Lottery Scanner & Checker vs Espensa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lottery Scanner & Checker
Scan your lottery tickets using your camera to automatically check for winning numbers. Save tickets to receive notifications for future drawings. Supports Mega Millions and Powerball.
- Scan lottery tickets with camera
- Check winning numbers
- Save ticket scans
- Receive drawing notifications
- Supports Mega Millions
- Supports Powerball
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Powerball, Mega Millions & Lotto America Ticker Scanner & Checker We currently support Scanning & Checking Mega Millions lottery tickets only. You can use your camera to take a picture of the ticket, and that's it! It will find the winning numbers for that drawing and compare them with your numbers! Do you want to scan your tickets ahead of time? No problem! You can save your ticket scan and get notified when the Mega Millions or Powerball drawings come out! NOTE: ALWAYS double-check the results. MegaMillions: Supported CA - MegaMillions: Partially supported. Powerball: Supported
Espensa
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Espensa brings shared expenses and monthly planning together. Organize costs with friends or groups, build a monthly budget, and see what you owe and what you’re owed in one clear place. KEY FEATURES • Create a monthly budget and track spending by category • Organize fixed and variable bills and record payments without double counting • Split expenses equally, by percentage, by shares, or with custom amounts • Support multiple payers on a single expense • Invite people by email and keep group expenses organized • Track balances and record partial or full settlements • Record expenses in multiple currencies while preserving the original amount • Create recurring weekly, monthly, or yearly expenses • Receive relevant expense, settlement, invitation, bill, and reminder activity • Continue supported expense and settlement actions offline, then sync later Espensa tracks expenses, budgets, and settlement records. It does not hold, transfer, or process money. Actual payments happen separately between participants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Espensa at none against Lottery Scanner & Checker's shown. Lottery Scanner & Checker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lottery Scanner & Checker | Espensa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 339 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alan Negrete | Espensa LLC |
Bugs and requests
Lottery Scanner & Checker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to recognize all numbers on ticket
- Incorrect detection of Megaplier option
- Crashes and freezes when trying to scan
- Inability to select correct drawing date
Requested features
4 requests- Barcode scanning support
- Automatic game and drawing date detection
- Ability to scan multiple tickets at once
- Cleaner and more user-friendly interface
Espensa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lottery Scanner & Checker
No in-app purchases
Espensa
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lottery Scanner & Checker free?
Is Espensa free?
Do Lottery Scanner & Checker or Espensa have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lottery Scanner & Checker or Espensa?
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