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Expensify Adds Receipt Scanning

21.05.2011
Tracking expenses on the road can be a massive productivity breakdown for busy road warriors, particularly if you don't have a fairly effortless way to get all your receipts captured into your expense reporting system. I know more than a few hardcore business travelers for whom a jumble of paper slips at the bottom of the laptop bag usually turns into weeks of procrastination before finally sitting down to organize, record, categorize, and report every little latté purchase or taxi ride from a long trip. The new and iOS could be just what these folks need.

I've written about , and I continue to like it for its simple capture capabilities. The addition of receipt scanning makes the app even more useful by taking one of the most laborious steps out of the process. Here's how it works.

Step 1: Scan a Receipt

When Expensify says "scan," what it really means is "take a picture with your smartphone's camera, and let the server read it for you." You don't have to open Expensify first; just snap a pic with the phone's camera app if that's more convenient, and then load that pic into Expensify later when you have some free time.

Step 2: Turn On Scanning

The first time you upload a receipt with the new Expensify app, it'll prompt you to turn on scanning. Say yes, and it'll upload the receipt to your account and start "scanning" it.