Tax-ready receipts. Clear expense totals. No cloud uploads.
Scan receipts, extract totals and dates, and export an expenses CSV when tax season hits — all on your iPhone.
Everything important, without the noise
ScanBrain is positioned as a focused workflow app, not a bloated general-purpose platform.
Scan receipts with camera
Capture receipts fast with an iPhone-first scanner experience.
Extract totals, dates & vendors
Pulls key fields automatically so your expenses stay searchable.
Export expenses CSV
Share a clean CSV with your accountant or import into spreadsheets.
On-device OCR
Recognizes text using Apple Vision — no external servers.
Smart folders
Browse receipts, contracts, IDs, and more with one-tap categories.
Works offline
No account required. No cloud uploads. Designed for privacy.
How it works
Scan a receipt
Use your camera (or import a photo) to capture receipts in seconds.
Review extracted data
ScanBrain extracts totals, dates, and vendors on-device.
Export for taxes
Generate an expenses CSV whenever you need it.
Explore the pages built around this workflow
These pages cover best-fit use cases, comparison pages, and the buying questions users actually search before they install.
comparison hub
ScanBrain comparisons
Head-to-head alternatives and fit guidance for ScanBrain.
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Organizing Receipts for Tax Deductions
A practical guide to digitizing and organizing receipts so tax deductions stay supported, searchable, and easier to review when filing season arrives.
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Small Business Expense Tracking Tips
How small businesses can reduce end-of-month cleanup by combining faster receipt capture, structured categories, and on-device document storage.
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On-Device OCR for Financial Privacy
Why on-device OCR matters for financial documents, receipts, and other sensitive records that users may not want sent to a remote processing service.
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Receipt Scanner App for Taxes
What to look for in a receipt scanner app for taxes when the real value is cleaner records, easier categorization, and less scrambling at filing time.
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Expense Tracker With Receipt Scanning
A buyer guide for choosing an expense tracker with receipt scanning when the priority is quick capture, reliable extraction, and a simpler audit trail.
Frequently asked questions about ScanBrain
- Yes. ScanBrain is built for iPhone and is designed to work offline.
- No. ScanBrain stores everything locally on your device. No sign-in required.
- No. OCR and classification run on-device and we do not operate a backend for your documents.
- Yes. Export receipts as a CSV from Insights or Settings and share it using the iOS share sheet.
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