Take Picture of Your Receipts & Get Money from These 17 Apps

1. Receipt Hog

One of the best apps that allows you to get paid to upload receipts is Receipt Hog which we reviewed here.

With this app, you simply take a picture of your receipt and get money.

The app has three categories for receipts:

• Coin-receipts: You earn coins for your receipts that you can redeem for cash. Receipts that fall into this category are normally those from retailers that sell consumable goods, like grocery stores and supermarkets.
• Spin-receipts: Receipts that fall into this category are usually those from retailers that sell non-consumable goods, like apparel. For each spin-receipt, you earn one spin on the Hog Slot machine. When you play this game, you have the chance to win coins you can redeem for money.
• Sweeps-receipts: These receipts give you an entry into Receipt Hog’s monthly sweepstakes, where you can win up to 5,000 coins. While all receipts give you an entry into the sweepstakes, receipts that solely earn entries are ones from places like bars and gas stations.

Receipt Hog pays you pretty well – receipts can be redeemed for cash or for Amazon gift cards. Or, if you’re an avid reader, you might want to choose the magazine subscription option.

Receipt Hog also gives you the opportunity to complete surveys if you want to.

The only downside with this app is that there’s a wait list.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

2. Checkout 51

Another platform that allows you get paid to scan your grocery receipts is Checkout51.

This app works in a similar way to MobiSave. You look through offers for the ones you want, go shopping as you normally would, snap a photo of your receipt to redeem offers and then earn cash.

Unlike MobiSave, which has no minimum payout threshold, you have to earn $20 to be able to withdraw your cash on Checkout51.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

3. Shopmium

Another grocery receipt cash back app that allows you to make money scanning receipts is Shopmium (review).

It works in a similar way to Checkout51 – it gives you cashback offers for a plethora of different items.

All you need to do to redeem these offers and get cashback is take a photo of your receipt using the app.

Once you’ve uploaded your receipt, you get cashback.

Money is sent via PayPal or directly to your bank account.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

4. Ibotta

Ibotta gives you cashback on your purchases when you upload photos of your receipts.

Here’s a quick breakdown of how it works:

• Before you go shopping, search for rebates that you’re interested in.
• To qualify for these rebates, you’ll need to complete simple tasks, like participating in a short poll or writing a short comment about a product.
• Then, go shopping at any participating store.
• Take a photo of your receipt, and the app will match your purchases with the rebates you chose.
• You’ll get the cash to your Ibotta account within 48 hours.

 Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

5. Receipt Pal

Receipt Pal is another app that allows you to take a picture of a receipt and get money.

Like Receipt Hog, Receipt Pal pays you for whole receipts, rather than giving you cash-back for specific items, like Checkout51 or Shopmium.

You just need to upload a photo of your receipt to the app, and you’ll earn rewards.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

6. Swagbucks

You might already know Swagbucks (review) as a reward website where you can make money watching videos, taking surveys, and completing other tasks. It also allows you to earn money from your receipts.

With Swagbucks, you can get cashback on your in-store purchases when you upload your receipt.

Here’s how it works:

• In order to get cashback from your receipts, you will need to add an item to your shopping list.
• Then, take a photo of your receipt.
• You’ll earn anywhere from 1 to 5 SB for each eligible receipt that you upload. This is worth $0.01 to $0.05.

With Swagbucks, you can earn cashback for groceries and everyday essential items at:

• Walmart
• Target
• Costco
• Kroger
• Rite Aid

Receipts are accepted from more than 1,100 stores and restaurants throughout the US, the UK, and Canada.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

7. Radial Insight

Radial Insight is a company that pays you for taking surveys, and, of course, for sharing your receipts for stores like Amazon.com and Walmart.com.

Here’s how it works:

• You earn $0.05 for each receipt that you share.
• You can redeem Receipt Rewards for a Tango Gift card.
• You can use your Tango gift card at more than 50 national retailers.

