Comparison

ReceiptJournal vs TextExpander

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

Head to head
About

ReceiptJournal

Features
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Tired of a wallet stuffed with fading receipts? Stressed about finding that one proof of purchase for a tax deduction, an expense claim, or a warranty? Say goodbye to paper chaos with ReceiptJournal, the all-in-one receipt tracker designed to simplify your life and save you money. ReceiptJournal goes beyond other scanners. We don't just capture the total; we capture everything, with or without paper. KEY FEATURES: - GO TRULY PAPERLESS: Why print a receipt just to scan it? Use ReceiptJournal to capture the digital receipt directly from the self-checkout screen or POS dashboard. Perfect for those small, non-refundable expenses and reducing paper waste. - INSTANT SMART SCANNING (FOR PAPER): For the paper receipts you still get, just snap a picture. Our powerful AI (OCR) instantly captures the vendor, date, total, and—unlike other apps—every single line item. - IMPORT FROM PHOTOS & FILES: Save time by adding receipts directly from your photo library or files. Whether it's a screenshot of an online order or a photo you took yesterday, you can now process it instantly. - CSV DATA EXPORT: Take your data with you. We believe you should own your financial history. You can now export all your records to a CSV file, making it easy to move data to Excel, share with your accountant, or create custom reports. - DETAILED ITEM-LEVEL TRACKING: Know exactly where your money goes. Whether scanned or digitally captured, we track individual items. This gives you unparalleled power for budgeting, tax write-offs, and understanding your spending habits. - POWERFUL SEARCH: Find any receipt or item in seconds. Search by store, a specific item, date, or a category. No more digging through shoeboxes. - TAX & REIMBURSEMENT READY: Make tax season and expense reports a breeze. Easily find your favorite/marked expenses. - SECURE CLOUD STORAGE: Never lose a receipt again. All your scanned and captured expense data is securely backed up to the cloud. Access it anytime, anywhere. Stop letting money slip through the cracks. Take control of your finances. Download ReceiptJournal today and turn your receipt chaos into an organized, searchable, and valuable journal. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TextExpander

Access your saved text snippets and expand them instantly across any app on your iPhone and iPad. This keyboard app offers features like autocorrect, emoji search, and swipe typing, making it easier to input frequently used phrases, addresses, or links.

Highlights
  • Instant text expansion via custom abbreviations
  • Customizable keyboard with swipe typing
  • Emoji search and suggestions
  • Autocorrect and long-press for accented characters
  • Snippet suggestions in the suggestion strip
  • Fill-ins for dynamic snippet content
Features
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Your TextExpander snippets, on your iPhone and iPad. Sign in with your TextExpander account to access your snippet library at your fingertips. Type ";addr" to expand to your mailing address. Type "zcal" to expand to a link to your schedule / availability. You can type it in Messages, in Mail, in Slack, in your CRM, in your EHR. You get the idea. Your shared snippets are readily synced with the rest of your team. A KEYBOARD WITH SNIPPETS, SWIPE, EMOJI, AND AUTOCORRECT Swipe across the keys, and TextExpander now matches your path to English words and to your abbreviations. Swiped abbreviations automatically expand to their snippets. Plus you have everything else that you'd expect in a keyboard: Autocorrect, emojis (searchable by name, with skin tones, and recents), long-press for accented characters, one-handed mode, haptic feedback, and undo/redo. SNIPPETS THAT COME TO YOU Start typing, and matching snippets appear in the suggestion strip beside your word suggestions. Tap it to expand it. You never need to go looking. PERSONALIZE AND CUSTOMIZE WHAT YOU TYPE Fill-ins give superpowers to your TextExpander snippets, and they work in the app as well. Type the abbreviation, complete your fill-ins, and send. WHAT YOU NEED A TextExpander account, created at textexpander.com. Then add the keyboard in Settings and switch on Full Access (TextExpander needs this to read your abbreviations and insert your snippets). Your snippets now work everywhere you type.

Screenshots

ReceiptJournal4 screens
TextExpander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextExpander at none against ReceiptJournal's 2. ReceiptJournal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReceiptJournal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TextExpander asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ReceiptJournal versus TextExpander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceiptJournalTextExpander
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamin AdhikariTextExpander, Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ReceiptJournal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annually$19.991 Year
None

TextExpander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReceiptJournal free?
ReceiptJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextExpander free?
TextExpander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReceiptJournal or TextExpander have ads?
Neither ReceiptJournal nor TextExpander shows ads.

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