Comparison

Receipt Keep vs PDF Chef

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

Head to head
About

Receipt Keep

Features
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Receipt Keep is the simplest way to track receipts, organize business expenses, monitor return windows, and understand your spending โ€” all in one place. AI-POWERED SCANNING Point your camera at any receipt and our AI fills in the store, total, subtotal, tax, date, and category automatically. No typing required. Works on receipts from any store, in any currency. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS Tag receipts however you like โ€” "Business Expense," a client, a trip โ€” and filter to exactly what you need in one tap. Record the card or payment method you used, too. TAX & EXPENSE TRACKING See subtotal, tax, and the merchant's tax ID broken out on every receipt โ€” perfect for business expense reports, reimbursement, and tax write-offs. Export everything, filtered by tag, as a PDF or CSV in one tap. NEVER MISS A RETURN Set return windows when you save a receipt and we'll remind you before the deadline expires. No more missing the window on expensive purchases. WARRANTY TRACKING Log warranty end dates and get notified before coverage expires on electronics, appliances, and more. SPENDING INSIGHTS See exactly where your money goes with automatic category breakdowns. Filter by this month, last 30 days, 90 days, this year, or all time. SYNCED & BACKED UP Your receipts sync securely across all your devices through iCloud, and full backup and restore means you'll never lose a thing โ€” even on a new phone. STAY MOTIVATED Earn XP and unlock badges as you build the habit of tracking receipts. Level up and keep your streak going. PRIVATE & SECURE Text recognition runs on your device, and your receipts are stored privately in your own iCloud โ€” not on our servers. Sign in with Apple keeps your account secure. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/bobemedia/receiptkeepprivacy/blob/main/privacy

About

PDF Chef

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PDF Chef helps you read, edit, merge, split, compress and sign PDFs on your device. Organize pages, add text and images, place a handwritten signature, add watermarks or page numbers, and protect PDFs with a password. Convert supported images and documents, and extract text. Results depend on the source file and the selected tool. Normal PDF processing runs on your device. Your documents are not uploaded to a PDF Chef server for processing. Offline tools remain available after their assets have loaded. PDF Chef does not require an account. Review your result before sharing or exporting it. On iOS, the first five successful jobs in each rolling seven-day allowance period are complete jobs that you can save, share and export. The period starts with the first successful job. After five jobs, processing and preview remain available, but saving, sharing and exporting require Pro until the allowance resets. Pro Monthly renews automatically until canceled. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Both options support Apple Family Sharing. Prices and purchase details appear in the app before you buy. Restore purchases from Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Receipt Keep4 screens
PDF Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PDF Chef at 17.4 against Receipt Keep's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Receipt Keep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and PDF Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Receipt Keep ships an update every 6 days, PDF Chef every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Receipt Keep versus PDF Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceipt KeepPDF Chef
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdo LahibDHANANJAY BABASAHEB BHOSALE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Receipt Keep

Subscriptions1
  • ReceiptKeep Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

PDF Chef

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Chef Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • PDF Chef Pro Lifetime$49.00

Questions

Is Receipt Keep free?
Receipt Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Chef free?
PDF Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Receipt Keep or PDF Chef have ads?
Neither Receipt Keep nor PDF Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Receipt Keep or PDF Chef?
Receipt Keep ships an update every 6 days, and PDF Chef every 4 days. Most recently, Receipt Keep was updated on November 3, 2026 and PDF Chef on October 31, 2026.

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