Receipt Zen vs Expense & Receipt Saver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Receipt Zen
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Receipt Zen is a smart receipt scanner and expense tracker designed to help you understand where your money goes - without spreadsheets or manual work. - Scan Receipts Instantly Use your camera to scan receipts or upload photos from your gallery. Receipt Zen automatically extracts key details like store name, date, total, category, and payment method. Items on the receipt can be filled in for you too. - Track Expenses and Income All your receipts are organized in one place, making it easy to track spending by category, store, and time period. Earn money too? Add your income next to your expenses and see spending, income and what is left for every month. - Clear Spending Insights See your monthly spending at a glance and understand your habits with simple, visual analytics, with the change from the month before. - Stay on Track Optional reminders to add your receipts and a weekly summary of your spending, and you choose exactly what you get. Keep a weekly streak, earn badges as you go, and in December look back at your year in receipts with cards you can share. - Your Money, Your Way Add products, quantities and prices to any receipt, attach photos and documents, and keep notes and warranty dates. Add receipts even without a connection, they sync when you are back online. Put spending, income or your balance on your home screen with a widget. Receipt Zen helps you stay organized, gain clarity, and make smarter financial decisions - starting with your receipts.
Expense & Receipt Saver
Digitally organize your paper receipts by scanning them with your phone. Automatically extract key details like store, date, and total, then categorize your spending. Set budgets and track your progress with visual indicators.
- Scan receipts with camera or import photos
- On-device OCR for data extraction
- Attach original receipt images
- Set budgets by category or store
- Track spending with progress bars
- Tag receipts for work or personal use
- Export data to CSV, QIF, and OFX formats
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Receipt Saver turns a shoebox of paper receipts into an organized digital database of your spending. Point your camera at any receipt and Receipt Saver reads it right on your device: the store, the date, the total, and a sensible spending category, captured in seconds. SCAN & SAVE • Scan with the camera, or import a photo from your library • On-device optical character recognition pulls out the store, date, category and total • The original photo stays attached to every receipt, so the paper can go BUDGETS • Set monthly caps for any mix of categories or specific stores • Progress bars show what you've spent and what's left • Keep a budget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with widgets WORK OR PERSONAL? • Turn on labels to tag receipts as Work, Personal, or anything you like • Filter your receipt list by label • Find and save original receipt images for expense reports EXPORT YOUR DATA • CSV for spreadsheets like Numbers, Excel, and Google Sheets • QIF and OFX files for financial software • Connect a self-hosted Actual Budget server and push transactions automatically
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Receipt Zen at 15.0 against Expense & Receipt Saver's 17.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Receipt Zen | Expense & Receipt Saver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyrylo Kumov | Benjamin Dahrooge |
In-app purchases
Receipt Zen
No in-app purchases
Expense & Receipt Saver
No in-app purchases
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