One App, Two Sides
Choose the mode that fits your lifestyle. OurTab seamlessly switches between full meal-based tracking and standard group expense sharing.
Bachelor's Mess Mode
Meal & Expense System
Tailored specifically for Bangladeshi Bachelor Messes, hostel groups, student dorms, and apartments with structured communal eating plans.
- Interactive Meal Tracker: Easily toggle meals 'On' or 'Off' daily with manager verification.
- Meal Rate Engine: Automatic real-time calculation of daily meal rates based on shopping costs and total meals.
- Manager Approval Flows: Safe control over grocery cost submittals and deposit entries.
- Persistent Daily History: Chronological log of meals and updates with timezone stability.
Shared House & Travel Mode
Direct Expense Tracking
Ideal for flatmates, shared houses, roommates, and travel groups who want to track expenses without mealing systems.
- Bill Splitting Options: Split expenses equally, by percentages, or absolute amounts.
- Smart Settlements Engine: Optimized algorithms calculate who owes whom using the fewest transactions possible.
- Interactive Buy List: Shared list for groceries/utilities with automatic check-offs and cleanup.
- Multi-House Invites: Join or switch between multiple homes or travel groups directly from your profile.
Premium Ecosystem
Built for both structured mealing systems and direct expense sharing, OurTab is a complete household and group management suite designed for transparency and peace of mind.
🔐 Authentication & Security
- Google Sign-In via Firebase Authentication.
- Protected Routes — unauthenticated users are redirected to the login page.
- Persistent Sessions across page refreshes.
- Permission-based Access — only house members can view expenses, and only owners can edit them within a 48-hour window.
🏠 House Management
- Named Households — create or join a house via invite.
- Role System — Managers can update member settings (Rent, Role) and approve requests.
- Manager Promotion — dynamic role switching; if a non-creator manager promotes someone else, they revert to member status.
- Meal Management — toggle "Meals On/Off" with a manager approval flow.
- Fund Deposits — members can deposit funds into the house account requiring manager verification.
- Collaborative Deletion — house deletion requires approval from all members.
📊 Financial Dashboard
- Real-time Overview — total house expenses vs. your personal monthly spending.
- Smart Settlements — automated calculation of who owes whom, optimized to minimize transaction count.
- Expense History — browse recent expenses or navigate through previous months.
- Currency Support — configurable house currency ($, ₹, £, etc.).
- PDF Export — generate professional expense reports with one click (via jsPDF).
🧾 Shopping & Expenses
- Multi-Contributor Splitting — split bills by absolute amounts or percentages.
- Shortcut Actions — "I Pay All" or "Split Equally" for rapid entry.
- Interactive Buy List — shared list with auto-capitalization and check-off history.
- ✨ Smart Auto-Mark — automated ticking of items when expenses are added.
- Cleanup Automation — completed items auto-delete after 12 hours.
Notifications System 🔔
OurTab keeps the whole house in sync with real-time, categorized alerts:
Shopping Alerts
Notified when housemates add items to the Buy List.
Expense Alerts
Stay updated whenever a new bill is added or edited.
Payment & Funds
Alerts for requests, deposit approvals, or settled debts.
House Management
Role changes, new members, or house deletion requests.
Meal Requests
Managers are notified of meal status changes.
Special Occasions
Automated birthday reminders for house members.
Our Story
OurTab was born from the unique challenges of managing meals and expenses in Bangladeshi bachelor messes. We believe that your home should be your sanctuary, not a source of financial stress. We've evolved that core experience into a professional-grade workspace for the most important organization in your life: your home.
Clarity
Every transaction and meal choice, accounted for in real-time. No more 'who owes what' guessing games.
Security
Private, permission-based house management. Your data is protected by Firebase-backed security.
Simplicity
A sleek, minimal interface designed for speed and peace of mind. Built for busy modern households.
The Visionaries
Meet the professional team dedicated to redefining household management.
Raju Ahmed
Industry Visionary & Mentor
Senior Leadership guiding the strategic growth and long-term vision of OurTab.
Jakaria Mashud Shahria
Founder & Product Architect
The creative force behind OurTab's premium aesthetic and technical foundation.
Ashraful Haque Patowary
Idea Initiator
The spark that started OurTab, bringing the initial vision of shared living harmony.
Installation Guide
Install OurTab as a Progressive Web App (PWA) for a native mobile experience.
Android
- 1
Open Google Chrome and navigate to app.ourtab.online
- 2
Tap the menu icon in the top right corner.
- 3
Select "Install app" or "Add to Home screen".
iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- 1
Open Safari and navigate to app.ourtab.online
- 2
Tap the Share button at the bottom center.
- 3
Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen" .
Laptop / Desktop
- 1
Open Google Chrome and navigate to app.ourtab.online
- 2
Click the Install OurTab icon in the top right of the address bar.
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In the popup, click "Install" to add to your desktop or taskbar.
What's New
We are constantly shipping improvements to make managing your household smoother.
Unified Invites & Social Connectivity
Streamlined household management with a unified invitation flow and enhanced social sharing features.
- Unified Invitation Flow: Accept or decline house invites directly from your profile.
- Messenger Integration: Replaced legacy social icons with Messenger for accurate sharing.
- Real-time Meal History: Persistent logging and timezone fixes for reliable tracking.
- Notification Cleanup: Automatic clearing of processed join requests.
- QR & Link Sharing: One-tap household joining via the new landing page.
Premium Redesign & Inline Actions
A ground-up visual overhaul of the web platform, bringing a modern glassmorphism aesthetic and faster workflows.
- Complete visual redesign with deep emerald and teal gradient themes.
- New 'App Gallery' showcase with snap-scrolling 3D glass cards.
- Inline Action Buttons: Approve/Reject requests directly from notifications.
- Fixed iOS PDF Date Parsing: Reports now generate flawlessly on Apple devices.
Categories, Avatars & Smart Settle
Enhanced expense tracking features and a major upgrade to push notifications with dynamic user context.
- Dynamic Notification Icons: Sender's avatar now appears in push alerts instead of a generic app icon.
- Expense Categorization: Added explicit separation for 'Utilities' vs 'Other'.
- Smart Settlements Algorithm: Minimizes transaction count when calculating who owes whom.
- Fixed duplicate notifications issue across Android and iOS.
Initial Launch
The core release of OurTab household manager.
- Real-time expense splitting and meal tracking.
- Manager role system with approval workflows.
- Interactive shared Buy List.
- PDF Exporting for monthly summaries.