How the two apps actually work
Shoeboxed is best known for its mail-in receipt digitization service: you send paper receipts to them in a prepaid envelope, and their team scans, reads and categorizes them for you. They also offer a mobile app for scanning on the go. It's a solid option if you'd rather hand off a shoebox of paper and let someone else deal with it.
Site Wallet works differently. There's no mailing anything anywhere — you photograph a receipt in the app, AI reads the vendor, total, date and tax in a couple of seconds, and it's tagged to a job or project immediately. Nothing goes in the post; nothing waits in a queue.
Side by side
| What matters | Shoeboxed | Site Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Capture method | Mail-in envelope, plus a mobile app | Instant in-app photo, AI-read |
| Turnaround | Days, once receipts are mailed in and processed | Seconds, on your phone |
| Job / project tagging | Not the core organizing model | Every receipt tags to a job or project by default |
| Team use | Account-based sharing | Whole crew scans into the same job, live |
| Exports | Reports and expense data | PDF summary, CSV for the books, ZIP of receipt photos |
Who each one suits
If you've got a genuine backlog of paper receipts and would rather post them off and forget about it, Shoeboxed's mail-in service solves a real problem. It's built around not touching your phone at all.
Site Wallet suits people who want control the moment a receipt lands in their hand — tradesmen tagging a receipt to today's job, a small business owner sorting spend by category, or anyone who'd rather see a number update on their phone than wait for something to arrive in the post. If job-by-job or project-by-project cost tracking matters to you, that's the bigger difference — it's what Site Wallet is built around from the ground up.
Switching from Shoeboxed
There's no migration step required to start using Site Wallet — download the app, create your first job or category, and every new receipt from that point on is scanned, tagged and exportable in seconds. For pricing and current plan details on either app, check each provider's own site directly, since both change over time.
FAQ
Is Site Wallet a good Shoeboxed alternative?
If you want instant AI scanning from your phone with job or project-level tracking built in, yes. If you specifically want a mail-in service where someone else handles the physical paper, Shoeboxed's model is built for that in a way Site Wallet isn't.
Does Site Wallet offer a mail-in scanning service?
No — Site Wallet is mobile-first. Every receipt is scanned by you, in the app, in a couple of seconds. There's no envelope to fill in and post.
Can I import my old Shoeboxed data into Site Wallet?
There's no automated import between the two today. The practical approach is to export your historical data from Shoeboxed for your records, and start scanning new receipts into Site Wallet going forward.
Which one is cheaper?
Pricing on both sides can change, so check current plans on each provider's own website rather than relying on a comparison page to have the latest numbers.