Receipt Wrangler vs Papra Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Receipt Wrangler
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Receipt Wrangler: Self-Hosted Expense Tracking Take full control of your financial data with Receipt Wrangler, a powerful self-hosted expense management solution. Key Features * Open Source: Receipt Wrangler is a free, open-source project built by and for the community. * Sharing with Others: Share receipts within Receipt Wrangler for seamless expense tracking and collaboration – no more confusion about who owes what. * AI Powered: Receipt Wrangler's AI features streamline your expense management by automatically extracting the data you need from your receipts.
Papra Mobile
Manage your documents on the go with this native iOS client. Upload, share, preview, and download files directly from your iPhone or iPad. Organize, edit metadata, and search your library with ease.
- Upload files from iPhone/iPad
- Share via Share Sheet/Shortcuts
- Preview documents
- Download files for local access
- Organize with tags
- Edit document metadata
- Search and browse library
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Papra Mobile is an unofficial, native Swift iOS client for Papra that makes it easier to manage your documents on the go. Use Papra Mobile to: - upload files from your iPhone or iPad - share documents directly from the iOS Share Sheet or via iOS Shortcuts - preview documents in the app - download files when you need local access - organize documents with tags - edit document metadata - search your library and browse large document lists - delete, restore, and manage documents in Trash - sign in with email/password, supported identity providers, or a backup API key Papra Mobile is designed for people who want a simple, native way to access their Papra instance from iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Receipt Wrangler at Free against Papra Mobile's $1.99. Receipt Wrangler also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
Receipt Wrangler is free to download; Papra Mobile costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Receipt Wrangler ships an update every 10 days, Papra Mobile every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Receipt Wrangler | Papra Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noah Hall | Harrison Rose |
In-app purchases
Receipt Wrangler
No in-app purchases
Papra Mobile
No in-app purchases









