# SparkReceipt: Receipt Scanner — Track Bills, Expenses & Taxes

> AI-powered receipt scanner and digital business document manager with cloud storage. (iPhone/iPad app by SparkReceipt Oy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparkreceipt-receipt-scanner/id1660447131 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SparkReceipt Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1804860623)
- Category: Business, Finance
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 879 App Store ratings · 160 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 100 MB
- Languages: American English, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, European Spanish
- Released: 2023-02-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparkreceipt-receipt-scanner/id1660447131/reviews.md

## What is SparkReceipt?

SparkReceipt is an AI receipt scanner and expense tracker app for freelancers, self-employed professionals, and small business owners. Snap any receipt and SparkReceipt extracts the merchant, amount, date, category and line items in seconds. Connect your inbox, forward email receipts, or upload PDFs and the app handles the rest.

EMAIL INBOX AUTO-SCANNING

Connect Gmail or Outlook and SparkReceipt automatically finds and imports email receipts as they arrive. No more digging through your inbox at month end or before tax season. You stay in control: review, approve, and exclude senders any time.

EMAIL RECEIPT FORWARDING

Prefer to file receipts manually? Forward eReceipts to your personal SparkReceipt address and the AI files them for you. Useful for shared inboxes or accounts you do not want to connect.

AI RECEIPT SCANNING (OCR)

The OCR receipt scanner reads paper receipts, PDF invoices, and forwarded email receipts in any language and currency. Smart categorization is based on the products on the receipt, not just the merchant name, so business expenses end up in the right account.

INCOME, EXPENSES, AND PROFIT/LOSS TRACKING

Track income alongside expenses for real-time profit and loss across your business. Tag expenses by client, project, or trip. Convert any currency at accurate historical daily rates for clean tax reporting.

MILEAGE TRACKER

Log business trips and claim every mile at tax time. Start a GPS-tracked drive with one tap or add trips by hand, assign each to a vehicle, client, or project, and SparkReceipt works out the reimbursement for you. Your mileage log exports right alongside your receipts for clean, deduction-ready records.

XERO AND QUICKBOOKS INTEGRATION

Connect SparkReceipt to Xero or QuickBooks Online and push categorized receipts straight to your accounting software. Export reports as PDF, Excel, or CSV when your accountant asks. Webhooks and a public API let you plug SparkReceipt into your existing workflow.

SHARE WITH YOUR ACCOUNTANT

Invite your accountant directly into SparkReceipt or share a secure link. Stop emailing receipts as attachments. Set time limits to auto-hide shared receipts after tax season.

TEAM COLLABORATION

Invite teammates and keep everyone's receipts and expenses organized in one secure place. Sort by category, tag, or user, and approve expense reports together.

CLOUD STORAGE THAT WORKS EVERYWHERE

Documents are encrypted and backed up in the cloud. Access them from iPhone, iPad, or any browser via the SparkReceipt web app at no extra cost.

POWERFUL SEARCH

Find any receipt by name, merchant, amount, tag, category, or even text inside the image. OCR text is fully searchable.

KEY FEATURES

- AI receipt scanner with automatic data extraction (OCR)
- Email inbox auto-scanning for Gmail, Outlook and IMAP
- Manual email receipt forwarding (eReceipt)
- Smart categorization based on products on the receipt
- Income and expense tracking in any currency
- Real-time profit and loss reports
- GPS mileage tracker with automatic reimbursement
- Xero integration
- QuickBooks integration
- PDF, Excel, and CSV exports for accountants
- Multi-user team support
- Bank statement upload and OCR
- Web app included
- No ads
- Bank-level security and encryption

WHO USES SPARKRECEIPT

Freelancers tracking project expenses. Self-employed consultants managing multiple income streams. Real estate investors tracking property costs. Small business owners preparing for tax season. Accountants who want their clients to send tidy, categorized receipts instead of shoeboxes.

Stop the receipt chaos. Start tracking business expenses like a pro.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.sparkreceipt.com/privacy-policy

## Key features

- AI receipt scanning with OCR
- Intelligent data extraction (ChatGPT)
- Cloud storage and backup
- Multi-user support for teams
- Document categorization and tagging
- Easy sharing with accountants
- Web app for desktop access

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SparkReceipt Elite, 2 users | $199.00 | per year |
| SparkReceipt Elite, 2 users | $29.99 | per month |
| SparkReceipt Elite | $99.00 | per year |
| SparkReceipt Elite | $14.99 | per month |
| Elite 3 users monthly | $44.99 | per month |
| Pro subscription monthly | $8.99 | per month |
| Pro subscription yearly | $69.99 | per year |
| Pro for 3 users monthly | $17.99 | per month |
| Pro for 5 users monthly | $34.99 | per month |
| Pro for 5 users yearly | $299.99 | per year |
| Pro for 2 users monthly | $12.99 | per month |
| Pro for 3 users yearly | $179.99 | per year |
| Pro for 2 users yearly | $119.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 Consumable Credits | $14.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of SparkReceipt?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Efficient receipt scanning and organization
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💰 Affordable pricing
- 🔍 Accurate data extraction and categorization
- 🕰️ Significant time savings
- 🤝 Great for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs
- 🔗 Seamless integration with accounting tools

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional issues with receipt data extraction accuracy
- ⚠️ Limited free plan with low receipt cap
- 🕰️ Slow response time from customer support
- 🤔 Confusing onboarding process for new users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inconsistent date recognition on receipts
- Inability to handle cursive handwriting on receipts

**Most requested features**

- Customizable receipt categories
- Improved bank statement integration
- Multi-currency support
- Ability to share expenses with team members
- Enhanced reporting and analytics features

## Recent user reviews (10 of 160)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparkreceipt-receipt-scanner/id1660447131/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2026-08-28*

Have been using this app for a few months now and has been fantastic.  Traditionally I’ve been terrible at doing my expenses and missed out on claiming ex’s, loosing paperwork and just not finding the time to submit a claim.
This app changes all that, simple to use, no more pieces of paper to loose!

