# Monetal vs Receipt Scanner

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monetal at 88% against Receipt Scanner's 41%. Monetal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Receipt Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (122 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Monetal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Receipt Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Monetal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Receipt Scanner has 122 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Monetal's written reviews are positive against 41% of Receipt Scanner's.

Monetal ships an update every 2 weeks, Receipt Scanner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Monetal | Receipt Scanner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monetal-sms-expense-tracker/id1302304930/reviews)** | [4.7 (122 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/receipt-scanner-receipto/id6745450337/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 21 | **122** |
| Positive reviews | **88.2% of reviews** | 40.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 24 MB | 188 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.5** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ilya Krupko](https://appshunter.io/developer/1302304929) | [AppWrapp](https://appshunter.io/developer/1733339396) |

## What reviewers say

### Monetal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monetal-sms-expense-tracker/id1302304930)

Effortlessly manage your finances with this ad-free expense tracker. Automatically parse transactions from SMS, track income, expenses, and debts across unlimited accounts. Features budgeting tools, detailed history, and cross-device sync for complete financial control.

**Highlights:** SMS transaction parsing, Add transactions in 3 taps, Track expenses, income, and debts, Unlimited multi-currency accounts, Budget planning tools, Cross-device data sync, No ads

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Month | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Year | $29.99 | per year |
| Premium Forever | $49.99 | one-time |


### Receipt Scanner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/receipt-scanner-receipto/id6745450337)

Effortlessly digitize and organize your expenses by scanning paper receipts or forwarding email ones. AI extracts key details, making bookkeeping, reimbursements, and tax preparation simple. Track spending trends and export data for financial management.

**Highlights:** Scan paper receipts with camera, Import email receipts and PDFs, AI-extracted detail review, Organize with folders, categories, tags, Searchable receipt history, Spending analytics dashboard, Export reports to PDF and CSV

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Weekly | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Pro Weekly Trial | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Pro Monthly | $11.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly Trial | $89.99 | per year |
| Yearly Pro | $99.00 | per year |
| Lifetime pro | $299.00 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Monetal free?

Monetal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Receipt Scanner free?

Receipt Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Monetal or Receipt Scanner?

Monetal is rated higher. Monetal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Receipt Scanner averages 4.7 from 122 ratings.

### Do Monetal or Receipt Scanner have ads?

Neither Monetal nor Receipt Scanner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Monetal or Receipt Scanner?

Monetal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Receipt Scanner every 3 days. Most recently, Monetal was updated on November 11, 2026 and Receipt Scanner on November 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
