Comparison

Shoeboxed vs Keep Receipt

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

Head to head
About

Shoeboxed

Effortlessly scan and organize business receipts and track mileage for tax deductions. Automates extraction of vendor, amount, date, and category. Offers automatic background mileage tracking for business trips.

Highlights
  • Automatic receipt scanning
  • Data extraction (vendor, amount, date, category)
  • Searchable receipt storage
  • Automatic background mileage tracking
  • Mileage deduction calculation
  • Mail-in receipt scanning service
  • IRS-ready expense reports
Features
Currently charting
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STOP CARRYING TWO APPS FOR MILES AND RECEIPTS Our mileage customers ask us the same question: "Wait, does your mileage tracker do my receipts too?" It does. You get UNLIMITED mileage tracking starting at $9/mo AND receipt capture/extraction too. And did you know we're the only receipt app that still scans paper receipts? True. AUTOMATIC, UNLIMITED MILEAGE TRACKING Your phone tracks every business trip in the background. Every evening, we text you a summary: your trips, your miles, your potential deductions. Text back which ones were for work. That's it. No buttons, no screens, no remembering to start tracking. At the current IRS rate of $0.76/mile, 12,000 business miles means $9,120 in deductions. DIGITAL RECEIPTS MADE EASY Photograph any business receipt, our app reads it and extracts the key fields in seconds. Have receipts in email? Just forward them to receipts@shoeboxed.com and they land in your account. Gmail user? Install our Gmail plugin and we read them automatically. We grab the fields the IRS requires: vendor, amount, date, and category. You get every receipt stored, organized, and searchable, ready for tax time or your accountant. PAPER RECEIPTS If you have a pile of paper receipts, just tap the Magic Envelopes icon in the app and: - We mail you a prepaid envelope - You stuff it with paper receipts and drop it in the mail - Real people in Durham, NC scan every receipt into your account SELF-EMPLOYED? YOU'RE PROBABLY MISSING THOUSANDS IN DEDUCTIONS. Most business owners miss deductions they've earned, simply because tracking receipts and mileage is a pain. Shoeboxed does the tracking and the sorting for you. REAL PEOPLE ANSWER THE PHONE Our support team works out of Durham, North Carolina. Call with a question and a real person answers. Amy, Jennifer, and Morgan have helped Shoeboxed customers for years, and they still pick up the phone. IRS-READY EXPENSE REPORTS One tap makes an IRS-ready expense report. Date, destination, distance, business purpose: everything the IRS asks for, captured for you and ready to send. HELPING BUSINESSES SAVE ON TAXES SINCE 2007 Featured in Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Built for self-employed, LLC owners, small business owners, owner/operator truckers, coaches, therapists, contractors, consultants, realtors, and every business owner who drives for work and has receipts to track. START YOUR TRIAL: • Starter ($9/mo): 50 scans + unlimited mileage tracking • Pro ($29/mo): 250 scans + unlimited mileage tracking • Plus ($79/mo): 1,000 scans + unlimited mileage tracking Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Keep Receipt

Effortlessly digitize your paper receipts with this app. Scan or import, set purchase dates and warranty periods, and categorize for easy retrieval. Securely store in the cloud and access across devices, with notifications for expiring warranties.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts
  • Import from gallery
  • Set purchase dates
  • Define warranty periods
  • Categorize receipts
  • Cloud storage
  • Warranty expiry notifications
Features
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Keep Receipt helps you organize receipts, warranty papers, and important purchase details in one place. Scan a receipt or import it from your photo library, then add the details that matter: product name, merchant, amount, category, purchase date, warranty expiration date, notes, and supporting documents. Find past purchases quickly and keep the records you may need for returns, repairs, reimbursements, taxes, or accounting. Track return deadlines with 14, 30, 60, or 90-day presets, or choose a custom return date. Track warranties with 6 month, 1 year, or 2 year presets, or choose a custom expiration date. Return and warranty tracking are available without Premium, with optional reminders to help you stay on top of upcoming deadlines. Keep Receipt Premium unlocks: - Flexible exports: PDF reports, CSV and Excel files, and ZIP archives of your stored receipt images - Spending Insights with clear trends, category breakdowns, useful highlights, and flexible filters - without mixing currencies - Smart Scan auto-fill using OCR and AI-assisted text analysis - Unlimited receipt storage where free plan limits apply - Supporting documents for warranties, PDFs, and extra files - Category renaming for every category, including built-in categories ZIP exports include stored receipt images, not supporting documents. Use Keep Receipt for everyday purchases and the documents that come with them, from electronics and appliances to furniture, sports gear, fashion, auto, and household essentials. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keepreceipt.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Shoeboxed4 screens
Keep Receipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Keep Receipt at free against Shoeboxed's freemium. Keep Receipt also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 60%). Shoeboxed's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Shoeboxed sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.39 per month and Keep Receipt sells 2 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

Keep Receipt holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Shoeboxed's written reviews are positive against 74% of Keep Receipt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shoeboxed ships an update every 2 weeks, Keep Receipt monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Shoeboxed versus Keep Receipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoeboxedKeep Receipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShoeboxed.comNikola Panic

Customer experience

Shoeboxed

All ratings1,811 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative31.6%

Keep Receipt

All ratings1,458 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

Shoeboxed

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Highly recommended
  • 🚀 Efficient receipt management
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🤝 Excellent customer service
  • 💰 Helpful for taxes and expenses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy app updates
  • 🕰️ Slow processing of receipts
  • 🔍 Inconsistent data capture
  • 🔒 Account and data issues
  • 💰 Expensive paid plans

Keep Receipt

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📂 Helps organize receipts
  • 💰 Free app
  • 🤝 Good for business/non-profit use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Data loss issues
  • 🗂️ Limited customization of folders
  • ⚠️ Receipts expire
  • 🖨️ Inability to print receipts

Bugs and requests

Shoeboxed

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Receipts disappearing or not syncing
  • Login and account creation problems
  • Slow performance and app crashes
  • Incorrect data extraction from receipts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved mileage tracking
  • Faster receipt processing
  • More customization options
  • Better integration with accounting software
  • Ability to edit/correct receipt data

Keep Receipt

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save a receipt
  • Unable to log in or use app due to invalid email
  • Receipts disappearing from the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize all folder names
  • Option to add subtotals by category
  • Export receipts/expenses to spreadsheet
  • Optical character recognition (OCR) for receipts
  • Chronological order and monthly view of receipts

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Shoeboxed

Subscriptions10
  • Starter Plan1 Month trial$7.391 Month
  • Starter Monthly7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Shoeboxed Mobile Premium1 Month trial$14.951 Month
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  • Lite Plan1 Month trial$14.951 Month
  • Shoeboxed Mobile Pro1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Pro Plan1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$29.001 Month
  • Plus Monthly7 Days trial$79.001 Month
  • Starter Annual7 Days trial$97.001 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$290.001 Year
2 purchases

Keep Receipt

Subscriptions2
  • Keep Receipt Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Keep Receipt Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Shoeboxed free?
Shoeboxed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Receipt free?
Keep Receipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shoeboxed or Keep Receipt?
Keep Receipt is rated higher. Shoeboxed averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Keep Receipt averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Shoeboxed or Keep Receipt have ads?
Neither Shoeboxed nor Keep Receipt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shoeboxed or Keep Receipt?
Shoeboxed ships an update every 2 weeks, and Keep Receipt monthly. Most recently, Shoeboxed was updated on October 27, 2026 and Keep Receipt on October 26, 2026.

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