Comparison

Receipt Zen vs Expense & Receipt Saver

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

Head to head
About

Receipt Zen

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Receipt Zen4 screens
Expense & Receipt Saver4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Receipt Zen versus Expense & Receipt Saver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceipt ZenExpense & Receipt Saver
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyrylo KumovBenjamin Dahrooge

In-app purchases

None

Receipt Zen

No in-app purchases

None

Expense & Receipt Saver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Receipt Zen free?
Receipt Zen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Expense & Receipt Saver free?
Expense & Receipt Saver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Receipt Zen or Expense & Receipt Saver have ads?
Neither Receipt Zen nor Expense & Receipt Saver shows ads.

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