Comparison

PennyLens vs Receipt Parser

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

Head to head
About

PennyLens

Effortlessly track your everyday spending by scanning receipts. Automatically capture merchant, amount, and date to categorize expenses and gain insights into your spending habits. All your data is stored privately on your device, working offline without an account.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with camera
  • Automatic data extraction
  • Categorize expenses
  • Spending insights and trends
  • Customizable categories
  • Offline functionality
  • Data stored locally
Features
Read full description

PennyLens makes it easy to scan receipts, track expenses, and understand your everyday spending. Just snap a photo of a receipt and PennyLens automatically captures the merchant, amount, and date. Review the details, choose a category, and save the expense in seconds. Unlike complicated accounting apps, PennyLens is built for everyday personal spending. Whether you want to track groceries, shopping, dining, gas, travel, or bills, PennyLens helps you stay organized without spreadsheets or complicated budgets. Your data stays private and on your device by default. No account required. No cloud dependency. PennyLens works offline whenever you need it. Features • Scan receipts with your iPhone camera • Automatically extract merchant, total amount, and date • Save receipt photos for future reference • Track personal expenses by category • Create your own custom categories • Filter spending by date, amount, or category • View spending insights and trends • Add expenses manually when needed • Protect your data with Face ID • Keep all expense data stored locally on your device • Export selected expenses as CSV with receipt images • Create PDF summaries with receipt appendix pages Perfect For • Personal budgeting • Grocery and shopping tracking • Small business/office reimbursements • Family spending management • Saving receipts for taxes or reimbursements • Freelancers and small business owners • Anyone who wants a simple receipt scanner and expense tracker PennyLens helps you stop losing receipts and start understanding where your money goes. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Receipt Parser

Instantly extract all line items from receipt photos using AI. Perfect for expense tracking and budgeting, it allows for easy export to CSV files for seamless integration with spreadsheets and accounting software. Keep a full scan history locally on your device for convenient access.

Highlights
  • AI-powered receipt scanning
  • Extract line items, prices, quantities, and totals
  • Edit extracted items before saving
  • Full scan history stored locally
  • CSV export for spreadsheets
  • Privacy-focused: images not stored on servers
Features
Read full description

Receipt Parser uses AI to instantly extract every line item from a receipt photo. Just snap a photo or import from your library — Receipt Parser reads the items, prices, quantities, and totals in seconds. Perfect for expense tracking, budgeting, and bookkeeping. Export your scans to CSV and import into any spreadsheet or accounting app. FEATURES • AI-powered receipt scanning — works on any receipt format • Review and edit extracted items before saving • Full scan history stored on your device • CSV export for spreadsheets and expense reports • Fast, private — images are never stored on our servers FREE TIER Scan up to 3 receipts per month for free. Watch a short ad to earn additional scans. PREMIUM Upgrade for unlimited scanning. • $4.99/month • $29.99/year Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your Apple ID account settings. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PennyLens4 screens
Receipt Parser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Receipt Parser at 3 against PennyLens's 1. Receipt Parser also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). PennyLens's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PennyLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Receipt Parser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 PennyLens against 5.0 for Receipt Parser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PennyLens versus Receipt Parser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennyLensReceipt Parser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMAANHAAS LLCLincoln Nelson LLC

Customer experience

PennyLens

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Receipt Parser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PennyLens

Subscriptions2
  • PennyLens Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PennyLens Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Receipt Parser

Subscriptions2
  • Receipt Parser Premium$4.991 Month
  • Receipt Parser Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PennyLens free?
PennyLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Receipt Parser free?
Receipt Parser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PennyLens or Receipt Parser?
PennyLens and Receipt Parser are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PennyLens or Receipt Parser have ads?
Neither PennyLens nor Receipt Parser shows ads.

Other comparisons