TaxLens
77iPhone receipt scanner that reads merchant, date and tax off a photo and sorts expenses business or personal.
Best for: Freelancers collecting receipts for a tax return
Added 2mo ago
Freemiumfrom $4.99/wk
57trust score out of 100
ai-for / receipt-scanning
AI Receipt Scanner Apps
As of , EffectHub tracks 9 AI tools for receipt scanning; 6 of the 9 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $3.99 to $10 a month.
TaxLens, AI Money and Rolly: AI Money Tracker lead the list on click-through. 2 of the 9 ship a public API.
An AI receipt scanner photographs a receipt, reads the merchant, date, total and tax with OCR, and files it as an expense — ideally straight into your accounting software. The differences show up on bad receipts: faded thermal paper, handwritten tips, foreign currencies and multi-page invoices. Before paying for one, scan your ten ugliest receipts and count the corrections.
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- 9
- tools tracked
- 6 of 9
- free to start
- $3.99–$10
- paid entry, per month
- 2
- ship a public API
Where these sit in the catalog
The shortlist — tools for receipt scanning
ranked by click-through
AI Money
66Logs expenses from WhatsApp messages, voice notes, or receipt photos and sorts them into categories.
Best for: People who want to log spending by texting or sending a photo rather than opening an app
Added 1mo ago
Freemium
50trust score out of 100
2
Logs expenses from text, voice, or receipt photos and sorts them into categories automatically.
Best for: People who abandon budget apps because manual entry is tedious
AustraliaAdded 1mo ago
Freemium
60trust score out of 100
1
hilm
69Arabic-first AI website builder: describe your business and get a bilingual Arabic/English site you edit by asking.
Best for: Small businesses in Saudi Arabia, the UAE or Egypt that need an Arabic and English site quickly
Added 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $10/mo
54trust score out of 100
3
Reads receipt and invoice photos with an AI vision model, renames the files, and builds an Excel report.
Best for: Freelancers and small business owners doing quarterly expense reconciliation
NetherlandsAdded 1mo ago
Paid
60trust score out of 100
1
WiseOCR
79Converts photos of receipts and invoices into structured JSON fields for accounting workflows.
Best for: Small businesses automating receipt intake into a spreadsheet or accounting tool
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $9 onceAPI
57trust score out of 100
1
Scans, categorizes and syncs receipts from photos, voice notes or a Chrome extension across devices.
Best for: Freelancers and students tracking day-to-day spending
United KingdomAdded 1mo ago
Freemium
55trust score out of 100
1
Scans receipts, invoices and bank statements into categorised expenses and pushes them to QuickBooks or Xero.
Best for: Freelancers who file their own expenses
FinlandAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $5.75/moAPI
62trust score out of 100
1
Vossa
77Logs expenses by voice or receipt photo and auto-categorizes them without connecting a bank account.
Best for: People who want to log cash and card spending in seconds without opening a spreadsheet
Added 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $3.99/mo
57trust score out of 100
1
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaxLens | from $4.99/wk | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| AI Money | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Rolly: AI Money Tracker | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| hilm | from $10/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| ScanRelief | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| WiseOCR | from $9 once | No | Yes | Active |
| Receiptix | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| SparkReceipt | from $5.75/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Vossa | from $3.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
Compare receipt scanning tools head-to-head
How to choose a receipt scanning tool
- Check what it extracts: total and date only, or line items, tax and currency too. Line items matter for VAT and for splitting personal from business spend.
- Look at exports and integrations — QuickBooks, Xero, a CSV — because a scanner that keeps receipts inside its own app is only half the job.
- Test it on hard receipts: crumpled, faded, handwritten, in another currency. Accuracy on clean receipts is the same everywhere.
- Find the free tier's cap, usually scans per month, and whether exports are free.
- Read where the images are stored and for how long; receipts carry card fragments and sometimes names.
Questions about receipt scanning tools
Is there a free receipt scanning tool?
6 of the 9 AI tools for receipt scanning on EffectHub's list have a free tier — TaxLens, AI Money, Rolly: AI Money Tracker and hilm; the rest are paid, from $3.99 a month.
How much do receipt scanning tools cost?
As of October 26, 2026, paid plans for the 9 AI tools for receipt scanning on EffectHub's list run from $3.99 to $10 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 6 of the 9 can be started for free.
Which receipt scanning tools have an API?
2 of the 9 AI tools for receipt scanning on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including WiseOCR and SparkReceipt. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
How accurate is receipt OCR?
Very accurate on clean, printed receipts and noticeably worse on faded thermal paper, handwriting and unusual layouts. Every app lets you correct a field, so the practical measure is how many fields you have to fix per receipt, not the vendor's accuracy claim.
Can a receipt scanner export to QuickBooks or Xero?
Many can, either through a direct integration or a CSV import. Check the specific accounting software you use before choosing, and whether the integration is included in the free tier or only on paid plans.
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As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 9 AI tools for receipt scanning; 6 of the 9 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $3.99 to $10 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Receipt Scanner Apps”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/receipt-scanning)
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