Comparison

Docket vs Bilbx

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

Head to head
About

Docket

Features
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Docket is a receipt, mileage, and expense tracker for UK sole traders and freelancers. It helps you turn everyday spending into tidy records for the UK tax year, without making bookkeeping feel bigger than the work itself. What Docket does - Scan receipts with on-device OCR. - Review and correct merchant, date, total, VAT, and category before saving. - Log manual expenses and business mileage. - Keep totals organised around the UK tax year, from 6 April to 5 April. - Export accountant-friendly CSV or PDF summaries. - Keep records local-first, with iCloud sync available on paid plans. Built for UK record keeping Docket is designed around UK-style expense records and the UK tax year. Categories help you organise your records and may need accountant review. Docket helps with record keeping; it is not tax advice. Free and paid plans - Free: up to 15 receipts per month, manual mileage, and CSV export with a free-plan notice. - Solo Monthly: unlimited receipts, clean CSV/PDF exports, mileage, and iCloud sync. - Solo Annual: the same features with annual savings. Trust and privacy Your data lives on your device and in your iCloud account when sync is enabled. Docket does not require a custom account or backend for the core experience. Subscription terms Privacy Policy: https://docket-a9n.pages.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bilbx

Features
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Bilbx keeps your business money in one place: what you spend, what you earn, and what it all means at tax time. Snap a receipt or add an invoice and Bilbx reads it, sorts it into Schedule C categories and pulls out the sales tax. Tax Lab is free. Made for freelancers, 1099 contractors, the self-employed, rideshare and delivery drivers, hosts and every small business. FREE TO START Scan your first receipts as a guest, no sign-up needed, then create a free account for AI scans every month. No credit card required. FREE TAX LAB FOR YOUR SCHEDULE C Your income less the expenses you deduct, sorted into Schedule C categories, for your tax year in one place. Expense big purchases under the de minimis safe harbor or set them aside to depreciate, and work out car expenses at the standard mileage rate from your own mileage log. Premium exports it all for your tax software or CPA, documents included. SPLIT BUSINESS AND PERSONAL, FREE Bought printer ink and groceries in one trip? Deduct only the business items on the receipt. Set a standing business-use percentage for your phone, internet or car, and Bilbx applies it to every bill. A FREE MILEAGE LOG Add a trip in a tap, with the odometer carried forward and regular trips saved. Snap your odometer and Bilbx reads it. Your business miles fill in your standard mileage rate claim. Export the log as a CSV or PDF. MONEY OUT: EVERY RECEIPT, READ IN SECONDS Snap paper receipts, or import digital receipts and PDFs. Bilbx reads the store, date, total, sales tax and every line item, with nothing to type. Forward email receipts to your own Bilbx address and they arrive already read. MONEY IN: YOUR INCOME, RECORDED FOR YOU Switch on Money in from Settings. Add an invoice you sent, a platform's payout statement or a payment advice, as a photo, a PDF or an email. Bilbx reads who paid, the amount and the day, and saves the record. Platform fees are kept as an expense, and the miles a statement prints are ready to add to your log. YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE Money out, money in and the difference, day by day and by category. PROJECTS Put receipts and income in a project, like a job, a renovation or a trip, and Bilbx keeps its running total. PROOF OF PURCHASE, WHENEVER YOU NEED IT Returning something, making a warranty claim or keeping records for the IRS? Every receipt is kept with its photo and found in seconds by store, item, price or category. Bilbx tracks return windows and warranty periods and reminds you before they end. MULTI-CURRENCY Bought abroad? Bilbx reads the currency on the receipt and converts it to US dollars at the published rate for the day. ENCRYPTED CLOUD SYNC & WEB PORTAL Your records are encrypted and synced across your devices and the bilbx.com web portal. Moving or filing in more than one country? Bilbx keeps Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and UK tax records too. BILBX PREMIUM Scanning, Tax Lab, Schedule C categories, receipt splitting, the mileage log, Money in, projects, reminders and multi-currency are free. Bilbx Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription that adds Tax Lab report exports, your month in net and sales tax amounts, more AI scans and unlimited receipts. Terms of Use: https://bilbx.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://bilbx.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Docket4 screens
Bilbx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bilbx at every 2 days against Docket's every 2 weeks. Bilbx also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Docket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bilbx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Docket ships an update every 2 weeks, Bilbx every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Docket versus Bilbx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocketBilbx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike ConjoiceHazem Elsawy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Docket

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Solo Annual$34.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Bilbx

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Bilbx Annual Premium$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Docket free?
Docket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bilbx free?
Bilbx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Docket or Bilbx have ads?
Neither Docket nor Bilbx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Docket or Bilbx?
Docket ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bilbx every 2 days. Most recently, Docket was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bilbx on November 5, 2026.

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