App Review: Receipt Pal [iOS + Android]

07/15/2016 Update: ReceiptPal is now the only receipt collection app I use and they currently are not taking new users. However, I highly recommend signing up for the e-mail notification, due to how useful it is.

Much along the lines of ReceiptHog comes another app, ReceiptPal, which pays you to take pictures of your receipts and send them in. However, ReceiptPal has an added feature that the Hog does not, the ability to reward you for e-receipts that you get from various websites including eBay, Amazon and Google Play. ReceiptPal will also accept receipts from fast food restaurants and gas purchases.

Quick Notes:

• The app is available for both iOS and Android systems. 
• Each receipt is worth roughly 25 points.
• You get a bonus 150 points upon sign up. 
• Rewards start at 350 points for $1 Amazon, with discounts the higher denomination card you cash out for. 
• There is currently no referral system.

ReceiptPal starts you off with five "cards" with four spots each. Every receipt you submit to the app that is then validated rewards you with one box checked off the card. Check off all four boxes and get 100 points for that card. Every Monday you are given two more 100 point cards. You can snap pictures of receipts or (in my opinion, the better option) forward your e-receipts to receipts@receiptpalapp.com. You may register up to three e-mails with the app from which receipts will be accepted.

Beware that points and partially filled cards are forfeited after 90 days of inactivity.

The receipts you can forward include Paypal receipts from any online retailer (like eBay or Storenvy or RedBubble), Google Play receipts for app or music purchases, even Amazon and Steam / Playstation Store purchases. For a receipt to be valid, it must:

• be under 30 days old
• include the retailer's name
• purchase date
• prices of the items
• a zip code or phone number of the retailer
• total spent (even if you didn't spend anything)
• USD only
• NOTE: A max of three receipts can be sent from the same merchant within two hours!

You can download ReceiptPal here.

Special thanks to /u/Fishering on Reddit for their original post and their own tip for getting the most out of this app, which you can read about here.