ExpenseAnywhere vs Active Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExpenseAnywhere
This app allows users to submit expenses and receipts instantly while on the go. Capture receipt images, attach them to expense items, and track the status of submitted reports. It's designed for existing customers with a mobile subscription.
- Submit expenses on the go
- Capture receipt images
- Attach receipts to expense items
- Track submitted report status
- Store receipt images in inbox
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ExpenseAnywhere Mobile is an ideal expense management App that empowers ExpenseAnywhere users to submit their on-the-go expenses and receipts instantly and hassle-free. Once installed, users can easily add, edit and submit their expenses; capture pictures of the receipts and transmit them with the expense items, or simply as receipt images that will be stored in the user’s inbox on the online system to be attached to an online expense report. Mobile App users can also check on the status of their submitted reports. IMPORTANT: Only existing ExpenseAnywhere customers with a mobile subscription can login to the ExpenseAnywhere app with their existing Corporate ID and login credentials. .
Active Reader
This app serves as an enterprise content delivery system, providing secure access to company documents and information. Users require specific credentials to log in and utilize its features.
- Enterprise content delivery
- Secure access
- Credentials required
- System administrator access
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Active Reader™, your enterprise content delivery system. Credentials required. Contact your system administrator for access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ExpenseAnywhere at 2.9 against Active Reader's 2.4. Active Reader's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 13) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ExpenseAnywhere holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of ExpenseAnywhere's written reviews are positive against 17% of Active Reader's.
ExpenseAnywhere ships an update every 4 months, Active Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExpenseAnywhere | Active Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) — better | 2.4 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExpenseAnywhere | ViaTech Publishing Solutions |
Customer experience
ExpenseAnywhere
Active Reader
In-app purchases
ExpenseAnywhere
No in-app purchases
Active Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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