Comparison

BelegDepot vs Basis

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

Head to head
About

BelegDepot

Features
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Scan receipts, organize documents and track mileage — with text recognition directly on your device. BelegDepot is a receipt organizer for freelancers, small businesses and households. Photograph receipts or import PDFs and images, review the extracted details and file your documents in suitable folders. German tax folders cover business, personal and rental records, including EÜR income-and-expense reporting, App Store proceeds and Anlage V rental reporting. A mileage log includes distance-based allowances. Country and tax settings are available for Germany, Spain, the United States and Russia. • Scan receipts or import PDFs and photos • On-device text recognition for dates, amounts and other receipt details • Review and correct extracted values before saving • Select multiple receipts and move them to a folder together • Search receipts and view summaries by tax year • Log mileage with optional maps and location features • Import receipts through the share sheet from Mail or Files • Interface in German, English, Spanish and Russian AVAILABLE WITHOUT PURCHASE Scanning and import, text recognition, folders, dashboard, mileage log and rental records. BELEGDEPOT PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock ZIP/PDF export, backup and restore, iCloud sync, NAS sync and appearance customization. iOS and macOS are offered separately; a Pro purchase applies to the corresponding platform. YOUR RECEIPTS, YOUR STORAGE Receipts are stored locally by default and text recognition runs on your device. Optionally sync through iCloud or your own NAS. Maps and automatic exchange-rate lookup use external services; receipt files are not sent to the exchange-rate service. No BelegDepot account, no advertising and no tracking. Tax summaries are for guidance. Check extracted values and the rules that apply to you. BelegDepot does not replace professional tax advice or submit tax returns. Privacy: https://app.glassydev.de/apps/belegdepot/privacy.html Support: support@glassydev.de

About

Basis

This app helps you save money by prioritizing savings before budgeting. It allows you to define spending categories, make conscious decisions about overspending, and track your savings growth over time. It offers quick expense logging and receipt scanning for a streamlined financial management experience.

Highlights
  • Save first budgeting method
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Deliberate period closing
  • On-device receipt scanning
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Complete privacy (no cloud/account)
Features
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Basis is a budgeting app built on one old rule: pay yourself first. Most apps track what you spend and call whatever's left at the end of the month "savings". For most people, that number is zero. Basis flips the order: on payday, your saving rate comes off the top — like a bill. What's left is what you budget, across categories you define. Then, at the end of the period, nothing settles silently. You close the month yourself: every overspent category gets an explicit decision, cover it from savings, or carry it and start next month tighter. Leftovers sweep into savings with one tap. Basis doesn't just track saving. It causes it. THE METHOD • Save first: your saving rate is set aside on payday, before any budgeting happens • Budget the rest across your own categories: rent, groceries, whatever fits your life • Close each period deliberately: settle overspends, sweep the surplus MEASURED AGAINST YOU, NOT A RULEBOOK • Every category charts this period against your own usual pace — "13% under your usual at day 13" • Average per day, projection to period end, and your past periods as bars: drift is visible before it becomes a problem • The capital chart draws the money you've kept across every payday, from your first period to today FAST TO LIVE WITH • Log an expense in two taps with the custom keypad • Or scan the receipt: the text is read on-device and the photo never leaves your phone • Recurring expenses post themselves • Home-screen widgets for quick logging and an at-a-glance balance AND IT'S COMPLETELY PRIVATE No bank link, no account, no cloud. Basis runs entirely on your phone. FREE FOREVER No subscription, no ads, no in-app purchases, no premium tier. Basis has no running costs, so it has no price. That's the whole deal.

Screenshots

BelegDepot4 screens
Basis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basis at none against BelegDepot's 1. BelegDepot's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. BelegDepot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BelegDepot ships an update weekly, Basis every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BelegDepot versus Basis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBelegDepotBasis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitri ValjuzenicSilvia Stocchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BelegDepot

One-time1
  • BelegDepot Pro$17.99
None

Basis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BelegDepot free?
BelegDepot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basis free?
Basis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BelegDepot or Basis have ads?
Neither BelegDepot nor Basis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BelegDepot or Basis?
BelegDepot ships an update weekly, and Basis every 2 weeks. Most recently, BelegDepot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Basis on October 28, 2026.

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