Which details are sent to YNAB?
Each receipt becomes one transaction with the date, the amount as an outflow, the payee name and the memo “Export Spendify”. It is created in the account you chose, marked as cleared and approved.
A Receipt Scanner Built for YNAB
(photo in, YNAB transaction out)
Photograph a receipt, check what was read, and send it to YNAB as a transaction.
Your categories stay exactly where you left them.
For people who budget in YNAB and are tired of typing in cash receipts.
From Receipt to YNAB in Three Steps
1
Scan the receipt
Take a photo or upload an image. Spendify reads the date, merchant and total.
2
Review the details
OCR is not perfect, so you check the result and fix anything that is wrong.
3
Send it to YNAB
Choose the receipts to send. Each one becomes a transaction in the account you picked.
What Ends Up in YNAB
Every receipt becomes one transaction with:
- The receipt date
- The amount, as an outflow
- The merchant as the payee
- The memo “Export Spendify”
- Status: cleared and approved
No category is sent. You assign categories in YNAB, as you already do.
Your YNAB Categories Stay Intact
Spendify never overwrites categories in YNAB. Transactions arrive without one, so your budget, your rules and your category habits stay in YNAB.
Categories you set inside Spendify are for your own organisation only. They are never sent to YNAB.
Connect YNAB in One Click
In Settings, choose “Connect YNAB”, sign in on YNAB’s own site and approve access. Then pick the plan and the account receipts should go to from a list. There is no token to create and no ID to copy.
Spendify never sees your YNAB password. Your access is stored encrypted and used only to list your plans and accounts and to create the transactions you select. You can disconnect at any time from Settings. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
No Double Entries From Spendify
Spendify remembers which receipts you have already sent and leaves them out of the next YNAB export. You can also pick receipts one by one, or filter by date.
One limit to know about: Spendify does not read your existing YNAB transactions, so it cannot tell if a purchase was already imported from your bank.
Frequently asked questions
Will Spendify change my YNAB categories?
No. Transactions are created without a category, so you keep assigning categories in YNAB the way you always do. Categories you set inside Spendify stay in Spendify and are never sent to YNAB.
Can I send only some receipts to YNAB?
Yes. You pick which receipts to send and can filter them by date. Receipts you have already sent are left out of the next YNAB export, so you do not send the same one twice.
Does it check for transactions already imported from my bank?
No. Spendify does not read your existing YNAB transactions, so it cannot tell whether a purchase was already imported from your bank. Check for a duplicate in YNAB if you use both.
Do I need YNAB to use Spendify?
No. You can also export your receipts as a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets. See how receipt photos become a spreadsheet.
How much does Spendify cost?
New accounts get a 14-day free trial, with no credit card required. After the trial, the subscription is €4.99 per month.
Want the bigger picture? Read how to enter receipts in YNAB without typing.
Prefer a spreadsheet? Convert receipt photos to a spreadsheet or CSV.
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