Comparison

PaperTrail Receipts vs Receipt Vault

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

Receipt Vault

Features
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Receipt Vault is a private, offline-first archive for your receipts. Scan with your camera or import from Photos, and the app reads the merchant, amount, and date for you — all on your device. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. FEATURES • Scan receipts with automatic edge detection, or import from Photos • On-device text recognition extracts merchant, amount, and date • Edit every field — nothing is locked in • Search by merchant, category, date range, or notes • Mark favorites to keep important receipts close • Insights: total and monthly spending, category breakdown, top merchants • Attach multiple photos per receipt (front, back, extra pages) • Export to CSV or PDF anytime • Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-up • No network connection required • No analytics, tracking, or ads • Your receipts and images never leave your device TRY IT INSTANTLY New here? Tap "Explore Sample Data" to load demo receipts and try search, insights, and export right away. Remove them anytime in Settings.

Screenshots

PaperTrail Receipts4 screens
Receipt Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

PaperTrail Receipts and Receipt Vault are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PaperTrail Receipts versus Receipt Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperTrail ReceiptsReceipt Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael StromerSon Vo

In-app purchases

None

PaperTrail Receipts

No in-app purchases

None

Receipt Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperTrail Receipts free?
PaperTrail Receipts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Receipt Vault free?
Receipt Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperTrail Receipts or Receipt Vault have ads?
Neither PaperTrail Receipts nor Receipt Vault shows ads.

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