An Expensify alternative for your money — not an expense report.
Expensify is built for corporate expense reports, approvers, and policies. If you just want to photograph a receipt and see where your own money goes, recent reviewers say the current app has become 'awful' and 'trying to do too much.'
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Where Expensify frustrates people
Drawn from recent Expensify reviews on the App Store and Google Play — the themes that come up again and again.
A redesign reviewers reject
Longtime users are openly asking for "classic Expensify" back.
Used to be great. Absolutely awful now… this version is trying to do too much.
App and website don't line up
Receipts scanned on mobile not showing up on the desktop site for report submission.
Scanning receipts with the app do not sync with the desktop website… utterly frustrating.
Built for companies, not you
The whole flow assumes an organization, approvers, and reports — overhead you never asked for.
Bring The Receipts vs. Expensify
| Bring The Receipts | Expensify | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Your personal money | Corporate expense reports |
| Reads line items from a photo | Receipt totals for reports | |
| Budgeting built in | ||
| Learning curve | Snap and go | Reports, approvers, policies |
| One place for everything | App/website split reported |
What you get with Bring The Receipts
For your money, not a report
No approvers, no policies, no submitting anything to anyone. Just your spending, made clear.
Line items, not just totals
The whole purchase read from a photo — the groceries, not just the '$80 at Costco.'
Budgeting comes with it
Capture and budgeting in one app, so a receipt turns into a real picture of the month.
Make the switch in one photo.
Snap a receipt and see where your money actually goes — no credit card required.
No credit card required · 16-day free trial
Comparison reflects publicly posted Expensify user reviews (App Store & Google Play) analyzed July 2026, and characterizes recurring themes — individual experiences vary. Expensify and other names are trademarks of their respective owners; Bring The Receipts is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Expensify.