Radial Insight is a good option because, even though it doesn’t offer PayPal payments, Tango gift cards are really versatile.

As I said above, they can be used in lots of places.

A Tango Card is redeemable at retailers like:

• Amazon
• Adidas
• App Store & iTunes
• Best Buy
• Burger King
• Carrabba’s Italian Grill
• Crate & Barrel
• CVS
• Disney
• Gap
• H&M
• Hulu
• Kohl’s
• Lyft
• Marshalls
• Old Navy
• Outback Steakhouse
• Twitch
• Target
• Under Armour
• Visa
• Xbox Store

Browse the full Tango Reward catalog here.

8. Amazon Shopper Panel

The Amazon Shopper Panel (review) is an opt-in, invitation-only program that allows you to earn rewards by sharing your receipts.

Here’s how it works:

• You will need to join the program. As I said earlier, it’s invitation-only. So, if you are chosen for the program, Amazon will email you an invite and you can download the app and start making money from your receipts.
• If you don’t receive an invite, you can still download the app and in the app, you’ll be able to check for openings. If there’s no space, then you can go on the waitlist.
• I really would recommend that you download the app and get yourself on that waitlist as soon as you can.
• Once you are on the waitlist, you will be notified if a spot opens up.
• Once you’re invited to the program, you’ll be able to make money by sharing your receipts.
• Now, the receipts you share must be those from purchases you’ve made outside of Amazon.
• You’re able to earn for up to 10 eligible receipts within a month.
• You can share your receipts by using the Amazon Shopper Panel app to take photos of paper receipts or by forwarding email receipts to receipts@panel.amazon.com.
• You’ll receive a reward when you submit 10 or more eligible receipts in a month.

The Amazon Shopper Panel will accept pretty much any receipt for purchases made outside of Amazon, within the past 30 days.

You can upload receipts from places like:

• Grocery stores
• Drug stores
• Department stores
• Restaurants
• Movie theaters
• Theme parks

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

9. Fetch Rewards

Fetch Rewards is another website and app that pays you for receipts.

You can earn money when you upload receipts from:

• Grocery stores
• Supermarkets
• Wholesale club stores
• Hardware stores
• Pet stores
• Gas stations
• Convenience stores
• Clothing retailers
• Fast-food restaurants

Here’s how it works:

• Earn points for uploading receipts. 1000 points = $1 in rewards. You can upload receipts from lots of places, from grocery stores to gas stations.
• Earn more points by purchasing select name brand products at stores. Fetch partners with 100s of brands so you can earn points when you purchase select brand products.
• Submit e-receipts too. So, you won’t just earn from your receipts from the grocery store, but you can also earn with online receipts. There are a ton of supported retailers, like Amazon, eBay, and HP.
• Upload receipts from the past 14 days.

Want to earn more? Take advantage of these Fetch Rewards hacks!

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

10. InboxDollars

InboxDollars pays you for sharing any receipt! Yup, you really can get paid for lots of different receipts.

Here’s how it works:

• Upload receipts from lots of different places. Receipts must be no older than 14 days to be eligible.
• Simply upload a photo of your receipt to earn.
• Earn $0.02 for every receipt that you upload.
• It accepts receipts from more than 1,100 stores and restaurants throughout the United States, like ALDI, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, and Applebee’s.
• Aside from getting a couple cents for uploading any receipt, you can also earn more money for uploading a Magic Receipt. A Magic Receipt is where you upload a receipt that has a Magic Receipt Deal from Your Shopping List. It works like Ibotta where you are given a rebate when you purchase specific items. For example, this could be “Buy 1 soup and earn $2 cashback.”

With InboxDollars, you can earn when you upload receipts from:

• Grocery stores
• Dollar stores
• Pharmacies
• Beauty supplies
• Pet supplies
• Toy stores
• And more

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

11. Shopkick

Shopkick is another one you can try if you’re looking to get some cashback from shopping.

