# Dibs

> Dibs is an iOS app for splitting restaurant checks. The host scans the receipt, friends claim their items from a text link with no app or signup, and everyone pays the host directly on Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal. Free, iOS, currently on TestFlight.

Claim first. Pay second. The host photographs the receipt, picks who was at the
table, and Dibs writes a text from the host's own number. Each guest opens a
link in their browser, taps the items they had, and stops there — no download,
no account, no email. When everyone has claimed, the host locks the tab: Dibs
splits shared items, spreads tax and tip in proportion, and hands each guest
their exact number with a prefilled Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal link. Money goes
friend-to-friend. Dibs never holds, moves, or sees it.

Dibs is not a ledger and not a wallet. It models one night: only the host
installs anything, guests never sign up, and the tab closes when the money
lands with no balance left over. Splitwise added itemized receipt splitting in
October 2026, so itemized claiming without a guest account is no longer unique
to Dibs. What still differs is that the Dibs invite arrives as a text from the
host's own number rather than a QR code at the table, and that a Dibs tab never
rolls into a running balance. Most splitters also let people pay the moment
they claim, so the tab shifts while money moves; Dibs locks the tab first, then
opens the pay buttons.

- Platform: iOS (host app). Guests use any browser.
- Price: free. No subscription, no paid tier, no in-app purchases.
- Availability: public beta on TestFlight. Not yet on the App Store.
- Currency: USD. Market: United States.
- Payment rails: Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal — deep links only, confirmed
  manually by the host.
- Made by Catalyst AI Consulting Inc., New York City.

## Pages

- [Dibs](https://www.getdibs.app): What Dibs is, the three-step flow, and the FAQ.
- [How it works](https://www.getdibs.app/how-it-works): The host flow, the guest flow, and how the splitting math and privacy design work.
- [Compare](https://www.getdibs.app/compare): How Dibs differs from Splitwise Itemize and from a plain Venmo request, including when not to use Dibs.
- [How Dibs got built](https://www.getdibs.app/built): The build log — 144 days, 178 commits, three receipt-parsing architectures, and what went wrong.
- [Receipt-parsing eval results](https://www.getdibs.app/built): Published results from the eval harness, measured against public receipt datasets. Implementation available privately on request.
- [Privacy](https://www.getdibs.app/privacy): What Dibs collects, what it keeps, and for how long.
- [Join the beta on TestFlight](https://testflight.apple.com/join/zJqpggqU): Install the iOS host app.

## Optional

- [Terms of Service](https://www.getdibs.app/terms): Terms for using Dibs.
- [Full FAQ text](https://www.getdibs.app/llms-full.txt): Every question and answer from the site, verbatim.