Comparison

Fen vs Receipt Roost

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

Head to head
About

Fen

An intelligent money manager that helps you understand your spending habits. Organize income and expenses with custom wallets, track financial goals, and view your entire financial picture in one place. Securely store receipts and manage subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Custom wallets for personal and business finances
  • Detailed income and expense tracking
  • Financial goal setting and progress monitoring
  • Receipt scanning and document storage
  • Subscription management
  • Merchant spending summaries
  • Loan and budget calculators
Features
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Your finances deserve better than a simple spreadsheet. Fen is the intelligent money manager that actually helps you understand where your money goes. MANAGE YOUR MONEY—YOUR WAY Most apps just track transactions. Fen organizes them. Create custom wallets for personal spending, business expenses, or specific goals. Track income and expenses with detailed insights that actually make sense. No more wondering "where did my money go?" YOUR ENTIRE FINANCIAL PICTURE, ONE BEAUTIFUL VIEW See revenue, expenses, subscriptions, and goals in one place. Finally understand your spending patterns and what's coming next. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Not all expenses are the same. Monitor spending by merchant, calculate loan options, or create custom budget breakdowns. Track your progress toward financial goals with visual reminders that keep you motivated. SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED Apple's native receipt scanner captures purchases instantly (some manual editing may be needed) Document locker stores receipts and important files securely Subscription tracker prevents surprise charges iCloud sync keeps everything private and up-to-date across devices YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything is stored locally on your device or in your personal iCloud—never on our servers. Zero worry about your financial information leaving your hands. POWERFUL TOOLS INCLUDED Merchant Summary: See exactly how much you spend with each vendor Breakdown Calculators: Create multiple budget versions for different scenarios Loan Calculator: Compare loan options before you commit Goal Tracker: Set targets and watch your progress grow Fully customizable wallets and categories to match your life. Transform your financial chaos into clarity. Download Fen today.

About

Receipt Roost

Features
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The shoebox on the shelf holds a year of receipts, and every one is a small promise you can no longer prove. A charger still under warranty, a client dinner waiting on reimbursement, a drill that quit three weeks after purchase: the paper survives, but the return window, the order number, and the exact total have faded into a crumpled pile. Receipt Roost turns that pile into a working record you can act on. Small-business owners keep asking the same three questions. Which of these can I still return or claim? Receipt Roost computes return and warranty deadlines the moment you enter a purchase, surfaces the ones closing this week, and can nudge you the morning before each one lapses. Did the register actually charge me correctly? Rebuild a receipt line by line and it reconciles items, tax, tips, and discounts against the printed total, flagging any mismatch and any likely duplicate charge it spots by merchant, date, and amount. If I have to fight for a refund, is my paperwork ready? Open a return, warranty, reimbursement, tax-support, or price-adjustment case, attach the sealed receipt image, and Receipt Roost scores how evidence-ready it is, tracks requested versus recovered value, and exports a paginated PDF packet, CSV, or backup archive. And where does all of this live? Right here, without a sign-in and without ads, trackers, or a backend service; receipts, images, and cases stay put unless you choose to export or share them. Receipt Roost organizes records and deadlines. It does not provide tax, accounting, warranty, or legal advice.

Screenshots

Fen4 screens
Receipt Roost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fen at Free against Receipt Roost's $0.99. Receipt Roost's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fen is free to download; Receipt Roost costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fen ships an update every 2 weeks, Receipt Roost fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fen versus Receipt Roost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFenReceipt Roost
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOdd OmensRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Fen

No in-app purchases

None

Receipt Roost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fen free?
Fen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Receipt Roost free?
Receipt Roost costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fen or Receipt Roost have ads?
Neither Fen nor Receipt Roost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fen or Receipt Roost?
Fen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Receipt Roost fortnightly. Most recently, Fen was updated on November 4, 2026 and Receipt Roost on October 31, 2026.

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