has been live since June 2026.

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