### 5/5 — Look no further, you just found your favorite app.

*2026-08-03*

SparkReceipt keeps getting better, and it’s genuinely amazing. Before this app, managing receipts and paperwork was a constant struggle—tax time especially felt brutal. Now, capturing receipts is effortless: just snap a photo with my phone on the go, and the AI takes care of the rest. It simplifies the entire bookkeeping process so well.

I set up categories that mirror the tax forms, and suddenly my taxes are about 90% done with almost no effort. The continuous improvements really seal it for me—this is the best app in its category. It’s lightweight yet extremely powerful.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants to stop drowning in receipts and finally feel in control of their expenses.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the heart-warming review!  I have shared this with the team :) -Joel

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-07-26, version 2.2.4*

Always enjoy the simplicity of this app! Thank you

### 2/5 — Too many errors recently

*2026-06-27*

It started well, I thought it might be a great tool to stay focused on expenses etc - lately though every second scan gets errors, wrong dates, missing tax values - even the dates get misinterpreted- worst thing though - it keeps changing scans after. Not sure if it needs an update, but right now now, it’s way easier to use a classic AI service than Spark.

**Developer response:** Thanks for writing this out properly, and sorry for the delay — your feedback is more useful than a rating on its own.

The part that concerns me most is the last one: scans changing after the fact. If the app is altering values you've already reviewed or corrected, that's a defect we need to find and kill, not an accuracy problem to tune. Dates and tax values on German receipts are something we can measure and improve; silently overwriting your work is different.

If you would like to email me at joel@sparkreceipt.com with a couple of examples — ideally a receipt where the value changed, and roughly when? That gives us something reproducible to work from. We ship releases every couple of days and most reported issues are live in production within a week.

This review is from June and a lot has shipped since, but I'd rather fix your specific case than ask you to take that on faith.

Joel, co-founder

### 5/5 — Life changing

*2026-06-17, version 2.2.4*

This app is the absolute best there is for freelancers, small agencies, etc. incredible.

### 5/5 — Good for business

*2026-06-14, version 2.2.4*

Great product at an affordable price

### 5/5 — Receipt

*2026-06-13, version 2.2.4*

Nice to me

### 4/5 — Appli formidable

*2026-06-03*

Tout est très bien sauf qu’on ne peut ps télécharger les reçus en pdf

**Developer response:** Bonjour,

Bonjour, c'est déjà possible aujourd'hui. Regardez attentivement : lorsque vous créez le rapport depuis l'application de bureau, il y a une case à cocher qui permet de convertir les images en PDF.

(That is possible today. Look carefully; there is a box that you can tap to convert images to PDF from the desktop browser application when you are creating the report. ) 

-Joel

### 1/5 — Chit bucket of an app

*2026-05-31, version 2.2.4*

I just downloaded this and went with the elite program. Had to restart because it was not counting income with email scans and I had to change dates. I went to delete everything so I could start over again and it completely blocked my email account. I can’t get back in here unless I pay this worthless company another subscription. What a waste of my time.

### 1/5 — Date mismatch

*2026-05-27, version 2.2.3*

Unfortunately the software doesn’t read the receipt dates so it can’t match them with your statements.   

The main reason I tried the software was for this. 

Without it matching the dates you are forced to do it manually for thousands or even hundreds of receipts.

## Frequently asked questions about SparkReceipt

### What does SparkReceipt do?

SparkReceipt is an AI-powered app that helps you digitize and organize all your business documents, including receipts, invoices, and bank statements. It uses OCR technology to scan documents and ChatGPT to intelligently extract data like merchants, categories, and totals.

### What are the key features of SparkReceipt?

Key features include quick and accurate receipt scanning with OCR, intelligent data extraction using ChatGPT, secure cloud storage for easy access from any device, multi-user support for team collaboration, document categorization, and easy sharing with accountants.

### How much does SparkReceipt cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional features or increased storage. Specific pricing details for premium features can be found within the app.

### Is SparkReceipt available on multiple platforms?

Yes, SparkReceipt is available as a mobile application and also offers a web app for managing your documents from any laptop or desktop computer, providing flexibility and convenience.

### How can SparkReceipt help with bookkeeping?

SparkReceipt simplifies bookkeeping by allowing you to scan and digitize all your financial documents. The intelligent data extraction and powerful search features make it easy to track expenses, categorize documents, and share them directly with your accountant, reducing manual entry and potential errors.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.8 — 2026-08-28

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.3.5 — 2026-08-21

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.3.4 — 2026-08-17

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.3.3 — 2026-08-15

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.3.2 — 2026-08-08

Bug fixes and improvements.

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