User manual
Receipt Tracker Pro
Scanner-assisted capture, on-device OCR, dashboards, 30-day recovery, and optional Google Drive backup.
See the app's About screen or Google Play listing for the current version.
1. Start here
Receipt Tracker Pro adds a one-page document scanner, on-device OCR, advanced dashboards, Google Drive backup and restore, sync diagnostics, and Recently Deleted recovery.
Five-minute setup
- Open Settings and choose language, theme, default currency, and export image quality.
- Create a report with a clear name and currency.
- Open the report and add a receipt.
- Attach, photograph, or scan the receipt.
- Verify every saved field and the image.
- Create a Backup ZIP after important work.
2. Reports
Every receipt belongs to one report. Create, open, rename, duplicate, export, back up, or delete reports from the Reports screen.
- Select Create Report.
- Enter a name and optional business details, date range, tax year, or logo.
- Choose the report currency and save.
3. Receipts and OCR
Manual entry
- Open the destination report and select Add Receipt.
- Enter merchant, price, currency, taxes, date, category, and optional details.
- Attach an image, review every field, and save.
Scan a receipt
- Open a new or existing receipt form and choose the scanner.
- Capture one receipt page with the camera or import one gallery image.
- Review the scanner crop and filter result.
- Run OCR on the scanned image.
- Review merchant, date, subtotal, tax, total, currency, category, and recognized text.
- Apply approved fields, correct mistakes, and save.
4. Find and organize
- Search by merchant, comments, category, amount, or date.
- Filter by date range, category, reimbursement status, and price.
- Edit, duplicate, move, or delete receipts.
- Use bulk actions for reimbursement status, category assignment, or deletion.
5. PDF, CSV, and Backup ZIP
PDF and CSV files are output formats and cannot restore app data. A Backup ZIP contains portable report data and images and can be restored.
- Open a report or its report-card actions.
- Choose the desired PDF, CSV, or Backup ZIP action.
- Keep the app open during generation.
- Choose a trusted Android save or share destination.
6. Recovery and deletion
Pro moves deleted receipts to Recently Deleted for up to 30 days. Restore items before the retention period ends or permanently delete them earlier. Permanent deletion cannot be undone.
7. Subscription access and settings
Subscription access
- Pro access requires a monthly Google Play subscription.
- Full Pro access continues during an active subscription and Google Play grace period.
- During account hold or after expiration, existing records remain viewable and exportable, but new reports and receipts cannot be created.
- Use Restore Purchase after reinstalling or changing devices, and Manage Subscription for payment or cancellation options.
- Receipt Tracker Lite is a separate one-time paid app.
Settings
- Language, theme, currency, image quality, report columns, and vehicle fields.
- Restore From ZIP and Recently Deleted.
- Subscription status and purchase-management actions.
- Google Drive connection, backup frequency, sync, restore, retry, diagnostics, and disconnect.
- Dashboard and OCR-related controls.
8. Dashboard
The Dashboard analyzes active receipts within a selected date range. It includes totals, taxes, receipt count, averages, period comparison, month and category views, reimbursable totals, largest expenses, vehicle summaries, Drive status, and Dashboard PDF export.
9. Google Drive backup and restore
Google Drive is optional. Pro requests the connected account email and access limited to the app's private Drive application-data area.
- Automatic backup choices include Off, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly.
- Sync Now queues changed receipt records and images.
- Android background work may continue or resume queued uploads when permitted and network access is available.
- Status distinguishes pending, syncing, complete, offline, failed, and Drive-full conditions.
- Restore offers merge and replace choices. Replace removes local records and pending changes before restoring the selected cloud backup.
- Diagnostics and repair tools can inspect and rebuild a damaged cloud backup index.
- Disconnect stops future sync but does not automatically delete existing app backup data.
10. Privacy and data handling
Receipt records are stored locally first. ML Kit processes receipt image input and OCR output on the device, while Google may receive ML Kit utilization and performance metrics. Drive data is transferred only after authorization.
For entitlement verification, the app sends the purchase token, package name, and subscription product identifier to the developer's verification service. Payment-card details are handled by Google Play and are not received by Receipt Tracker Apps.
11. Troubleshooting
- Scanner unavailable
- Confirm Google Play services and camera availability, then try a gallery image or manual entry.
- OCR is inaccurate
- Retake or reframe the image and correct every detected field.
- Drive sync is pending
- Check network access, connection status, and Drive storage, then use Retry Sync.
- Cloud backup issue
- Open Drive Sync Diagnostics and use the repair workflow when offered.
- Subscription inactive
- Use Manage Subscription or Restore Purchase. Existing records remain viewable and exportable.
12. Reference
Supported languages, scripts, currencies, and categories can change. Review the current choices and scanner behavior shown inside the app.
Recommended routine
- Use clear report names and consistent categories.
- Verify amounts, dates, taxes, images, and reimbursement status.
- Export Backup ZIP files after important work.
- Store exported files in a trusted location and remove obsolete copies.