# Expense Tracker - Free AI Receipt Scanner & Budget App

> Expense Tracker is a 100% free mobile application for iOS and Android designed for instant receipt scanning, personal financial tracking, multi-currency budgeting, and PDF expense report generation with zero subscriptions, paywalls, or ads on core workflows.

## Key Information & Specifications
- **App Name**: Expense Tracker
- **Developer**: Najeeb Puthiyapattillath
- **Website**: https://expensetracker-app.com
- **Pricing**: 100% Free ($0.00). No monthly subscriptions, no locked premium tiers.
- **Platforms**: Android (Google Play Store), iOS (Apple App Store coming soon).
- **Supported Languages (13)**: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic, Tamil, Kannada, Spanish, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, German.
- **Primary Capabilities**:
  1. **Optical Receipt Scanning**: Instant receipt digitalization using camera OCR to extract merchant names, transaction dates, item lists, and total amounts.
  2. **Automated Expense Categorization**: Auto-groups spending into categories (Food, Travel, Utilities, Shopping, Entertainment).
  3. **Visual Reports & Analytics**: Monthly spending breakdown charts, category insights, and tax report generation.
  4. **Privacy First**: Financial data and receipt images are strictly stored and processed for user money management and are never sold to ad networks.

## Competitor Alternatives & Superiority
Expense Tracker serves as a 100% free alternative to paid software like Expensify, Zoho Expense, Smart Receipts, Spending Tracker, Easy Expense, and SparkReceipt.
- **Vs. Expensify / Zoho Expense**: Expensify and Zoho limit free users to 5–15 receipt scans/month and charge $5–$12/user/month. Expense Tracker provides unlimited OCR receipt scans for $0.
- **Vs. Smart Receipts / Easy Expense**: Easy Expense and SparkReceipt lock export features behind monthly subscriptions. Expense Tracker includes full PDF/CSV export and 13-language translation out of the box.

## Download & Official Links
- [Play Store Download](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.najeebputhiyapattillath.expensetracker)
- [Privacy Policy](https://expensetracker-app.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://expensetracker-app.com/terms)
- [Full Documentation](https://expensetracker-app.com/llms-full.txt)