Here’s how it works:

• Use the Shopkick receipt scanner to earn rewards for the shopping that you already do.
• Simply scan your receipts for money and rewards. You can also use coupons to save more.
• Earn points, called “Kicks” that you can redeem for gift cards to places like Starbucks, Amazon, and Target. Or you can get paid right to your PayPal account.
• Also, you can earn for other shopping-related tasks, like shopping with a linked credit card at select partner stores and scanning participating product barcodes in-store.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

12. Price Protection from Capital One (Formerly Paribus)

Price Protection from Capital One, formerly Paribus, gives you a really easy way to earn money on the products you purchase.

Getting money just for uploading receipts is such an easy way to earn anyway, right? You snap a photo, upload it, and get paid. Simple.

Price Protection from Capital One makes it even simpler.

You don’t even have to upload photos of your receipt – this tool gets rebates for you! When you buy something and it later goes on sale, you can get a refund for the difference with Price Protection from Capital One.

Here’s how it works:

• Price Protection from Capital One will automatically check for refunds. It will identify recent purchases (past 30 days) based on shipping and order confirmation emails found in your mailbox.
• The tool will continuously monitor and compare price changes for these items in real time.
• If Price Protection detects an eligible claim, it will request a refund for you, or it will give you instructions on how to get a refund yourself.
• You’ll get a refund for the difference in the price you paid and the lower price. This refund is credited directly onto the original form on payment, or you receive the equivalent amount in store credit.

13. CoinOut

CoinOut, which was featured in Shark Tank, is another app that’ll give you rewards for shopping.

Here’s how it works:

• You can upload any receipt and earn cashback.
• Just take a photo and you can earn.
• Receipts need to be uploaded within 2 weeks of original purchase.
• Choose from bank, gift card, or PayPal payments. There’s no minimum for bank payments and gift cards, but there’s a $20 minimum for PayPal payments.

Read “Is CoinOut Legit” for my compete review of the CoinOut app.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

14. MyPoints

MyPoints is one of the oldest and best cashback apps that you can use to get up to 40% cashback from more than 2,000 retailers, like Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon.

You can also earn points for uploading receipts.

Receipts can be uploaded from places like:

• Grocery stores
• Supermarkets
• Supercenters
• Club stores
• Dollar stores
• Drug & pharmacies
• Convenience stores
• Corner stores
• Beauty supply stores
• Pet supply stores
• Toy stores

You can also get paid for uploading Magic Receipts. This is where you get a rebate for purchasing specific products, like get $1 when you purchase any brand of eggs.

You can redeem your points for money to your PayPal account and for gift cards to places like Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks, and Target.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

15. ReceiptJar

ReceiptJar is a website and app that you can use to earn money from your receipts. It pays you for receipts from a variety of retailers, like:

• Subway
• Aldi
• McDonald’s
• Domino’s

Just take a photo of your receipt and upload it, and you’ll earn gift cards.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

16. Coupons.com

Coupons.com is a really good coupon website and it also has an awesome app that you can use to earn money from your receipts. With the Coupons.com, you can get 100s of cashback offers at stores like:

• Target
• Kroger
• Whole Foods
• Walmart
• Costco
• Dollar General

Coupons.com works in a similar way to Ibotta where you get cashback for purchasing specific items.

Here’s how it works:

• In the app, you can browse offers, and activate them.
• Once you have selected the offers you want to use, you can then choose where you want to shop. Coupon.com’s cashback offers are redeemable at any store that provides itemized receipts. And, you can even use them for online purchase for curbside pickup and delivery.
• After you’ve purchased the items, you will need to send Coupons.com a photo of your receipts and the company will verify your purchase.
• You’ll get paid to your PayPal account.
• If you bought items at a store where you linked your loyalty card, you don’t even have to send Coupons.com your receipt. It will process your offers and put your cash in PayPal automatically. And you won’t have to wait to reach a minimum amount to get your money.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

17. Makeena

Makeena is a cashback app with a focus on healthy and eco-friendly products.

