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Expensify.

Expensify: Your complete financial business platform. Easily manage spending, track expenses, and upload receipts from your phone.

Client
Expensify (expense-management app)
Industry
Finance apps
Services
Development (OCR engineering)
Delivery
Magora London
Domain
Finance apps
Built by Magora

This Expensify project was designed and built by Magora. We are a London software development company (since 2010) building payment and fintech apps for UK businesses, from a free working prototype to launch and support.

Fintech app development → Free working prototype in 5–10 days

Expensify, a highly efficient mobile business application, provides an invaluable solution for expense tracking. The platform boasts free, user-friendly mobile apps compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. With this app at your disposal, you can effortlessly scan and organize your purchase receipts, facilitating seamless expense monitoring while you're on the go. Furthermore, it offers robust features to track expenses related to time or distance. Whether you're on a business trip or managing temporary hires, the app proves indispensable in maintaining accurate records of these expenditures.

Magora has successfully implemented Optical Character Recognition technology in the Expensify app. Expensify utilizes OCR to automate the extraction of data from receipts, enabling seamless expense management. Users can capture receipts using their smartphones, and the OCR-powered feature extracts relevant information such as merchant name, date, and amount. This implementation has streamlined expense reporting and eliminated the need for manual data entry.

Expensify — solution

We successfully delivered an engine that streamlines the receipt scanning process for Expensify—a prominent mobile business application designed for efficient expense tracking.

Key Success Criteria:

Expensify has secured an impressive total of $138.2 million in funding through 9 successful funding rounds.

On November 10, 2021, Expensify celebrated its IPO, marking a significant moment in its growth journey.

The IPO garnered an impressive $263 million in funds raised.

Expensify — result
Project facts

Expensify, at a glance.

Receipt-scanning (OCR) engine for the Expensify mobile apps

Client

Expensify (expense-management app)

Sector

Fintech: expense management

Platforms

iOS, Android (OCR engine)

Scope

Integrations: OCR extracts merchant name, date and amount from receipts captured on a phone

Typical budget for this scope

£25k–£60k

Typically 3–5 months · Magora pricing guide · 2026 prices

Results

Magora delivered an engine that streamlines receipt scanning. Client context: $138.2 million raised over 9 rounds; IPO on 10 November 2021 raising $263 million.

ServicesDevelopment (OCR engineering)Case published on our siteOct 2023
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