AI Receipt Scanner
Jig uses AI to scan and read any receipt in seconds. No manual typing, no tedious data entry. Just photograph the receipt and let the technology do the work.
Beyond Basic OCR
Traditional receipt scanners rely on optical character recognition, or OCR, which simply converts printed text into digital characters. OCR works well for clean, well-printed documents, but receipts are rarely clean. They are printed on thin thermal paper that fades. They get crumpled in pockets. Ink smudges. Formatting varies wildly from restaurant to restaurant.
Jig goes beyond basic OCR by using modern AI vision models that understand the structure of a receipt, not just the characters on it. The AI recognizes what constitutes a line item, what is a price, where the tax is, and how the tip is calculated. It handles messy formatting, unusual fonts, and partially faded text with far greater accuracy than traditional scanning approaches.
How the AI Receipt Scanner Works
- Capture the receipt. Use your phone camera to take a photo of any receipt. It works with restaurant checks, grocery receipts, bar tabs, takeout orders, and more. You can also upload an existing image or screenshot.
- AI processes the image. Jig's AI analyzes the photo and extracts structured data: each item name, its price, the subtotal, tax amounts, tip, and the grand total. This happens in seconds, not minutes.
- Review and adjust. The extracted data appears in an editable format. If the AI misread a faded character or got a price slightly wrong, you can quickly correct it. In practice, adjustments are rarely needed.
- Split among your group. Once the receipt is scanned, add people and assign items. Jig calculates each person's share with proportional tax and tip distribution.
What Makes Jig's Scanner Different
Built for Splitting
Most receipt scanning apps are designed for expense tracking or bookkeeping. Jig's scanner is built specifically for splitting bills. The data flows directly into the splitting interface, so there is no exporting, copying, or pasting involved.
Handles Any Receipt Format
Restaurant receipts, grocery store printouts, bar tabs, takeout stapled bags, handwritten checks, and digital order confirmations. Jig's AI has been trained to handle the variety of formats you encounter in real life.
Speed Over Perfection
The scanner prioritizes speed. It processes most receipts in under five seconds. If a character is ambiguous, the AI makes its best guess and presents it for your review. This approach gets you to the splitting step faster than any manual entry method.
No App Download Required
Jig runs entirely in the browser. The AI processing happens in the cloud, which means you do not need to download an app or worry about your phone's processing power. Any device with a camera and a web browser works.
Receipt Scanning Use Cases
- Dinner splits where you want to avoid manual entry of a long itemized bill
- Grocery receipt splitting among roommates with dozens of line items
- Travel expense tracking where you accumulate receipts throughout a trip
- Group expense calculation for events, parties, or shared purchases
- Quick scans for any receipt where one person paid and needs to collect from others
Scan a Receipt Right Now
Free forever. No account needed. Just upload a receipt and the AI does the rest.
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