Hostledger vs Receipt Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hostledger
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HostLedger helps short-stay rental hosts see exactly how much they're making. Track income from Airbnb, Booking.com, direct bookings, agents, and walk-ins — all in one Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Receipt Scanner
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ReceGuard is a private receipt scanner, expense tracker, and purchase vault for iPhone. Scan paper receipts, organize important purchases, and keep the details you need when it is time to return an item, claim a warranty, prepare expenses, or find proof of purchase. Just scan a receipt with your camera and ReceGuard helps capture the important details: merchant, date, total, currency, and receipt text. Save everything in one searchable place instead of digging through drawers, emails, screenshots, or faded paper receipts. WHY RECEGUARD • Scan receipts in seconds Use your iPhone camera to capture receipts and purchase documents quickly. • Automatic text recognition On-device OCR helps extract useful receipt details like merchant, date, amount, and currency. • Search everything Find receipts by merchant, total, date, category, notes, or scanned text. • Track purchases, warranties, and returns Save the items that matter and keep warranty or return information close when you need it. • Organize personal and business expenses Keep receipts grouped, searchable, and ready for expense tracking or record keeping. • Export when needed Create clean exports for your records, accountant, reimbursement, or tax preparation. • Private by design Receipt scanning and text recognition happen on your device. ReceGuard does not need a custom backend to store your purchase history. • Optional iCloud sync Keep your receipts available across your Apple devices using your own iCloud account. BUILT FOR • Personal receipt organization • Expense tracking • Freelancers and small business owners • Warranty and return tracking • Tax-time record keeping • Travel receipts • Home purchases and important documents Stop losing receipts. Scan them once, search them anytime, and keep your purchases organized with ReceGuard. Pro purchases ReceGuard Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Eligible customers can receive a free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://receguard.com/privacy Early Access Lifetime Pro is also available as a non-consumable one-time purchase. Pay once for lifetime Pro access, with no subscription or automatic renewal. Prices are shown in the app in your App Store currency. Buying Lifetime Pro does not automatically cancel an existing subscription; manage existing subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hostledger at 15.1 against Receipt Scanner's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hostledger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Receipt Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hostledger ships an update weekly, Receipt Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hostledger | Receipt Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Makokha | PANAGIOTIS KONSTANTINOS KARAGIANNIS |
In-app purchases
Hostledger
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year
Receipt Scanner
- Receipty Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Receipty Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year







