HouseTab

Roommate Utility Splitting

PILOT

Built for a shared college house where different roommates pay electric, water, gas and internet. Snap the bill, everyone sees what they owe, and a tap opens the payer’s Venmo or Cash App. Phone-first; iPhone app to follow.

Open the app

Private pilot: roommates join by invite from their house manager.

What it does

Snap the bill

The roommate who pays a utility uploads a photo or PDF. The amount, service dates and due date are read automatically, then checked and confirmed by the payer.

Fair shares

Split equally or by weight, prorated by the days each person lived in the house during the bill's service period. Shares always add up to the cent.

Tap to pay

Each share shows the payer's Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle or Apple Cash. Payment happens in those apps; HouseTab keeps the record.

Reminders both ways

Roommates are reminded when a share is due; payers are reminded when a bill should have arrived.

Running costs

Monthly cost per utility and per person, with a flag when a bill jumps well above the recent average.

House manager

Whoever sets up the house manages invites, move-in and move-out dates, and the house's records, and can hand the role to a roommate.

HouseTab never holds or moves money and never asks for bank details. Bill photos are stored privately and visible only to members of that house; account numbers are kept as the last four digits.