Here’s how it works:

• Browse offers before you shop. Save them in your shopping list.
• Scan barcodes of purchased products to redeem.
• Snap a photo of your receipt.
• Once you reach $20 in your account, you can cash out your earnings through PayPal or Venmo.

Read my complete Makeena app review for more details.

Where to get it:

• iOS
• Android

Apps No Longer Available

When I originally published this post we had many more receipt money back apps, but since then a few have shut down or merged with other apps. Leaving them here for archival reasons.

MobiSave

Another app that rewards you for grocery shopping is MobiSave.

With the app, you can use your receipts for cash payments.

On this platform, you can upload receipts from basically anywhere, whether it’s a grocery store or bakery, as long as it’s an itemized receipt.

This is what sets this app apart from others on the list.

Here’s how MobiSave works:

• Choose products from the app’s wide variety of offers and then shop anywhere.
• Keep the receipt and take a photo of it using the app.
• MobiSave will match your purchases with the offers you chose.
• Then, you earn cash. Your savings are transferred to your PayPal account.

MobiSave is really easy to use, and your savings are transferred into your account within 24 hours, which is pretty impressive.

Plus, there are no payout thresholds to hit either.

SavingStar

Note: SavingStar is now a part of Coupons.com!

SavingStar is a cash back grocery savings app that allows you to save money through coupons and freebies.

The app gives you cashback on eligible purchases when you upload a photo of your receipt.

You’ll need to earn $5 before you can withdraw your savings.

Payments are made via PayPal, so you’ll need an account.

Jingit

Jingit is an app that pays you to engage with brands.

With Jingit, you can make money in a wide range of ways:

• Scan barcodes: You can make money scanning barcodes – essentially, you get paid to scan your groceries! Just visit the grocery store, pick up a featured brand’s product and then scan the barcode. It’s really easy to scan barcodes for rewards with Jingit.
• Watch an ad from a featured brand.
• Purchase items from featured brands and scan and upload your receipt.
• You can transfer your earnings to an eGift card.

bevRAGE

With bevRAGE, you earn money back when you buy alcohol.

This app focuses specifically on cash-back for purchases of wine, beer, and spirits at bars, restaurants or liquor stores.

Here’s a quick outline of how it works:

• Purchase alcohol at any bar, restaurant or store.
• Take a photo of your receipt and upload it to the app.
• Once you’ve done that, rebates are automatically deposited into your account within 48 hours.

Walmart Savings Catcher

Walmart Savings Catcher gives you the chance to earn money by scanning receipt barcodes.

Here’s how it works:

• Scan your Walmart receipt using the Walmart app.
• The store then compares the price you paid for your purchases to its competitors in the area.
• If the store finds a lower price, then you’re awarded the difference.

Walmart Savings Catcher is ideal if you frequently shop at Walmart, as you can make money back from your receipts.

You can read our review of Walmart Savings Catcher here.

Yaarlo

Make money from your receipts with Yaarlo.

It’s an app that rewards you when you scan receipts from grocery stores, retail stores, salons, gas stations and restaurants.

You earn rewards in the form of gift cards or cash.

The cash-back on offer is pretty generous, so it’s definitely an app that’s worth checking out.

Final Thoughts

As you can see, there are so many apps out there that allow you to earn money just by taking a photo of your receipt or simply scanning a barcode.

But, you might be wondering what the apps get out of your receipts.

Well, it’s simple really…

Some apps simply partner with brands by providing rebates, but many, like Receipt Hog, for example, use your receipts to gather consumer data, which they then sell to companies.

Your data is usually kept anonymous.

Using these apps offers you a simple way to make money from something that would, normally, go straight in the trash – your receipts!

So, next time you visit the grocery store, fill up the tank at the gas station or have a drink at a local bar, café or restaurant, keep your receipt and earn yourself some extra spending money.