User manual

Receipt Tracker Lite

Unlimited, ad-free manual receipt tracking with portable backup and 30-day recovery.

See the app's About screen or Google Play listing for the current version.

1. Start here

Receipt Tracker Lite provides unlimited manual receipt tracking within device capacity, no advertising, configurable reports, per-report ZIP backup, optional vehicle records, and Recently Deleted recovery.

Five-minute setup

  1. Open Settings and choose language, theme, default currency, and export image quality.
  2. Create a report with a clear name and currency.
  3. Open the report and add a receipt.
  4. Attach or photograph the receipt.
  5. Verify the saved amount, taxes, date, category, currency, and image.
  6. Create a Backup ZIP after entering important data.

2. Reports

Every receipt belongs to one report. Reports can represent a tax year, business, client, vehicle, trip, household, reimbursement period, or project.

Create a report

  1. Select Create Report or the add control.
  2. Enter a report name.
  3. Optionally add a business name, description, tax year, date range, and logo.
  4. Choose the report currency.
  5. Save the report.

Report actions

3. Receipts

  1. Open the destination report and select Add Receipt.
  2. Enter merchant, price, currency, and any tax lines.
  3. Set the date and category; specify a custom category when using Other.
  4. Optionally mark the receipt reimbursable and add comments or vehicle details.
  5. Attach an image, verify every field, and save.

Receipt images

4. Find and organize

5. PDF, CSV, and Backup ZIP

Output formats
FormatPurposeRestorable
PDFFormatted reading, printing, and sharingNo
CSVSpreadsheet analysis and calculationsNo
Backup ZIPPortable report data and image backupYes

Restore a Backup ZIP

  1. Open Settings and choose Restore From ZIP.
  2. Select a Backup ZIP created by Receipt Tracker.
  3. Wait for validation and import to finish.
  4. Review the imported report, receipt fields, and images.

6. Recovery and deletion

Lite moves deleted receipts to Recently Deleted for up to 30 days. Restore an item before the retention period ends, or permanently delete it earlier.

If the original report no longer exists, the recovery workflow can recreate or select a destination report. Permanent deletion cannot be undone.

7. Settings

8. Privacy and data handling

Receipt records remain local unless the user exports, shares, restores, or voluntarily sends information to support. Lite has no ads, OCR runtime, account requirement, or direct Google Drive connection.

9. Troubleshooting

Cannot save
Check required fields and valid decimal values.
Image is missing
Edit the receipt and attach or recapture the image.
Output lacks a column
Review Report Columns in Settings.
Need a safety copy
Export a Backup ZIP.
Need a deleted receipt
Open Recently Deleted before the 30-day retention period ends.

10. Reference

Supported languages, currencies, and categories can change. Review the current choices shown inside the app rather than relying on a fixed website count.

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