How can I track grocery prices over time from my receipts?
Scan your receipts with TallyScan: it reads the store, total and every line item on your iPhone, then lets you tap any product to see what you paid over time at each store. Budgeting apps usually track the store total, not the price of the item.
Download TallyScan on the App Store
How the options compare
- A spreadsheet or price book: Accurate if you keep it up, and many people do not. Typing every item is the hard part.
- Budgeting apps with bank sync, such as YNAB or Monarch: Great for where the money goes by category. They see transactions by merchant and amount, not the items on a receipt.
- Fetch and other receipt reward apps: Pay you points for scanning, and receipts are uploaded to their service. Different goal and different privacy tradeoff.
Where TallyScan fits
Receipts are read on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence, so you need a device that supports it. If a scan is wrong, manual entry with one-tap templates fixes it. It is built to cope with crumpled, faded and long receipts.
Free: unlimited scanning, monthly spending, the category breakdown, three AI questions per receipt, CSV export, and the full price history of one item you choose. Premium opens every item.
What it costs
TallyScan is free to download, and scanning receipts is free with no limit. Premium adds price history for every item, store comparison, Price Watch, AI savings tips and budget tracking: $1.49 a week, $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $39.99 once in the US. Prices from the US App Store, checked 2026-11-03; they vary by region.
Quick answers
Are my receipts uploaded?
Receipts are read on your iPhone. There is no account or sign-up and no tracking.
Is there a scan limit?
No. Scanning is free and unlimited.
Can I export?
Yes, CSV export is free.
More questions about TallyScan
- How do I find out which grocery store is cheapest for what I actually buy?
- Is there a receipt scanner app that does not need an account?
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