Comparison

I Hate Receipts vs Smart Receipt Scan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

I Hate Receipts

Digitize your paper receipts for easy tracking and management. Access purchase details, track expenses with interactive tags, and receive important alerts for returns and warranties. Securely store your transaction data in a personal cloud vault.

Highlights
  • Contactless HD receipts
  • Item-level purchase details
  • Interactive, tag-able expense tracking
  • Export tagged receipts to PDF
  • Return, warranty, and promotion alerts
  • Secure cloud-based vault
Features
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Try contactless receipts with the IHR app. Tired of tracking paper receipts for reimbursement, discounts or return information? I Hate Receipts helps you ‘skip the slip’ and access all your purchases from your cloud-based vault. Key Benefits & Features Understand Your Purchases - “All I Buy” reveals item level detail for accurate budgeting and tracking from retailers. Link to your Amazon account to see each item purchased* Track Expenses - Interactive, tag-able receipt tracking makes expense reporting a breeze; then export tagged receipts to pdf with “Copier Mode”* Never Lose a Receipt - Open the app and access important return, warranty and promotion alerts using our Intelligent Receipt Organizer™ Protect Privacy - Secure all your transaction data in your Personal Product Database™ with access controlled by you It’s time to take back sovereignty over your purchase data! Join the #ReceiptRevolution Free - forever free access to the I Hate Receipts app and one personal vault *”All I Buy” and “Copier Mode” features included with a paid app subscription. Introductory Offer, Professional Subscription, $9.99/per year, Free for the first year.

About

Smart Receipt Scan

Effortlessly manage personal and business expenses by scanning receipts, tracking reimbursements, and organizing financial data. Export reports in various formats and sync across devices for seamless financial oversight. It also helps track product warranties and gift card expirations.

Highlights
  • Smart receipt scanning
  • Expense and reimbursement tracking
  • PDF/CSV/Excel export
  • iCloud sync
  • Warranty tracking
  • Multi-currency support
  • Widgets for spending summary
Features
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Smart receipt scanner and expense tracker in one easy app. Scan several receipts in one go or import photos and PDFs, and Receiptly reads the store, date, total, tax and line items for you. With Receiptly Pro, you can also connect Gmail to import receipts from your emails, see where your money goes in spending reports, and export to PDF, Excel or CSV. Keep every receipt, invoice and warranty organized and ready for tax time, budgets, refunds and reimbursements. RECEIPTLY: YOUR RECEIPT KEEPER FOR HOME AND BUSINESS Track groceries and household spending, keep proof of purchase for returns and warranties, or log business costs, mileage and travel for your accountant. Receiptly works for families, freelancers, landlords and small businesses, and syncs with iCloud across your iPhone and iPad. Features: > Smart Scan: scan paper receipts with the camera or import photos and PDFs. On-device AI fills in the details where available, and you check them before saving. > Quick capture: share a receipt from any app to Receiptly, or drag and drop images and PDFs on iPad. > Expense tracker: log expenses, income and reimbursements to see what comes in and what goes out. > Mileage tracker: log trips in miles or kilometers with your own rate, and Receiptly works out the amount. > Warranty tracker: add a warranty end date to any product and get a reminder before it expires. > Receipt organizer: categories, tags, pins and archive, plus search by store, item, amount or date. > Duplicate check: get a warning before you save the same receipt twice. > Siri and Shortcuts: scan receipts, find them and log expenses or mileage by voice, or add an expense automatically each time you pay with Apple Wallet. > Widgets and Spotlight: see a category's receipts or warranty countdowns on your Home Screen, and find receipts in Spotlight search. Receiptly Pro, an auto-renewable subscription, adds: > Unlimited receipts, expenses and categories (the free version includes 10 of each). > Reports: spending trends, categories, calendar, forecast, price watch, tax summary, and a business report with mileage. > Export receipts, expenses and tax reports to PDF, Excel or CSV for your accountant. > Travel currencies: set the currency and your own exchange rate on each receipt. > Import receipts from Gmail. Emails are read on your device. > Bulk import from CSV, save receipt images to Files, and get a spending summary from Siri. For support and suggestions, email karm.singh@outlook.com • Auto-renewable subscription • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://receipttrackerapp.com/privacypolicy/ • Terms of Use: https://receipttrackerapp.com/termsofuse/

Screenshots

I Hate Receipts4 screens
Smart Receipt Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Receipt Scan at 4.5 against I Hate Receipts's 4.1. Smart Receipt Scan also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). I Hate Receipts's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. I Hate Receipts sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Smart Receipt Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Receipt Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of I Hate Receipts's written reviews are positive against 82% of Smart Receipt Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Hate Receipts ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart Receipt Scan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
I Hate Receipts versus Smart Receipt Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Hate ReceiptsSmart Receipt Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (65 ratings)4.5 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6565
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB121 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIHR, LLCKarmjit Singh

Customer experience

I Hate Receipts

All ratings65 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative25.0%

Smart Receipt Scan

All ratings65 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

I Hate Receipts

Subscriptions1
  • Professional1 Month trial$9.991 Year
4 purchases

Smart Receipt Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Receiptly Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Receiptly Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • One time purchase$24.99
  • Receiptly Pro - Lifetime$149.00

Questions

Is I Hate Receipts free?
I Hate Receipts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Receipt Scan free?
Smart Receipt Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, I Hate Receipts or Smart Receipt Scan?
Smart Receipt Scan is rated higher. I Hate Receipts averages 4.1 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Smart Receipt Scan averages 4.5 from 65 ratings.
Do I Hate Receipts or Smart Receipt Scan have ads?
Neither I Hate Receipts nor Smart Receipt Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Hate Receipts or Smart Receipt Scan?
I Hate Receipts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Smart Receipt Scan every 2 weeks. Most recently, I Hate Receipts was updated on October 14, 2026 and Smart Receipt Scan on October 20, 2026.

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