Comparison

PaperNest vs KeepReceipt

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

Head to head
About

PaperNest

Transform your phone into a digital filing cabinet for all your important documents. Easily scan, import, and organize bills, warranties, IDs, and more with smart categorization and powerful search.

Highlights
  • Digital filing cabinet
  • Document scanning and import
  • Smart categorization
  • AI-powered search
  • Cloud sync
  • Document conversion
Features
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Every paper in your life - bills, warranties, prescriptions, IDs, contracts, receipts - finally has a home. PaperNest turns your phone into an organized digital filing cabinet where every document is easy to find, always with you, and always yours. Other apps scan documents. PaperNest manages them. -- ORGANIZED FROM DAY ONE -- 13 built-in categories cover every area of your life: - Identity - passports, IDs, driver's licenses - Finance - bills, bank statements, tax documents - Health - prescriptions, lab results, insurance cards - Education - diplomas, transcripts, certificates - Work - contracts, pay stubs, expense receipts - Housing - leases, utility bills, insurance policies - Vehicles - registrations, maintenance records - Legal - contracts, court documents, notarized papers - Business - invoices, business licenses - Family - children's documents, vaccination records - Travel - boarding passes, visas, itineraries - Digital - subscriptions, platform accounts - Personal - warranties, receipts, memberships Create your own sections and folders. Rename them, pick icons and colors, organize your way. Each category has country-specific subcategories. 80 country profiles match your life. -- SCAN, IMPORT, FILE -- - Camera scanner with automatic edge detection - Import photos, PDFs, text files, and Office documents - Share from any app - Mail, Safari, WhatsApp, or others - directly to PaperNest - Open password-protected PDFs - enter the password once, access freely - Smart reminders for expiry dates, due dates, and renewals - Combine pages from different sources into one PDF - Remove or rotate individual pages - Lock sensitive PDFs with a password before sharing - Fullscreen viewing for PDFs, images, and text files with pinch-to-zoom -- FIND ANYTHING INSTANTLY -- Search looks inside every document, not just filenames. Type "warranty" and find the certificate you scanned months ago. OCR indexes every word, so nothing hides in plain sight. -- MERASUS ID PREMIUM -- Merasus ID unlocks the full PaperNest experience with services that keep working every day you stay subscribed: - On-device AI assistant: ask questions about your document library in plain language and get answers that link back to the source. AI reads, classifies, summarizes, and auto-tags every new document you add. - Smart OCR correction: AI cleans up scanned text for sharper, more reliable search. - Bidirectional cloud sync: iCloud Drive and Google Drive stay in step across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with delta reconciliation and conflict resolution. - Document conversion: turn PDFs into DOCX and back, with an explicit consent step before any file leaves your device. - Cross-app access: one Merasus ID unlocks premium features across every Merasus app as they launch. - Early access to new premium features. Merasus ID is available as a weekly or yearly subscription. Manage or cancel anytime from Settings. Subscription, duration, price, trial terms, and auto-renewal are shown on the purchase screen. -- YOUR DOCUMENTS, YOUR DEVICE -- Documents are stored locally on your device. AI runs on your phone, not on a server, so your files never leave your hands. Face ID or fingerprint keeps everything private. Cloud sync is opt-in. Document conversion asks for explicit consent before the first upload and is not retained on our servers. Document content stays private; only anonymized purchase events are used for ad campaign measurement, with your permission. Sign In with Apple, Google, or email are all supported. Delete your account in-app anytime from Settings. -- 23 LANGUAGES -- English, Turkish, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and 10 more. --- PaperNest. Your digital filing cabinet, made smart. Scan it. File it. Ask it. Keep it forever. Terms of Use: https://merasus.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://merasus.com/policy/

About

KeepReceipt

Features
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Every receipt you keep is money you can get back: a return you almost missed, a warranty claim, an insurance inventory after a bad day. KeepReceipt turns a paper slip into proof you can actually find. Photograph it, type the store and amount, tag the return window and warranty. Done. KeepReceipt counts down the days and keeps everything searchable by store, item, or month. WHAT YOU GET - Receipt photo vault: photo, store, item, amount, date, and a note on every purchase - Return window countdowns: the days left before each store stops taking it back - Return alerts (Pro): a notification 1, 3, or 7 days before a window closes - Warranty tracking: tag the coverage length and the expiry date computes itself - Search that works: by store, item, or month, accents ignored - Big Purchases folder: flag what matters for insurance and see its total value - Insurance report (Pro): a PDF inventory with receipt photos, amounts, and warranty dates - Tax and expense report (Pro): a PDF and CSV over any date range, grouped by category or month with subtotals and a grand total, ready for taxes or an expense claim - Categories: tag each receipt, then filter, group, and total your spending by category - Warranty alerts (Pro): a reminder before a tracked warranty lapses, while you can still claim it - Sort and filter the vault by date, amount, store, month, or category - CSV export (Pro): the whole vault, spreadsheet-ready - Spending insights: totals by store, category, week, and month, computed from your own receipts - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with your private iCloud FREE VS PRO Free keeps your first 25 receipts, with countdowns, search, categories, the insurance folder, and spending totals. Pro unlocks unlimited receipts, return and warranty alerts, the tax and expense report, the insurance PDF, and CSV export. Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase; the App Store shows the price in your currency before you buy. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no tracking. Your receipts live on your devices and in your private iCloud database, where we cannot read them. Questions reach us through the support form in Settings. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PaperNest4 screens
KeepReceipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: KeepReceipt at none against PaperNest's shown. PaperNest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. PaperNest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and KeepReceipt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PaperNest versus KeepReceipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperNestKeepReceipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMERASUS TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETIInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PaperNest

Subscriptions3
  • Merasus Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Merasus Premium Yearly Offer7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Merasus Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

KeepReceipt

Subscriptions2
  • KeepReceipt Pro$3.991 Month
  • KeepReceipt Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • KeepReceipt Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is PaperNest free?
PaperNest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeepReceipt free?
KeepReceipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperNest or KeepReceipt have ads?
PaperNest shows ads; KeepReceipt does not.
Which is updated more often, PaperNest or KeepReceipt?
PaperNest ships an update weekly, and KeepReceipt weekly. Most recently, PaperNest was updated on October 24, 2026 and KeepReceipt on October 8, 2026.

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