Comparison

Expense Tracker Genius vs Receipt Vault

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

Head to head
About

Expense Tracker Genius

This app helps you manage your money with smart expense tracking, AI-powered travel planning, and customizable budgets. It offers detailed reports and insights to understand your spending habits. Designed with privacy first, all your financial data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Smart expense tracking with AI scanning
  • AI-powered travel planner and cost estimation
  • Customizable budgets and savings goals
  • Detailed financial reports and insights
  • Multi-currency support
  • Privacy-first design with on-device data storage
  • Apple Watch and multiple widget support
Features
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Take control of your finances with Expense Tracker Genius — the smart, privacy-first expense tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SMART EXPENSE TRACKING - Add income and expenses with categories, tags, and notes - 3-tier scanning: Apple Intelligence, Vision spatial analysis, then regex - Scan receipts, bank statements, and payment app screenshots - Supports 20+ payment apps: PayPay, Suica, nanaco, Coke ON, Venmo, and more - AI detects multiple transactions from a single image - Smart category suggestions powered by Apple Intelligence or NLP - Recurring transactions, receipt attachments - Share Extension and Quick Actions from Home Screen AI-POWERED TRAVEL PLANNER - Plan trips with cost estimation powered by Apple Intelligence - Compare flights, trains, buses, and car routes with real MapKit data - Find real hotels via Apple Maps at budget, mid-range, and luxury tiers - Day-by-day itinerary with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cafe suggestions - Track estimated vs actual spending with comparison charts - Interactive map with route, hotel, and activity pins - Share trip cards to Instagram, Facebook, or save to Photos - Link trips to savings goals with per-person budget breakdown - Weather forecast and metric/imperial support BUDGETS & SAVINGS GOALS - Category budgets with weekly, monthly, or custom periods - Visual progress charts and limit notifications - Pay cycle support — track from payday to payday - Savings goals with due dates and AI-powered tips - Addiction goals to cut spending on specific categories REPORTS & INSIGHTS - Pie charts, bar charts, radar charts, and line graphs - Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly breakdowns - AI-powered spending analysis and predictions - Predictions follow your selected account filter - Export as CSV, PDF, or images MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS & CURRENCIES - Cash, bank, credit card accounts with per-account currency - 60 currencies (30 fiat + 30 crypto) with live rates - Beautiful stacked card interface PERFORMANCE - 63x faster dashboard with single-pass calculations - Charts cached and only recompute when data changes - Debounced updates — no lag when switching views APPLE WATCH & 11 WIDGETS - Watch: daily summary, add expenses, complications - Widgets: balance, budget, goals, spending, travel, quotes - 7 themes: System, Story Card, Editorial, Pop Art, Monochrome Ink, Card Stack, Midnight Sapphire DESIGNED FOR MAC - Native Mac Catalyst with keyboard shortcuts - Resizable window with full feature parity PRIVACY FIRST - All data on your device — no servers - Optional iCloud sync, Face ID/Touch ID/PIN lock - Privacy mode hides amounts 23 languages. Full accessibility. Siri Shortcuts. Start today!

About

Receipt Vault

Features
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Receipt Vault is a private, offline-first archive for your receipts. Scan with your camera or import from Photos, and the app reads the merchant, amount, and date for you — all on your device. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. FEATURES • Scan receipts with automatic edge detection, or import from Photos • On-device text recognition extracts merchant, amount, and date • Edit every field — nothing is locked in • Search by merchant, category, date range, or notes • Mark favorites to keep important receipts close • Insights: total and monthly spending, category breakdown, top merchants • Attach multiple photos per receipt (front, back, extra pages) • Export to CSV or PDF anytime • Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-up • No network connection required • No analytics, tracking, or ads • Your receipts and images never leave your device TRY IT INSTANTLY New here? Tap "Explore Sample Data" to load demo receipts and try search, insights, and export right away. Remove them anytime in Settings.

Screenshots

Expense Tracker Genius4 screens
Receipt Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Expense Tracker Genius at 4 against Receipt Vault's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 · 9 level
Expense Tracker Genius versus Receipt Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense Tracker GeniusReceipt Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHussein JuybariSon Vo

In-app purchases

None

Expense Tracker Genius

No in-app purchases

None

Receipt Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense Tracker Genius free?
Expense Tracker Genius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Receipt Vault free?
Receipt Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expense Tracker Genius or Receipt Vault have ads?
Neither Expense Tracker Genius nor Receipt Vault shows ads.

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