Comparison

papry vs LifeReceipt

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

Head to head
About

papry

Organize and manage important documents like receipts, warranties, and IDs. Scan, import, and search your files with smart recognition and timely reminders for expirations. Offers advanced features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Scan and import documents
  • Automatic text recognition
  • Searchable document library
  • Expiration date reminders
  • Smart Fill with Apple Intelligence
  • iCloud backup and export options
Features
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papry keeps your important documents in order: receipts, warranties, contracts, insurance policies, IDs and certificates in one place, on your iPhone and iPad. Scan and import Scan with the camera, add photos or import PDFs, many at once. Title, amount and date are recognized automatically. Find anything Search recognized document text using search terms of at least three characters. Hits are highlighted right inside the document. Folders, labels and categories keep everything sorted. The folder view keeps your documents as in real folders. Never miss a deadline papry reminds you in time before warranties, contracts and IDs expire. Using the expiration date and the notice period you have saved, papry calculates the last day to cancel. Whether passport, driver’s license or visa: papry can remind you months before they expire, so you renew in time. Your deadlines also show in widgets on the Home and Lock Screen. Smart Fill With Apple Intelligence, papry fills in title, document type, amount and dates directly on your device. Smart Fill processing takes place entirely on your device. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 and a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Your documents stay yours Back up your library manually with iCloud backups. Export writes all your documents as files to a folder of your choice. And several documents can be sent together by Mail, AirDrop or to other apps. papry Pro offers unlimited documents, folders and labels, custom categories and advanced PDF export. Terms of Use & EULA: https://papry.app/terms and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LifeReceipt

This app provides a daily itemized receipt of your phone usage, detailing screen time, impulse spending, and sleep debt. It offers one actionable step each day to help you reclaim lost time and money, tracking your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Daily itemized phone usage receipt
  • Tracks screen time by app
  • Monitors impulse spending and sleep debt
  • Offers one actionable daily refund
  • Tracks reclaimed time and money
  • Connects with Apple Screen Time
  • Sets boundaries for distracting apps
Features
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STOP LOSING DAYS TO YOUR PHONE. LifeReceipt shows what yesterday cost you - in time, money, and sleep - then gives you one action to start taking it back. SEE WHAT YOUR PHONE REALLY COSTS YOU. Every morning, LifeReceipt turns yesterday into an itemized receipt: • Screen time by app • Impulse spending • Sleep debt • The dollar value of your lost time • One clear total at the bottom No vague dashboard. No number you forget five seconds later. A bill you can understand at a glance. TAKE ONE ACTION. GET TIME BACK. After every receipt, LifeReceipt offers one practical “refund” based on what cost you most. Block Instagram after 9 PM. Put your phone down before bed. Set one boundary you can actually follow. Claim one refund for the day, then watch your reclaimed hours and dollars accumulate over time. BUILT TO HELP YOU FOLLOW THROUGH • Connect Apple Screen Time to autofill your daily receipt • Choose what one hour of your time is worth • See which apps cost you the most • Set boundaries around distracting apps • Track reclaimed time and money • Follow your progress across days and weeks NO SHAME. NO FAKE PROMISES. LifeReceipt does not punish you for missing a day or pretend any block is impossible to override. You stay in control and can disable Screen Time access at any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data stays on your device. LifeReceipt does not send your app names or per-app usage durations to our servers. LifeReceipt Pro unlocks daily refunds and your lifetime reclaimed tally. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Requires iOS 17.4 or later. Terms: https://life-receipt.com/terms Privacy: https://life-receipt.com/privacy

Screenshots

papry4 screens
LifeReceipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

papry and LifeReceipt are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. papry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LifeReceipt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for papry against 5.0 for LifeReceipt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
papry versus LifeReceipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpapryLifeReceipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario HaiderRyan Mabry

Customer experience

papry

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LifeReceipt

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

papry

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

LifeReceipt

Subscriptions3
  • LifeReceipt Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • LifeReceipt Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • LifeReceipt Pro Annual Offer1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is papry free?
papry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LifeReceipt free?
LifeReceipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, papry or LifeReceipt?
papry and LifeReceipt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do papry or LifeReceipt have ads?
Neither papry nor LifeReceipt shows ads.

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