Comparison

Erstatto vs BillBack

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

Head to head
About

Erstatto

Digitally manage medical receipts for private health insurance and aid. Scan, organize, and track reimbursements with OCR and intelligent categorization. Offers detailed statistics and robust privacy with local data storage.

Highlights
  • Scan and digitize medical receipts
  • Automatic OCR data extraction
  • Intelligent categorization and filtering
  • Track reimbursement status
  • Detailed health expense statistics
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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Every year, German civil servants and privately insured patients lose money: once the Beihilfe filing deadline passes, the reimbursement is gone for good — after just one year, depending on your employer. Erstatto makes sure that never happens to you. Sound familiar? The orthopedist's invoice has been sitting in a shoebox for months. Was it already submitted to your private insurer? To Beihilfe? Even paid? If every bill has to go to two places, you lose track fast — and lose money. Erstatto brings order. In seconds, not hours. THE DEADLINE GUARD (NEW) Erstatto warns you before the filing deadline expires — configurable to 1, 2 or 3 years to match your employer's rules. The dashboard shows at a glance which receipts are getting urgent. RECEIPT IN, CHAOS OUT • Scan invoices with your camera — amount, date and sender are recognized automatically • Import PDFs straight from Mail or Safari via the share menu • Everything in one place instead of shoebox, inbox and desk drawer TWO OFFICES, ONE OVERVIEW For every receipt you instantly see: paid? Submitted to PKV? To Beihilfe? Reimbursed? Never submit twice — or forget entirely. NO MORE LATE FEES (NEW) Payment due dates per receipt with overdue highlighting. Optionally, Erstatto reminds you by push notification before an invoice is due (Premium). SUBMITTED IN SECONDS (NEW) Share receipts as PDF directly to your Beihilfe app, insurer app or by mail — no printer, no detours. KNOW WHAT COMES BACK • Expected reimbursement calculated automatically — with your individual Beihilfe rate, even per receipt or for family members • NEW: record extra PKV reimbursement when Beihilfe reduces its share • Statistics and out-of-pocket costs at a glance • Threshold tracking: is submitting worth it, or does it endanger your premium refund? YOUR HEALTH DATA STAYS YOURS 100% local on your iPhone. No cloud, no servers, no account, no tracking. Your data only leaves the device when you share or export it yourself. BUY ONCE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Erstatto is free for up to 10 receipts — try everything at your own pace. Premium is a fair one-time purchase, not a subscription: • Unlimited receipts • Push reminders before due dates and deadlines • CSV/PDF export for your tax return • Local backup & restore • Receipts for children/dependents with their own Beihilfe rate • Custom categories and specialists • Threshold tracking for your premium refund • Personal support WHO IS ERSTATTO FOR? For German civil servants with Beihilfe entitlement, privately insured patients and self-employed PKV members — for everyone who pays medical bills upfront and wants their money back, in full and on time. Every day in the shoebox brings your receipts closer to the deadline. Download Erstatto now for free — and get your money back before it expires.

About

BillBack

Features
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BillBack hilft dir, Gesundheitsbelege und Erstattungen zu organisieren – klar, strukturiert und ohne Werbung. WAS DU MIT BILLBACK MACHST • Belege erfassen und verwalten – inklusive Anhängen (z. B. PDF) • Familie und Versicherungen (PKV, Beihilfe, Zusatz) zuordnen • Einreichungen und Zahlungen nachverfolgen – mit sinnvollen Status und Übersichten • Statistik und Filter nutzen, um Ausgaben und offene Schritte zu sehen • Optional: App mit Face ID EXPORT & DATENSICHERUNG • Strukturierte Exporte (u. a. PDF, CSV, ZIP) – du entscheidest, wo du speicherst oder teilst • Backup als ZIP inkl. Belege, Personen, Versicherungen und Einstellungen (Premium) • Hinweis: Daten werden in der App auf deinem Gerät verarbeitet; es gibt keinen BillBack-Server für deine Beleginhalte. PREMIUM • Erweiterte Funktionen wie unbegrenzte Belege, Backup, Exporte, Statistik und mehr je nach aktuellem Funktionsumfang in der App • Abo über den App Store; Verwaltung und Kündigung über dein Apple-ID-Konto SUPPORT • Hilfe, FAQ und Kontakt über die in App Store Connect angegebene Support-Seite • E-Mail: fuselogic@icloud.com BillBack ist für Privatpersonen gedacht, die Belege und Einreichungen im Alltag im Griff behalten wollen. Nutzungsbedingungen (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Erstatto4 screens
BillBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Erstatto and BillBack 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 · 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

Both are free to download. Erstatto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BillBack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Erstatto versus BillBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterErstattoBillBack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoel WeinbergSven Keuler

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Erstatto

One-time1
  • Erstatto Premium$3.99
2 purchases

BillBack

Subscriptions2
  • BillBack Premium · Monat$2.991 Month
  • BillBack Premium · Jahr$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Erstatto free?
Erstatto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BillBack free?
BillBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Erstatto or BillBack have ads?
Neither Erstatto nor BillBack shows ads.

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