Issue No. 001 ·

Never miss
a return.

Receipt Folder reads the deadline off every receipt — paper or emailed — then keeps watch so you don't have to. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac. All on-device. No accounts. No subscriptions.

Receipt · Folder No. 2026-A3F4
Sony WH-1000XM5
from Best Buy · Apr 7, 2026
14
DAYS
until return window closes

Six minutes to save
six weeks of regret.

Return windows are small. Your memory is smaller. Receipt Folder closes the gap.

You bought the speakers. They're fine. But two months in, the left channel hisses. You go to return them. The clerk says "our policy is 30 days." You check your email. It's been forty-two.

Receipt Folder is a small, disciplined notebook for every one of those deadlines. It reads them off the receipt when you buy, reminds you before the window closes, and quietly forgets them when the warranty expires.

Read the long answer →
DATE
Mar 12 · 2026
STORE
Best Buy
PRICE
$349.99
RETURN BY
Apr 11 · 2026
WARRANTY
Mar 12 · 2027

Dispatches · Volume I, Number 5

What's newthis quarter.

Five features shipped across twelve weeks, each one earning its keep.

New · Mac
Native macOS app.
Not Catalyst. A proper Mac app with a sidebar, menu commands, and drag-and-drop.
New · Import
Email receipt import.
Share from Mail. Templated retailers plus any other via on-device Apple Intelligence.
New · Widget
Tap-to-return.
Lock-screen widgets are interactive. Mark returned without opening the app.
New · Proof
Proof-of-return.
Snap the counter receipt. Your paper trail if the refund is disputed.
New · Share
Household sharing.
Opt-in, per-receipt. Live sync. Photos mirror too. Through your iCloud, never ours.

Nine thingsit does.

And one long list of things it doesn't — like sell you out.

I.

Scan in seconds

Point at any receipt. Apple's Vision framework extracts the store, date, and total on-device. No photos leave your phone.

II.

Email receipts, too

Share any digital receipt from Mail — Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, and anything else via Apple Intelligence — parsed on-device in one tap. No cloud round-trip.

III.

106 return policies

A built-in database of retailer return windows means the right deadline appears the moment you save. Offline, always.

IV.

Timed reminders

Nudges at 14 days, 7 days, 3 days, and the morning of. Quiet when safe. Loud when it matters. Live Activity on your lock screen when a return is three days out.

V.

Return Mode

Heading to the store? One screen shows the countdown, the map, the policy, and what to bring. Arm's length legible.

VI.

Proof-of-return capture

When you mark an item returned, snap a photo of the return-counter receipt and jot a note. Your paper trail if the retailer ever disputes it.

VII.

Tap-to-return widget

Lock-screen widgets are interactive: mark an item returned without opening the app. Siri and Spotlight search both work, too.

VIII.

Native on Mac

A true Mac app — not a Catalyst port. Sidebar navigation, menu-bar commands, Finder drag-and-drop. Syncs with your iPhone through your iCloud.

IX.

Household sharing

Opt-in, per-receipt. Shared items appear in a dedicated section of your partner's vault; changes mirror across devices in seconds via silent CloudKit push. Runs through your iCloud, not through us.

106
retailer policies
3×
iPhone · iPad · Mac
0
servers contacted
$0.00
subscription fee

"A disciplined little notebook. Finally an app that respects my iCloud quota, my battery, and my attention." — From the review desk

How we compare to the big ones.

Not the whole story — see the full side-by-side for that.

Receipt Folder
Free forever.
Return + warranty + email import + Mac app + household sharing. On-device. No account.
SimplyWise
$24–30 / year
Email auto-import. Cloud-only. No warranty tracking.
Shoeboxed
$144 / year
Business expense focus. Cloud-only. Mixed reviews.
Warranty Wallet
$1.99 once
Warranty only. On-device. No return tracking.
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