The Expense App vs PaperTrail Receipts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Expense App
Effortlessly manage your finances by tracking expenses and uploading receipts. Search, sort, and export your financial data for tax season and personal budgeting. Save time and money with this intuitive expense management tool.
- Receipt upload (PDF, image)
- On-the-go receipt photos
- Search expenses by multiple criteria
- Sort expenses by date, merchant, total
- Track annual expense totals
- Export expenses to CSV
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Save time and money, track your expenses for tax season. Upload your receipts in PDF and image formats. Take photos of your receipts on the go. Search your expenses by Date, Merchant, Category, Description and Total. Sort your expenses by Date, Merchant and Total. Track your expense totals for the year. Export your expenses in CSV format.
PaperTrail Receipts
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Get the most value out of your next trip to the supermarket with PaperTrail. Keep track of expenses and see how much you can save! Tired of wondering how much you spent on groceries? With PaperTrail, scanned receipts become searchable, so you can start saving instantly. Scan your in-store shopping receipts, and search your purchased products anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperTrail Receipts at none against The Expense App's 1. PaperTrail Receipts also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). The Expense App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Expense App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.00 per year. PaperTrail Receipts asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Expense App ships an update every 4 months, PaperTrail Receipts fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Expense App | PaperTrail Receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lifeware Tech LLC | Michael Stromer |
In-app purchases
The Expense App
- Yearly Subscription$12.001 Year
PaperTrail Receipts
No in-app purchases
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