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Receipt scanner for iPhone and iPad
vablet Across for iPhone and iPad · Version 1.4 · Updated 10 November 2026
Across keeps the receipts from a trade show or a client visit next to the people they belong to. Scan a receipt or choose its picture, and Across reads it on your iPhone or iPad. Check the amounts, split it between people, and export the list as a spreadsheet file when you file expenses.
The receipt scanner is part of Across version 1.4, which is on its way to the App Store.
Adding a receipt
How do I scan a receipt with Across?
- Open Activity and tap Add receipt at the top right.
- Choose Scan with camera, or Choose from Photos for a picture you already have.
- Check the merchant, date and amounts, and change anything that is wrong.
- Add the people the receipt belongs to, if any, and tap Save.
To add a receipt for one person, set Activity to sort by person, tap their name and tap Add receipt. That person is already added.
Can I scan a long receipt?
Yes. With the camera, scan the receipt as several pages, and Across joins them into one picture. The camera finds the edges of the paper and straightens each page.
What does Across read from a receipt?
With Apple Intelligence, Across fills in the merchant, date, currency, each item and its amount, the subtotal, tax, tip and total. Without Apple Intelligence, it fills in the total and the date and shows the text it read, so you can type the rest. Every field can be changed before and after you save.
Is the receipt read on my device?
Yes. Across reads the text with Apple's Vision framework on the device, and Apple Intelligence, where available, also runs on the device. The picture and the text are not sent to Meiotic or to a cloud service. Full reading needs iOS 26 on a device with Apple Intelligence turned on.
Which currencies does Across support?
Any currency with a three-letter code, such as USD, EUR or JPY, one per receipt. The currency starts as your device's own, and amounts use that currency's decimal places. Across does not convert between currencies.
Splitting and finding receipts
How do I split a receipt between people?
Tap Add people and choose them from your contacts, or from Outlook if you are signed in to Microsoft 365. Enter what each person owes, or tap Split evenly. Unallocated shows anything not yet assigned and turns orange when it is not zero. If the amounts do not add up when you save, Across asks whether to save anyway or keep editing.
What happens to leftover cents when I split evenly?
They go to the first person in the list, so the shares always add up to the total.
Where do I find my receipts?
In Activity. Each receipt is an entry there, and Activity search finds it by merchant. Sorted by person, a person's page lists their receipts with their share and the total. Receipts stay in Activity even when Track messages is off, and they are never added to your calendar.
Can I export receipts for an expense report?
Yes, as a spreadsheet file. In Activity, open the Activity options menu and choose Export as CSV. The file includes each receipt's merchant, total and who owes what. It does not include the items, tax or the picture. Across does not connect to expense tools such as Concur or Expensify.
Privacy
Where are receipts stored?
On your iPhone or iPad. The picture and the details are encrypted by iOS and are left out of iCloud and computer backups. A backup you save with Back up now in Across includes them, along with their pictures. Across has no server, so receipts are not sent to Meiotic.
How do I delete a receipt?
In Activity, swipe left on the receipt and tap Delete. That removes the receipt and its picture from your device. Clear activity removes every entry, including all receipts and their pictures. Backups you already saved are not changed.
More on using Across at a show: Across at trade shows and events.