Papero – Invoices & Documents
Private. Intelligent. Local.
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Papero – Receipts & Documents: private, intelligent, local.
Papero is the receipt and document app for freelancers, self-employed professionals, and small business owners. Photograph, import, or scan your invoices and receipts – Papero automatically recognizes issuer, amount, date, and category, and files everything in a tax-compliant (GoBD) way.
The difference: all AI processing runs directly on your iPhone or iPad via Apple Intelligence. There are no Papero servers, no cloud analysis, and no data collection. Your receipts never leave your device.
YOUR RECEIPTS, CAPTURED AUTOMATICALLY
Capture receipts via camera, photo library, or file import
Multi-page scans are combined into a single searchable PDF
Issuer, amount, date, VAT, and category are recognized automatically
Papero learns from your corrections and gets more accurate over time
Sellers on marketplace invoices (e.g. Amazon) are correctly assigned as the issuer
ALWAYS ORGANIZED, ALWAYS COMPLIANT
Automatic, consistent file naming and storage
Full control when re-scanning a receipt you've already captured: create a duplicate or replace the original
Manage and customize categories and issuers freely
EXPORT FOR YOUR ACCOUNTANT OR BOOKKEEPING
Export as DATEV, CSV, PDF, or JSON
Structured, GoBD-compliant preparation of your data
PRIVACY-FIRST DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL
All AI features run on-device via Apple Intelligence / Foundation Models
No Papero servers involved, no ad trackers, no data sharing
Your receipts stay exclusively on your device
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
Thoughtful accessibility support: Dynamic Type, contrast, reduced motion, and more
Native iOS experience, no detours
Papero is free to use with limited functionality. With Papero Pro (a one-time purchase), you unlock every feature permanently – no subscription required.
Private. Intelligent. Local. – Papero.
more • Exporting receipts now works reliably: the share sheet opens every time, and you'll see a clear message if no profile is currently active.
• The export dialog is cleaner: pick exactly one output format, and filter your categories from a single, compact row instead of a long list.
• Purchasing Papero Pro now works reliably, without the "product unavailable" error.
• Document analysis is more robust: invoice date and amount are recognized more reliably, and the app no longer freezes if analysis takes longer than expected.
• When importing multiple documents, you'll now see a subtle banner instead of an interrupting alert once analysis completes.
4.2.3 22h ago
- Multiple profiles: Keep personal and business receipts cleanly separated — create additional profiles and switch between them anytime.
- Tax profile & home office per profile: Set VAT mode, tax number, VAT ID and your home office details individually for each profile.
- Change profile type later: Convert a profile from personal to business (or vice versa) whenever your situation changes.
- Delete profiles with a choice: When deleting a profile, choose to migrate its documents to another profile or delete them permanently.
- Profile-aware exports: DATEV, CSV, PDF and JSON exports, plus the home office report, now reflect the correct profile.
- Automatic sync: Your profiles sync automatically across your devices via iCloud.
- 1 personal + 1 business profile included for free.
4.2.2 Sep 20
Fixed: Importing certain photos from your photo library could get stuck indefinitely at "Loading file." Also fixed an issue on Mac where adding a photo opened the file dialog instead of the Photos picker.
4.2.1 Sep 18
- Change profile type anytime: Convert an existing profile between personal and business — your documents, issuers, and categories stay exactly as they are.
- Delete profiles safely: When deleting a profile, choose whether to transfer your documents to another profile or remove them permanently — with a clear confirmation step for permanent deletion.
- Clearer guidance when you've reached the free-tier profile limit.
- Various improvements and bug fixes to the profile screens.
4.2.0 Sep 15
More flexible ways to organize receipts across profiles
• New: Assign receipts to a different profile – individually or as a multi-selection, via the context menu or toolbar on Mac.
• New: "Transfer all receipts" moves every receipt of a profile to a target profile from the profile switcher.
• The profile switcher is now always accessible and picks up newly synced profiles automatically.
• Fixed: Existing receipts are assigned to the active profile on first launch instead of the default profile.
• Fixed: Tapping a profile works reliably again, even with active swipe actions.
4.1.0 Sep 8
**New: Profiles**
- **Multiple profiles:** Keep your receipts cleanly separated by context – for
example "Business" and "Personal". Each profile has its own receipts,
categories and companies.
- **Fast profile switching:** Switch with a single tap from the profile chip in
the navigation – on iPhone and Mac.
- **Tax profile:** Store VAT mode, tax number, VAT ID and fiscal year per
profile. These details flow automatically into cover sheets and export headers.
- **Home office:** For personal profiles, Papero calculates the deductible work
share of your receipts – by area or flat rate, for the categories you choose.
