Comparison

Receipt Scanner vs Receipts

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

Head to head
About

Receipt Scanner

Effortlessly scan, organize, and track business expenses and receipts. Automatically extract key information, store receipts securely in the cloud, and generate exportable reports for tax purposes. Includes mileage tracking and expense report creation.

Highlights
  • Automatic receipt scanning and data extraction
  • Secure cloud storage and syncing
  • Mileage tracking with automatic calculations
  • Expense report generation and export (CSV)
  • Offline functionality
  • Organize expenses by category and project
Features
Read full description

Our receipt scanner automatically scans receipts, crops and extracts key information. Saving you time and organizing your business receipts and expenses. Wasting time manually adding up totals and entering receipt info into your computer? Easy Expense’s use receipt scanner to start saving time. Simply hold it above a receipt and watch as it magically detects, crops and automatically extracts the key information from a receipt. Tired of searching for lost receipts? Never lose a receipt again. All of your receipts are automatically uploaded and stored safely on our servers. Lose the paper copy, no problem. Lose your phone, no problem; simply log back into your account on a new device and all your receipts will be synced. Get organized today! Stop keeping receipts in a messy shoebox. Let Easy Expense simplify your life by keeping your expenses and receipts organized. Receipts can be group into expense reports which can automatically be sent for approval or billed as an invoice. Expenses are labeled with a vendor and category. All your expenses will be used to generate quarterly and annual summaries which can be easily exported in CSV format. Key Features: - No ads - Receipt scanner, take a photo or upload receipts - Smart receipts scanner automatically converts receipts into expenses - Smart receipts scanner automatically crops your receipt - Rotate, crop and perspective fix your receipts with easy to use tools - Easily add and track expenses - Mileage tracker and automatic deduction calculations - Export and email expenses for tax purposes - Convert expenses in to billable expense reports - Works 100% offline - Automatic cloud sync with your account - Simple expense reports and analysis - Organize expenses into multiple expense reports - Premium features include team tracking and linking bank accounts Easy Expense is perfectly designed for self-employed contractors and consultants to track their expenses on the go. Unlike other expense apps, Easy Expense works offline and automatically syncs and secures all of your data to the cloud. No hassle and no worries, even if you lose your phone your information is protected. Gone are the days of saving and losing 100’s of paper receipts. With Easy Expense you can scan or take photos of receipts to be stored in the app forever. Easy Expense has a simple and intuitive design which will allow you to start tracking your transactions in seconds. Once you start logging expenses helpful charts and analysis will be custom created to help you manage and calculate your expenses. When tax season arrives all your information will be in one place. Easy Expenses export feature allows you to email yourself or your accountant a CSV file of the quarter or years expenses. Saving you time and stress on tax accounting. Group expenses by categories and into projects for better organization. Simple summary reports will automatically be created for these groupings allowing for quick accounting. Use our mileage tracker to automatically calculate deductions. Keeping your mileage log up to date is required by the IRS in case you are audited. Compared to competitors like Smart Receipt, Shoeboxed, Quickbooks and Expensify we offer a superior product because we are both free and easier to use. With more intuitive UI and faster scanning it's a simple choice, Easy Expense is the best. Our receipt scanner uses advanced OCR to crop and extract information. The more you use it the more it learns and the better it performs. Scanned receipts are automatically converted into expenses which can easily be billed, sent as expense reports or exported for tax purposes. An active subscription is required to use the app. Terms of service: https://easy-expense.com/terms-of-service.html Privacy policy: https://easy-expense.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Receipts

Effortlessly scan and organize your expenses with this app. It uses computer vision to process receipts from photos or files, allowing for easy searching and categorization. Securely store and export your financial data as PDF reports or CSV files.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning with computer vision
  • Import photos and PDF documents
  • Unlimited expense categories
  • Secure encrypted storage
  • Export as PDF reports or CSV
  • Searchable expense history
Features
Read full description

Receipt Document & Image Scanning: Quickly scan receipts with the Receipts app. Scanned receipts will automatically be processed with computer vision for easy entry and searching Import Files & Photos: Quickly and easily import your receipt documents and photos from your iPhone's Files or Photo Library. The Receipts app can process image files as well as PDFs. Organize: Create an unlimited amount of expenses and categories e.g. 'Office Supplies', 'Marketing', 'Advertisements' etc. Associate each of your expenses with a category for easy search-ability and filtering. Computer Vision: When you scan a receipt with the Receipts app's document scanner the app's computer vision processes any found text and values detected on the receipt. Security: All documents and images stored with the Receipts app are securely encrypted with Apple's file encryption system. Share & Export: All expenses and receipts stored with the Receipts app can be exported as PDF Expense Reports. Your expenses within the Receipts app can also be exported as comma-separated values (CSV) files for sharing with your account or inserted into Excel sheets. Search: Receipts that are processed with the Receipts app have all associated text indexed and searchable. This means that you can search your expenses by name, dollar amount, and even any text contained within a receipt! EULA: https://receipts.nineonesoftware.com/eula/ Privacy Policy: https://receipts.nineonesoftware.com/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Receipt Scanner4 screens
Receipts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Receipt Scanner at 2.5K against Receipts's 15. Receipt Scanner also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). Receipts's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Receipt Scanner sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Receipts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Receipt Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Receipt Scanner has 2.5K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Receipt Scanner's written reviews are positive against 67% of Receipts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Receipt Scanner ships an update every 8 days, Receipts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Receipt Scanner versus Receipts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceipt ScannerReceipts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#160 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasy Expense Tracker LLCNineone Software Inc.

Customer experience

Receipt Scanner

All ratings2,463 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative24.2%

Receipts

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Receipt Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues with receipts
  • Inability to exit subscription setup
  • Inconsistent date formatting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved receipt categorization
  • Ability to split expenses
  • Customizable reporting options
  • Multi-currency support

Receipts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Receipt Scanner

Subscriptions14
  • Easy Expense Personal7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Easy Expense$4.991 Month
  • Easy Expense Upgrade$5.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Easy Expense Upgrade$7.991 Month
  • Easy Expense Premium Trial7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Easy Expense - Teams7 Days trial$23.991 Month
  • Easy Expense Professional7 Days trial$23.991 Month
  • Easy Expense - Teams$23.991 Month
  • Easy Expense Upgrade$35.991 Year
  • Easy Expense Premium Trial7 Days trial2 variants$47.991 Year
  • Easy Expense Upgrade$47.991 Year
  • Easy Expense Premium Trial7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Easy Expense - Teams7 Days trial$144.991 Year
  • Easy Expense Professional7 Days trial$144.991 Year
4 purchases

Receipts

Subscriptions2
  • Receipts Backup (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Receipts Backup (Yearly)7 Days trial$27.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Receipt Scanner free?
Receipt Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Receipts free?
Receipts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Receipt Scanner or Receipts?
Receipt Scanner is rated higher. Receipt Scanner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Receipts averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Receipt Scanner or Receipts have ads?
Neither Receipt Scanner nor Receipts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Receipt Scanner or Receipts?
Receipt Scanner ships an update every 8 days, and Receipts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Receipt Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Receipts on September 22, 2026.

Other comparisons