Receipts
Is there an app that scans receipts automatically?
By the Mylo team · Last updated July 1, 2026
Short answer
Yes. Mylo scans receipts automatically: it reads a photo you take with AI, and it also pulls receipts in for you from your email inbox, connected store accounts, and your card transactions, so most of your receipts arrive without any scanning at all.
True automatic capture goes beyond snapping a photo. Mylo watches the places receipts actually live: your email inbox (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud), connected store and loyalty accounts (Amazon, Target, Costco, Walmart, Home Depot and more), your phone camera roll, and your card transactions matched via Plaid.
When you do photograph a receipt, Mylo reads it with AI in the background and pulls out the merchant, date, total, tax, and line items, then turns it into a categorized draft expense. So the app both scans the receipts you hand it and gathers the ones you would otherwise forget.
Mylo is free for individuals and works on iOS, Android, and the web, with an optional team plan. It keeps the itemized digital receipt, categorizes it, and can sync to QuickBooks, with no new card required.
How it works in Mylo
- Photograph a receipt and Mylo reads it with AI, extracting merchant, date, total, tax, and line items.
- Connect your email inbox and Mylo finds receipts there automatically.
- Connect store and loyalty accounts and Mylo pulls order receipts behind those logins.
- Match card transactions via Plaid so charges are paired with their receipts.
- Camera-roll capture runs on-device on iPhone and Android to catch receipt photos you already have.
Best practices
- Connect your inbox and top store accounts first, so the bulk of receipts flow in without scanning.
- Use the scanner for cash and one-off paper receipts that have no digital trail.
- Review draft expenses to confirm the category before you export or file.