- **Profile-aware exports:** CSV, DATEV, PDF, JSON and XML export only the active
profile's receipts; the PDF export includes a dedicated home-office summary
when that feature is enabled.
More than one profile requires Papero Pro. Everything still runs fully
on-device – private, intelligent, local.
4.0.0 Aug 29
• Better search: new faceted filters (category, issuer, payment, currency, year, AI analysis) – find receipts in seconds.
• iCloud sync with your Mac: capture on the go, continue on the Mac.
• Clearer facet chips with a dedicated color per filter, now wrapping to two lines.
• Smaller improvements and polish.
Everything stays private: all AI analysis runs on-device.
3.0.0 Aug 17
What's new in Papero:
Scan multi-page receipts in one go – Papero automatically combines every page into a single, searchable PDF.
Receipts are now searchable thanks to on-device text recognition, and re-analyzing documents is noticeably faster.
New choice when re-scanning a receipt you've already captured: create a duplicate or replace the original – whichever you prefer.
Sellers on marketplace invoices (e.g. Amazon) are now correctly recognized as the issuer instead of just the platform.
Minor stability improvements, including PDF preview reliability.
2.11.0 Jul 7
New: Import multiple files at once – select up to 15 PDFs or images, Apple Intelligence analyzes them one by one, and you review all results in a single batch screen.
Document preview: Tap once on the preview image to open the original document in iOS QuickLook.
Improved receipt analysis: Faster AI recognition for DACH-region documents with more accurate issuer and category suggestions.
2.10.0 Jul 2
What's new in version 2.9.0
AI analysis much more precise
Document analysis now uses a multi-level AI chain: exhibitors, positions, amounts, invoice number and payment information are extracted one after the other in a coherent context - this reduces errors and noticeably improves accuracy.
Real-time preview during analysis
Detected fields appear directly during scanning - the issuer, amount, VAT, invoice number and date are displayed step by step, even before the analysis is complete.
Learning profiles more reliable
The app-internal learning behavior - who prefers which categories, typical payment methods per exhibitor, known invoice formats - is now guaranteed to be loaded before the first analysis starts. Until now, proposals could remain empty, although data were available.
Data backup optimized
Learning profiles (exisors, categories, payment behavior) are correctly included in iCloud backups. Temporary analysis caches are explicitly excluded – saves backup memory without data loss.
2.9.0 Jun 17
Papero gets smarter with every scan.
Version 2.8.0 introduces an Intelligent Learning Engine that uses Apple Intelligence to continuously improve document recognition based on your receipts and invoices.
Smarter issuer detection
Papero now learns issuer-specific signals — address fragments, VAT ID prefixes, domains and header keywords — and uses them to identify issuers before the AI even starts.
Better amount & VAT recognition
The app learns which total label each issuer uses (e.g. "Gesamtpreis inkl. MWSt.", "Zahlbetrag") and what VAT rate applies. Multi-rate receipts, tax-exempt invoices and platform marketplace orders are all handled correctly.
Invoice number learning
Papero recognises patterns like Amazon structured IDs, prefix-year-counter formats and numeric-only numbers — and remembers which pattern each issuer uses.
Payment information
Payment method, due dates and payment terms are now extracted and learned per issuer.
Document content cache
A new cache stores structured document content after the first scan, so repeat analysis is instant — no redundant AI calls.
Review before saving
A new review step after AI analysis lets you check and correct detected fields before the document is saved.
2.8.0 Jun 11
New in Version 2.7.0:
Apple Intelligence Search
Find receipts instantly - the new intelligent search understands
issuers, amounts, dates, and categories at a glance.
Liquid Glass Design
Papero now features the new iOS 26 design language - a fresh,
modern look throughout the entire app experience.
Improvements & Bug Fixes
- DATEV export: fixed header errors for more reliable exports
- Duplicate document detection is now even more accurate
- General stability and performance improvements
2.7.0 Jun 9
Export, redesigned
You can now filter documents before exporting — by date range and category. A preview shows exactly which documents will be included and the total amount. Export multiple formats (CSV, DATEV, PDF, JSON, XML) in a single step.
Also in this update: improved accessibility, more reliable data handling, and under-the-hood fixes.
2.6.0 May 31
Bug fixes and improvements
• App Guide: Swiping between guide pages now works correctly — document list actions no longer appear during the walkthrough
• App Guide: Corrected swipe gesture descriptions (swipe right = delete, swipe left = edit)
• Stability: Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting documents
• Analytics: Time range picker now shows correct labels (1 Mo., 3 Mo. etc.)
• Faster document list rendering through asynchronous thumbnail loading
2.5.1 May 29
New: App Guide
On first launch – and after every update – a short step-by-step tour
walks you through Papero's key features. You can replay it any time
from the More tab.
