TaxCaddy vs Liscio PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TaxCaddy
This app simplifies tax document gathering and sharing with your tax professional. It automatically retrieves financial documents, allows secure uploads of paper records, and enables electronic signing of tax forms. Collaborate with your accountant from any device, eliminating the need for office visits or paper organizers.
- Automatic document retrieval
- Secure document upload
- Electronic document signing
- Year-round document organization
- Collaboration with tax professionals
- Bank-level security
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TaxCaddy makes gathering tax documents and sharing them with your tax professional a breeze. Let TaxCaddy retrieve your 1099s, 1098s and W-2s automatically. Upload or snap photos of your tax documents year-round and store them with bank vault security. Electronically sign your tax documents from anywhere. No more office visits. No more paper organizers. The TaxCaddy app for iOS is the companion for TaxCaddy.com, a revolutionary solution that streamlines the way you collect your 1040 tax documents and share them with your tax professional. Your TaxCaddy account is yours to keep, forever. You decide which tax professional to share your information with, and if you change accounting firms, you take your TaxCaddy account with you. Gathering your documents year-round is easy. Link TaxCaddy to over 300 banks, brokerages, and payroll service providers to automatically fetch documents like 1099s, 1098s and W-2s the day they're issued. Photograph paper documents and upload them as you receive them. Categorize them on the spot then shred the paper. Browse your PC, Mac, tablet or mobile phone and upload PDF files, Excel spreadsheets or other files types. Respond to your tax professional's document requests on your office PC or Mac. Use the TaxCaddy app for iOS to ask your tax professional a question while you're waiting to board your flight. View your tax return on your tablet from the comfort of your sofa. TaxCaddy enables you to collaborate, share and communicate with your tax professional from anywhere, on any device. From your mobile phone, PC, Mac or tablet electronically sign engagement letters, consent requests, e-file authorizations and other documents. TaxCaddy's e-signature is 100% IRS compliant. TaxCaddy was built with best-in-class services to be rock solid, safe and secure. TaxCaddy leverages Microsoft's Azure infrastructure to ensure data security and Amazon Web Services for secure, reliable storage. TaxCaddy is independently audited, tested and validated by C-Level Security, LLC and verified to use only the strictest security measures for safeguarding your data. TaxCaddy is used and trusted by some of the largest accounting firms in the world. Finally, there's a solution that takes the headaches and hassle out of tax time. Your tax professional's work is complicated. Your part should not be. Simplify tax time with TaxCaddy.
Liscio PRO
Securely exchange sensitive business and personal information, sign documents, and manage tasks. Access important files like tax returns and financials directly from your device.
- Secure messaging
- Document signing
- To-do list management
- Secure file exchange
- Document scanner
- Fast file retrieval
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Exchange information conveniently and securely with the Liscio mobile app. The Liscio mobile app offers the following benefits: - Secure messaging: Send and receive sensitive business and personal information securely - Sign documents: Easily sign document requests - To do list: See any outstanding items - Secure file exchange: Send and receive files directly from the app - Document scanner: Upload documents to your firm directly from the onboard image scanner - Fast file retrieval: Access tax returns, financials, and more, right from your device
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Verdict
TaxCaddy and Liscio PRO both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 37% of TaxCaddy's written reviews are positive against 18% of Liscio PRO's. TaxCaddy also leads on ratings volume (8.6K vs 557). Liscio PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TaxCaddy against 4.3 for Liscio PRO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaxCaddy has 8.6K ratings behind it against 557, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of TaxCaddy's written reviews are positive against 18% of Liscio PRO's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaxCaddy | Liscio PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better | 4.3 (557 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.6K — better | 557 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomson Reuters | LISCIO |
Customer experience
TaxCaddy
Liscio PRO
User reviews
TaxCaddy
From 8.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient document upload
- 🚀 Helpful for tax preparation
- 👍 Organized and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 👎 Poor customer support
- 👎 Difficult to navigate
- 👎 Inconsistent and frustrating experience
Liscio PRO
From 557 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📧 Excellent document and message sharing capabilities
- ✍️ Useful e-signature feature
- 📁 Reliable file sharing functionality
- ✅ Easy to use for intended workflow
- 🔄 Dependable and consistent performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 App fails to load on certain devices (white screen)
- 🖥️ Poor desktop/macOS compatibility and functionality
- 😤 Difficult navigation and cumbersome UI/UX design
- ⏱️ Slow app performance
- 📱 Inadequate iPad support and landscape mode
Bugs and requests
TaxCaddy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Verification codes not working
- Inability to upload certain file formats
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Incorrect default tax year settings
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to switch between tax years easily
- Improved document management and organization
- Better integration with financial institutions
- More user-friendly fillable forms
Liscio PRO
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on iPhone 13 mini with white screen spinner
- File download functionality not working on macOS
- App fails to open after updates
- Stored passwords deleted after each update
- Workstation setup spinner hangs indefinitely
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- Pop-up cannot be closed on mobile web browser
- Document upload not supported on mobile site
Requested features
7 requests- Native full-screen iPad support
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Web app alternative to mobile app
- Adjustable font size settings
- Print functionality
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- Saved password persistence across updates
- Improved desktop/macOS application version
In-app purchases
TaxCaddy
No in-app purchases
Liscio PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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