Comparison

Receipt Beacon vs Expense & Receipt Saver

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

Head to head
About

Receipt Beacon

Easily capture, organize, and export your paper receipts. Scan with your camera or import images, then review and edit details like merchant, date, and total before saving. Create custom folders and categories to track spending for personal, business, or tax purposes.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with camera
  • Import receipt images
  • Edit extracted receipt details
  • Organize receipts into folders
  • Create custom categories with colors
  • Generate spending reports
  • Export reports as PDF or CSV
Features
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Receipt Beacon is a receipt scanner and expense organizer for capturing paper receipts, checking totals, and exporting clean spending records. Use your camera to scan a paper receipt, import an existing receipt image from Photos, or choose a file from Files. Receipt Beacon reads the receipt and gives you a review screen so you can confirm the merchant, date, total, tax, category, notes, and line items before saving. Built for everyday expense tracking, tax prep, reimbursements, and small business record keeping, Receipt Beacon keeps receipt management simple without turning it into a full accounting system. It is made for people who want a lightweight way to save proof of purchase, organize expenses, and review spending history from their phone. Scan, review, then save Receipt Beacon is designed around a simple workflow. Capture a receipt, review the extracted details, make any edits, and save it. You can adjust merchant names, dates, totals, taxes, notes, categories, and line items so your records are clean before they become part of your receipt history. Organize receipts your way Keep receipts in Home or create folders for clients, trips, jobs, tax years, personal spending, business expenses, warranties, reimbursements, or any other system that works for you. Move receipts between folders, rename folders, star important folders, and delete folders without losing receipts inside them. Categories and colored labels Create your own receipt categories and choose colors for each one. Category chips make it easier to scan your list and understand where your money went at a glance. Use categories for groceries, meals, office supplies, travel, utilities, health, entertainment, or custom business expense groups. Reports and exports Receipt Beacon includes spending reports that help you understand totals by month, category, and merchant. Tap report cards for more detail, review the receipts behind each number, and export reports as PDF or CSV when you need records for taxes, bookkeeping, expense reports, or reimbursement requests. Helpful for: - Personal receipt tracking - Business expense records - Tax receipt organization - Reimbursement documentation - Purchase history - Warranty records - Trip and project expense folders - Merchant and category spending review What you can do with Receipt Beacon: - Scan receipts with your camera - Import receipt images from Photos or Files - Review and edit merchant, date, total, tax, notes, and line items - Save receipts in Home or move them into folders - Rename, star, and delete folders - Manage categories and choose category colors - View category labels as colored chips - Search-friendly reports by month, category, and merchant - Tap report cards for deeper spending details - Export reports as PDF or CSV - Move receipts between folders - Chat with support from inside the app Simple, focused receipt management Receipt Beacon is not trying to replace your accounting software. It gives you a fast, focused place to capture receipts, clean up the important details, and keep organized records you can review later. Whether you are saving receipts for taxes, tracking business expenses, organizing personal purchases, or preparing reimbursement paperwork, Receipt Beacon helps keep your receipt pile searchable, structured, and easier to manage. Scan the receipt, review the details, file it in the right folder, and keep your spending records ready when you need them. Subscription terms Receipt Beacon may offer optional auto-renewable subscriptions for Pro features. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://blueskateboard.com/apps/receipt-beacon/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://blueskateboard.com/apps/receipt-beacon/privacy/

About

Expense & Receipt Saver

Digitally organize your paper receipts by scanning them with your phone. Automatically extract key details like store, date, and total, then categorize your spending. Set budgets and track your progress with visual indicators.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with camera or import photos
  • On-device OCR for data extraction
  • Attach original receipt images
  • Set budgets by category or store
  • Track spending with progress bars
  • Tag receipts for work or personal use
  • Export data to CSV, QIF, and OFX formats
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Receipt Saver turns a shoebox of paper receipts into an organized digital database of your spending. Point your camera at any receipt and Receipt Saver reads it right on your device: the store, the date, the total, and a sensible spending category, captured in seconds. SCAN & SAVE • Scan with the camera, or import a photo from your library • On-device optical character recognition pulls out the store, date, category and total • The original photo stays attached to every receipt, so the paper can go BUDGETS • Set monthly caps for any mix of categories or specific stores • Progress bars show what you've spent and what's left • Keep a budget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with widgets WORK OR PERSONAL? • Turn on labels to tag receipts as Work, Personal, or anything you like • Filter your receipt list by label • Find and save original receipt images for expense reports EXPORT YOUR DATA • CSV for spreadsheets like Numbers, Excel, and Google Sheets • QIF and OFX files for financial software • Connect a self-hosted Actual Budget server and push transactions automatically

Screenshots

Receipt Beacon4 screens
Expense & Receipt Saver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense & Receipt Saver at none against Receipt Beacon's 2. Receipt Beacon's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Receipt Beacon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Expense & Receipt Saver asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Receipt Beacon against 5.0 for Expense & Receipt Saver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Receipt Beacon versus Expense & Receipt Saver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceipt BeaconExpense & Receipt Saver
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn MosesBenjamin Dahrooge

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Receipt Beacon

Subscriptions2
  • Receipt Beacon Pro$3.991 Month
  • Receipt Beacon Pro$29.991 Year
None

Expense & Receipt Saver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Receipt Beacon free?
Receipt Beacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expense & Receipt Saver free?
Expense & Receipt Saver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Receipt Beacon or Expense & Receipt Saver?
Receipt Beacon and Expense & Receipt Saver are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Receipt Beacon or Expense & Receipt Saver have ads?
Neither Receipt Beacon nor Expense & Receipt Saver shows ads.

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