Comparison

Craft Business vs Receipt Bot

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

Head to head
About

Craft Business

This app provides industry insights and business advice for craft and hobby retailers. It covers trade launches, sales trends, and profit opportunities across various craft markets. Access current and back issues of the publication, along with an annual industry directory.

Highlights
  • Industry trade launch coverage
  • Sales trend analysis
  • Business advice for retailers
  • Coverage of papercraft, stitching, jewelry, knitting, and more
  • Annual craft industry directory
  • Access to current and back issues
Features
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Craft Business is more than just a B2B magazine; it is an industry institution that for more than 12 years has uncovered the latest trade launches and sales trends, while offering business advice aimed directly at the specialist craft and hobby retailer. Published eight times a year and supported by our popular online resource, CraftBusiness.com – the magazine covers all markets relevant to its readership including papercraft; stitching and haberdashery; jewellery and beading; knitting; general arts and crafts; and media, digital and online information. In-depth features exploring profit opportunities across the industry are complemented by advice from retail experts, comments from market leaders, and fresh perspectives from retailers themselves. Drawing on the experiences of these diverse voices, Craft Business reflects the challenges facing today's craft retailers and offers inspiration, innovation and support for their growth. In addition to the magazine, back in 2012 Craft Business was able to take advantage of its position in the market and launched the only annual directory for the Craft & Hobby industry, comprehensively listing companies in the industry in one easy-to-use guide, available in both print and online. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can download the current issue and back issues. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Receipt Bot

This app digitizes business expenses by capturing data from receipts and invoices. It accurately extracts information, categorizes expenses, and exports to popular accounting software. Manage your business finances on the go with this virtual bookkeeper.

Highlights
  • Receipt and invoice data capture
  • Automatic expense categorization
  • Export to Xero, Quickbooks, Excel/CSV
  • Simultaneous mobile and web use
  • Unlimited users and multiple businesses
  • Email inbox for direct data entry
  • Intelligent expense tracking
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Receipt Bot receipt scanner app captures data from invoices & receipts for your business accounting & bookkeeping. You can use this invoice & receipt scanning app to keep track of your business expenses on the go. Take pictures of your receipts, invoices, bills, or forwarding documents received in the email. Receipt Bot accurately extracts data, classifies to relevant accounting categories and exports to your favourite cloud accounting software, e.g. Xero, Quickbooks & Excel/CSV. It is a virtual bookkeeper in your pocket, simplifying your business expense management, accounting & bookkeeping. Key features include: - Free app with free monthly credits for a small business - Simultaneously use on mobile and web (registration required) - Accurate Invoice & Receipt data extraction - Invoices & Receipts Recording in Xero - Invoices & Receipts Recording in Quickbooks - Export to CSV and Excel (via web) - Expense sharing - Unlimited users and Multiple businesses - Share with your accountant/bookkeeper (free) - Practice Manager feature for accountants and bookkeepers - Inbox for direct data entry from emails - Bank & card statements support (on the web) - Intelligent expense tracking and duplicate document detection. Receipt Bot supports English Language documents for United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United States, Trinidad & Tobago, & Zimbabwe.

Screenshots

Craft Business1 screens
Receipt Bot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Receipt Bot at none against Craft Business's 8. Receipt Bot also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Craft Business's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Craft Business sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Receipt Bot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Craft Business ships an update every 21 months, Receipt Bot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Craft Business versus Receipt Bot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraft BusinessReceipt Bot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtichoke Media LtdExcelsious Limited

Customer experience

Craft Business

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Receipt Bot

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Craft Business

One-time8
  • Dec-15Free
  • octnov2015Free
  • Sep-15Free
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  • Aug-15Free
  • junjul2015Free
  • May-15Free
  • marapr2015Free
  • janfeb2015Free
None

Receipt Bot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Craft Business free?
Craft Business is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Receipt Bot free?
Receipt Bot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Craft Business or Receipt Bot have ads?
Neither Craft Business nor Receipt Bot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Craft Business or Receipt Bot?
Craft Business ships an update every 21 months, and Receipt Bot every 3 months. Most recently, Craft Business was updated on October 15, 2026 and Receipt Bot on October 7, 2026.

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