Personal Formulator vs Receipts Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Personal Formulator
This app offers a comprehensive suite of nearly 30 personal calculation tools, including financial planning, loan amortization, and unit conversions. It helps users understand discounts, manage car payments, and track savings goals. Users can also save preferred formulas and create custom lists for easy access.
- Nearly 30 personal calculation formulas
- Financial goal tracking
- Loan and mortgage calculations
- Multiple discount analysis
- Unit and cooking conversions
- Save and organize preferred formulas
- Formula charting options
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PERSONAL FORMULATOR (PFormulator) is the only tool you need for personal calculations. With nearly 30 formulas PFormulator will calculate your tips and how much a new purchase will increase your minimuim credit card purchase. In this day of wild sales, it will tell you the true meaning of multiple discounts. PERSONAL FORMULATOR includes: formulas for calculating car payments, mortgages as well as, how much you must save to reach a specific financial goal. The app also includes conversion formulas for many daily needs: such as miles to Kilometers, or meters to feet... cooking conversion formulas that convert tablespoons to milliliters or ounces to grams... tip calculations, car loans, insurance reimbursements, and monthly car loans. All formulas can be saved for future reference. A number of the formulas include charting as an option. In addition, you can create your own list of preferred formulas. PFormulator is a great formula calculator!
Receipts Helper
This app helps you manage receipts and expenses using advanced text recognition. Quickly capture, organize, and track your spending by category and date. It offers secure storage and easy data export for efficient financial management.
- Accurate text recognition
- Scan multiple receipts
- Expense tracking by category
- Multi-language support
- Secure data storage
- Easy data export
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ReceiptsHelper is your ultimate tool for managing receipts and expenses. With advanced text recognition technology, ReceiptsHelper allows you to quickly capture and organize your receipts. Whether you're tracking personal expenses or managing business finances, ReceiptsHelper makes it simple and efficient. Features: Accurate Text Recognition: Capture and convert receipt details into digital text with high accuracy. Scan multiple receipts in one go, more efficient. Expense Tracking: Organize your expenses by categories and dates. Multi-language Support: Recognize text in multiple languages for global use. Secure Storage: Keep your data safe with secure storage options. Easy Export: Export your data to spreadsheets or accounting software. Stay on top of your finances with ReceiptsHelper. Download now and simplify your expense management!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Receipts Helper at 100% against Personal Formulator's 0%. Receipts Helper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Personal Formulator's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ads 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
Personal Formulator is free to download; Receipts Helper costs $1.99 up front. Personal Formulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Receipts Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Personal Formulator ships an update every 3 months, Receipts Helper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Personal Formulator | Receipts Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Historycentral.com | Donghang Zhang |
Customer experience
Personal Formulator
Receipts Helper
In-app purchases
Personal Formulator
- Premium$0.99
Receipts Helper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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