Comparison

ReceiptZero vs Receipts

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

Head to head
About

ReceiptZero

Effortlessly digitize and organize your receipts directly on your device. This app uses on-device OCR to extract key information, allowing for quick categorization and export for tax purposes. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data local.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR receipt scanning
  • Automatic data extraction
  • Categorization and triage flow
  • Jurisdiction-aware field checks
  • PDF and CSV export
  • Private data storage
  • Optional Face ID lock
Features
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ReceiptZero turns the shoebox of receipts every freelancer dreads into clean, audit-ready records — without sending your financial data to anyone. SCAN IN SECONDS • Snap a receipt or import from Photos; on-device OCR reads the vendor, date, total, and currency automatically. Nothing is uploaded to scan. REACH “INBOX ZERO” • A fast triage flow surfaces unclassified receipts. One tap to categorize, a swipe to skip or mark personal, and undo if you slip. KNOW IT’S READY TO FILE • Jurisdiction-aware checks (US / Canada) flag missing required fields so each receipt is complete before you file. Not tax advice — a record-keeping tool. EXPORT FOR YOUR ACCOUNTANT • Generate a CRA/IRS-friendly PDF report or a clean CSV ledger, filtered by tax year, category, or status. Hand it to your accountant or import to a spreadsheet. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Browse by calendar, search by vendor or text, and keep multi-currency records. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Receipts stay on your device and, if you turn on iCloud Backup, in your own private iCloud. ReceiptZero collects no data and shows no ads. • Optional Face ID lock keeps your financial records private. ReceiptZero Pro (subscription or one-time) unlocks clean, watermark-free PDF and unlimited CSV export. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Receipts

Effortlessly digitize and organize your paper receipts. Scan, search, and manage expenses, warranties, and returns directly from your device. Data is processed locally for enhanced privacy and syncs across your Apple ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Scan receipts with your camera
  • Automatic data extraction (store, date, total, tax, items)
  • Powerful search functionality (items, tags, dates, amounts)
  • Generate transaction barcodes for returns
  • Automatic categorization and smart folders
  • Export data to CSV and PDF
  • Local processing and iCloud syncing
Features
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Receipts turns a drawer full of paper into something you can actually search. Point the camera at a receipt. It is read on your device — store, date, total, tax, and every line item — and filed before you have put your wallet away. FINDS WHAT YOU HALF REMEMBER Search everything the scanner saw, not just the store name. "Drill bits" turns up the hardware run from March even if you never tagged it, and each result tells you why it matched. Your receipts appear in Spotlight alongside everything else on your phone, and the Shortcuts app can find them by store, place, category, item, tag, amount, or date. Or just ask Siri to scan one, find one, or tell you what you spent. READY FOR THE RETURNS DESK The transaction barcode from the bottom of the receipt is kept and redrawn on screen, full width and full brightness, for the counter to scan. The original photo of the receipt is one tap away if they would rather see that, and the store's phone number is there too, in case the question is better asked before you drive over. TELLS YOU WHEN IT IS UNSURE A faded receipt that does not add up gets flagged instead of filed quietly. You are told exactly what failed to reconcile — the items summing to one number while the subtotal claims another — and you can correct it or wave it through. Every field is editable. Nothing the app reads is locked away from you, and a correction is never overwritten by a later guess. FILES ITSELF New receipts are sorted into categories on their own. Folders and tags handle the way you actually think about them, and Smart Folders keep a live query — everything reimbursable, everything over $100, every Costco run — that fills itself in as you scan. ON YOUR DEVICES, NOT OUR SERVERS Scanning and reading happen on your iPhone. Your receipts are never sent anywhere to be processed. Your library syncs through your own iCloud account to iPad and Mac, which means there is no Receipts account to make, because there is no Receipts server holding your receipts. TAKES IT WITH YOU CSV for a spreadsheet or an accountant. PDF when somebody wants to see the receipt itself. Both include everything, always. IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC One app across all three, with full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type throughout. Receipts+ is an auto-renewable subscription at $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel it in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions after purchase. Receipts+ Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appsbyant.com/receipts/privacy

Screenshots

ReceiptZero4 screens
Receipts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Receipts at 5.0 against ReceiptZero's 1.0. Receipts also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). ReceiptZero's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. ReceiptZero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Receipts sells 3 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

Receipts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReceiptZero ships an update every 6 weeks, Receipts every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ReceiptZero versus Receipts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceiptZeroReceipts
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaiyong KimAnthony Castelli

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ReceiptZero

Subscriptions1
  • Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • ReceiptZero Pro Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Receipts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is ReceiptZero free?
ReceiptZero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Receipts free?
Receipts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReceiptZero or Receipts?
Receipts is rated higher. ReceiptZero averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Receipts averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ReceiptZero or Receipts have ads?
Neither ReceiptZero nor Receipts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReceiptZero or Receipts?
ReceiptZero ships an update every 6 weeks, and Receipts every 10 days. Most recently, ReceiptZero was updated on October 28, 2026 and Receipts on October 25, 2026.

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