ReceiptToSheet vs Sheetify (2026): Which One Actually Works With Google Sheets?

By Daniel Shao · April 21, 2026

Last updated: April 2026

Short answer: Both write to Google Sheets — that's the rare baseline. The real differences are shape (Sheetify is a sidebar add-on inside Sheets; ReceiptToSheet is a phone-first PWA), OCR on crumpled thermal receipts, and free-tier presence. Sheetify fits if you live inside the Sheets desktop sidebar. ReceiptToSheet fits if most of your scanning happens in the field with 20 free scans before paying.

Sheetify was the only receipt tool I'd seen that actually used a Google Sheet as the source of truth. Not a dashboard pretending to integrate. Not a CSV export button. An actual row, written into an actual Sheet. It's a real product and the category needed it.

The things that kept me from recommending it weren't about the integration itself — that part works. They were everything around it: the sidebar UI inside Sheets on a phone, the OCR path on crumpled thermal receipts, and the way Apps Script behaves when you ask it to do real work on mobile. I ended up building ReceiptToSheet because of those edges, not because the core idea was wrong.

So this comparison isn't "we sync, they don't." Both apps sync. The question is what happens around the sync.

Quick Comparison

Google Sheets sync	Native — row written per scan	Native — row written per scan
Free tier	20 scans/month (no card)	No free tier
App required	No (PWA — works in browser)	Yes (iOS + Android)
Starting price	$15/month (200 scans)	Paid only
Platforms	Any phone browser	iOS, Android
AI extraction	Gemini (Google)	Varies by version

What Both Apps Get Right

Both Sheetify and ReceiptToSheet solve the same core problem. You scan a receipt, the data ends up in Google Sheets. That's meaningfully different from SparkReceipt or Foreceipt — those apps scan into their own silo and then you deal with an export problem later.

Credit where it's due: Sheetify got there first as a Google Workspace add-on. If your only requirement is "row lands in my Sheet," both apps deliver.

The question is what else matters.

Where the Two Apps Differ

Add-on sidebar vs. standalone app

Sheetify lives inside the Google Sheets mobile app as a sidebar add-on. ReceiptToSheet is a PWA — you open receipttosheet.com in your phone's browser and it behaves like any other installed app.

This sounds like a minor distinction. In practice, scanning inside a sidebar on a phone is cramped. The camera preview fights for space with the Sheet itself, and Apps Script has quota limits and execution timeouts that a standalone runtime doesn't. Batching a stack of receipts inside an add-on sidebar also means the context-switch between "I'm in the Sheet" and "I'm in the scanner" is happening on every scan, inside a single app surface that wasn't designed for camera-first work.

Free tier

Sheetify doesn't have one. ReceiptToSheet does — 20 scans per month, no card. New accounts also get a 14-day Pro trial on registration, so you can actually test the sync against your own Sheet before paying anything.

Price point

ReceiptToSheet Pro is $15/month for 200 scans. Business is $29/month for 500 scans. Sheetify's pricing is paid-only at $9.99/month — check their current site for changes.

If you're under 150 receipts a month, Pro is the direct comparison. Above that, compare Business against whatever Sheetify's highest plan looks like when you read this.

The Thermal Receipt Problem

Here's the thing nobody writes about in these comparisons. Real receipts are garbage.

Wellcome gives you a thermal strip that fades in a week. ParknShop printers sometimes skip half a character. HKTVmart emails a PDF, fine, but the paper ones in my wallet are crumpled before I get home. Low light in a restaurant. Glare on the glossy Costco HK stock.

First-pass OCR fails on these constantly — doesn't matter which vendor. The difference is what happens next. ReceiptToSheet runs a tiered escalation: the cheap fast model gets first shot, and if confidence is low or fields are missing, it re-runs on a stronger model before handing the receipt back to you for review. Sheetify's handling of failed extractions depends on the version — I'd test it against your worst receipts before committing.

For what it's worth, total Gemini API spend across the entire ReceiptToSheet launch so far is about $18.88. The tiered routing is the reason that number isn't 10x.

Setup: How Each App Connects to Your Sheet

Both require Google OAuth to authorize Sheets access. The setup is similar shape.

ReceiptToSheet:

Open receipttosheet.com in your phone browser
Sign in with Google (authorizes Sheets access)
Go to Settings → paste your Google Sheet URL
Select the tab and map columns
Start scanning

Sheetify:

Install the add-on (or download the app, depending on version)
Create an account
Connect Google account
Link your spreadsheet
Start scanning

Same rough effort. The real difference is that ReceiptToSheet works the same way on any phone browser — iOS Safari, Android Chrome, desktop. No platform-specific release cycle, no App Store update to wait on.

Column Mapping

One area worth comparing directly.

ReceiptToSheet reads the header row of your existing Sheet and presents those headers as mapping targets. If your spreadsheet has "Vendor" in column B and "Amount" in column E because that's how you and your spouse set it up three years ago, the app adapts. You don't restructure your Sheet to fit a template.

Sheetify's column handling depends on the version — check their docs for how flexible it is with non-standard layouts.

Who Each App Is Better For

ReceiptToSheet is better if:

You want to try before you buy (free tier + 14-day trial)
You'd rather not install another app (browser-based PWA)
Your Sheet has a custom column layout you don't want to change
You scan on whatever device is nearest — desktop, iOS, Android
You have a pile of hard-to-read thermal receipts

Sheetify is worth considering if:

You strongly prefer living inside the Google Sheets interface
You're already a Google Workspace add-on power user
You've tried ReceiptToSheet and want to compare

Pricing Summary

ReceiptToSheet

Free: 20 scans/month — no credit card
Pro: $15/month — 200 scans + Google Sheets sync
Business: $29/month — 500 scans + all Pro features

Sheetify

No free tier — paid plans only
Check current pricing at their website

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Sheetify write directly to my Google Sheet?

Yes. Sheetify is one of the only apps in the category that does. In that respect it's genuinely similar to ReceiptToSheet — both are in the narrow slice of receipt tools that treat your Sheet as the database. The differences sit around that core: pricing model, app vs. add-on, how the OCR handles messy receipts.

Can I switch from Sheetify to ReceiptToSheet?

Yes, easily. Because both apps write into your Sheet, there's no migration — your historical rows are already where you want them. You stop scanning with one, start with the other. No export step, no data stuck in a silo.

Is ReceiptToSheet's AI as accurate as Sheetify's?

ReceiptToSheet uses Gemini for extraction. Accuracy on clearly-photographed receipts is strong — merchant, date, total usually land correct. You review the extracted data before confirming, so a misread gets caught before it reaches your Sheet. Both apps miss on bad receipts — faded thermal, bad lighting, glossy stock. The review step is the safety net either way.

Which is better for high-volume scanning?

For 100+ receipts a month, compare ReceiptToSheet Business ($29/month, 500 scans) against Sheetify's top plan. Both should handle the volume. Business also rolls in upcoming features — batch import, email forwarding, itemization — as they ship.

Bottom Line

Sheetify and ReceiptToSheet occupy the same narrow niche. Both write to Google Sheets. Both solve the core problem.

The clearest differentiator is the free tier. ReceiptToSheet lets you test the workflow against your own receipts and your own Sheet before paying. If you're on the fence, that's the honest way to decide — run a week of receipts through both, see which one you actually keep using.

Try ReceiptToSheet free — 20 scans/month, no credit card required →

Written by Daniel Shao, creator of ReceiptToSheet. I built ReceiptToSheet after years of tracking shared expenses with my wife in Google Sheets — photographing receipts, then typing them in one by one on the couch. The product is the tool I wanted to exist.