Comparison

EMARATAX vs DeductSam

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

Head to head
About

EMARATAX

Features
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The EmaraTax mobile app will significantly enhance the way taxpayers access the services offered by the Federal Tax Authority. The app is a taxpayer centric solution with optimized functionalities for taxpayers. With future enhancements, the app will provide seamless integration with all ecosystem players and automate tax compliance services. Users will be able to register for tax, manage their user profiles, file returns, submit homebuilders refund requests, and make payments. All of this resulting in efficient operations and increased taxpayer satisfaction. Users will benefit from the improved and feature-rich app designed to revolutionize the way they manage their taxes on the go. The FTA will continue to launch additional services and features in phases until the first quarter of 2023. The main services and features available in the app include: Language The app supports multiple languages: English and Arabic Registration Register as an online user Login to the portal Modify online user account details Password reset Link TRN to new email address Link multiple online users to a single taxable person’s account Manage access for online users Manage multiple tax accounts using a single email address Change the admin of a taxable person account Refunds Refund claims for UAE nationals building new residences Returns Submit returns Submit VAT voluntary disclosures (VD) Edit submitted VAT returns Edit submitted Excise Tax returns Payments Make payments for returns, VDs, tax assessments and penalties Make advance payments Make payments for Registration printed certificates

About

DeductSam

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The receipt in your cup holder. The drive you never wrote down. The client payment from three weeks ago you're fairly sure cleared. If you work for yourself, your books live in a glovebox, a camera roll, and a banking app β€” and nobody's on retainer to pull them together. DeductSam does that part. Not a CPA firm β€” built to hand off to yours. CAPTURE AS YOU GO Photograph a receipt and the details are read for you β€” merchant, amount, date β€” ready to correct before anything is saved. Log a drive and the current IRS standard mileage rate is applied for you. Connect a bank and transactions arrive already sorted, with anything ambiguous held for your review rather than filed silently. Part business, part personal? Set a bill's business share once; DeductSam never picks the number. ONE PLACE PER TAX SITUATION Keep a business, a rental, and your personal finances in separate workspaces, each with its own books. Move anything with a tap; nothing moves on its own. YOUR TAX FORMS Upload a W-2, 1040, 1098-T, 1095-A or Form 8582, pick the tax year, and confirm each line DeductSam reads β€” nothing is kept until you do. Other documents are filed with that year's records. STRATEGY REVIEW DeductSam runs defined checks against your records and says what each found β€” the home-office test, how you pay yourself, writing off equipment, hiring your children, short-term rental rules, and household positions like IRA and HSA contributions. Each states plainly what DeductSam cannot verify. Positions nobody has looked at yet are listed apart: not looked at is not a no. A check never decides that you qualify and is not a filing position β€” that call is yours and your preparer's. Answering its questions is free; full results are part of Pro. FOR RENTAL HOSTS Short-term rentals have their own rules. DeductSam tracks personal-use days against rental days and keeps the 14-day rule in view. On Pro, it keeps the depreciation schedule, including furnishings over 5 years. GET PAID On Pro, send an invoice with a card payment link. Payments go to your own Stripe account β€” you connect it, you are the merchant of record, and DeductSam takes no fee and never holds your money. A client refund comes off that invoice's income. ASK SAM Sam explains what it's seeing in plain English and gives you the exact question to put to your preparer. It never certifies, and it never invents a number about how you use something. YEAR-END PACKET When the year closes, export a packet organized to Schedule C or Schedule E, with receipt coverage, income summary, quarterly estimate dates, and the positions you recorded. Hand it to your preparer, or file with it yourself. The packet is free on every plan. WHAT IT ISN'T DeductSam advises and builds the record behind each position. It does not prepare, sign, review, or file tax returns, or represent you before any tax authority. FREE TO START Free covers expenses, income, mileage, receipts, payroll, tax forms, the packet, every check's questions, 10 Sam messages a month, and one personal plus one business or rental workspace. Pro adds bank sync, Sam with no monthly limit, full check results, Tax Health, Analytics, invoicing, depreciation, unlimited workspaces, and team access with a free accountant seat. SUBSCRIPTION DeductSam Pro β€” $24.99 per month, or $250 per year. A 14-day free trial is available on the MONTHLY plan only. The yearly plan does not include a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://deductsam.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://deductsam.com/privacy

Screenshots

EMARATAX4 screens
DeductSam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EMARATAX at none against DeductSam's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. DeductSam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. EMARATAX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMARATAX ships an update monthly, DeductSam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
EMARATAX versus DeductSam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMARATAXDeductSam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size86 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederal Tax AuthorityDeductSam

In-app purchases

None

EMARATAX

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DeductSam

Subscriptions2
  • DeductSam Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • DeductSam Pro (Annual)$250.001 Year

Questions

Is EMARATAX free?
EMARATAX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeductSam free?
DeductSam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EMARATAX or DeductSam have ads?
Neither EMARATAX nor DeductSam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMARATAX or DeductSam?
EMARATAX ships an update monthly, and DeductSam every 2 months. Most recently, EMARATAX was updated on November 7, 2026 and DeductSam on October 31, 2026.

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