Improvements
• VoiceOver: All screens fully labelled
• Dynamic Type: Layouts adapt up to XXXL text size
• Reduce Motion: Decorative animations respect your system setting
2.5.0 May 22
Version 2.4.0
Analyze photos directly from the media library
- You can now import photos from your library and have them fully analyzed by Apple Intelligence just like the camera scan.
Improved AI recognition
- Invoices from Amazon, energy suppliers (e.g. Eprimo) and craft businesses are now recognized much more reliably: exhibitors, categories, VAT rate and payment details are extracted more precisely.
New Receipt Add Menu
- The new source dialog shows camera, media library and files as clear tiles — with color-matching symbols.
New category: Online shopping
- Marketplace purchases (Amazon, eBay & Co.) are automatically assigned to the new category "Online Shopping" if no more specific product type is recognizable.
Troubleshooting
- VAT rate is now correctly taken over from EU invoices
- Category suggestions also appear reliable with new exhibitors
- Minor corrections in the display of payment details
2.4.0 May 20
- Better UX/Ui for document and categories
- Upload from the media library
- general improvement in stability and performance
- missing translations in the analytics area
2.3.0 May 18
New App Icon
2.2.1 May 12
Papero runs noticeably smoother.
Documents scroll without stuttering, even with 30 or more receipts. Filters and search respond faster – especially on older devices.
Also fixed: the AI learning feature was not correctly saving your assignments. Papero now remembers your categorisations and automatically suggests the right category the next time you scan the same issuer.
Additional under-the-hood improvements: reduced storage usage through optimised preview images, a more stable architecture and faster app startup.
2.2.0 May 11
Fundamentally improved AI recognition.
Papero 2.1.0 brings a completely reworked analysis engine for DACH
receipts – developed from the analysis of 20 document classes.
Issuers and addresses
The app now reliably recognises company names: legal suffixes like
"GmbH & Co. KG" are automatically simplified, brand name and legal
entity correctly distinguished. Street, postcode and city are extracted
directly from the letterhead and pre-filled when adding a new issuer.
Amount formats
Ten different amount formats are correctly normalised – from the German
standard (1,236.00 €) to international formats (288.65) and supermarket
label lines (ZU ZAHLEN, ALDI PREIS, SUMME €). Deposits and coupons are
handled correctly.
Category suggestions
20 categories are assigned precisely based on line item descriptions –
not issuer name alone. Learned assignments appear first and are marked
with an indicator.
Invoice numbers
Order numbers, customer numbers and project numbers are no longer
mistaken for invoice numbers. Marketplace documents in old and new
layouts are correctly distinguished.
VAT
§4 Nr.14 UStG documents (doctors, exempt veterinary services) are
reliably detected. Wellness invoices without a §4 reference correctly
receive 19 %. Supermarket receipts with mixed tax rates (A/B) are
correctly summed.
Papero Pro: Payment deadlines and due dates are automatically extracted
from the document – including early payment discount clauses.
2.1.0 Apr 23
Update metadata for in app purchases
2.0.1 Mar 25
Version 2.0 – What's New
Papero has been completely rebuilt. The app now analyzes receipts using Apple Intelligence directly on your device – amounts, issuers, and categories are recognized and suggested automatically, without any data leaving your iPhone or iPad.
AI & Analysis
Apple Intelligence automatically detects issuers and suggests matching categories based on receipt content. The Analytics view shows total spending, average amounts, trends over time, and a full category breakdown.
Tax & Payment Tracking
VAT rate and amount are calculated automatically. Net amount, gross amount, and multi-currency support are now fully integrated. Payment status (paid, open, overdue), payment method, and booking date can be tracked per document.
Export
Export receipts as PDF, CSV, XML, DATEV, or JSON – GoBD-compliant and ready for your tax advisor or ELSTER submission.
iPad Support
Papero is now fully optimized for iPad with an adapted layout and native navigation.
Papero Pro
A one-time purchase unlocks all Pro features: unlimited documents, unlimited issuers, custom categories, all export formats, tax and payment tracking, and advanced analytics.
2.0.0 Mar 23
Implement Free Plan with usage limits and upgrade prompts
1.1.0 Mar 19
• Exporting receipts now works reliably: the share sheet opens every time, and you'll see a clear message if no profile is currently active.
• The export dialog is cleaner: pick exactly one output format, and filter your categories from a single, compact row instead of a long list.
• Purchasing Papero Pro now works reliably, without the "product unavailable" error.
• Document analysis is more robust: invoice date and amount are recognized more reliably, and the app no longer freezes if analysis takes longer than expected.
• When importing multiple documents, you'll now see a subtle banner instead of an interrupting alert once analysis completes.
more Version 4.2.3 22h ago
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app.