The problem
You spend $340 at the supply house. You shove the receipt in your pocket. By the time you're back on the job, you can't remember if it was 340 or 380, and you're not sure which line items were for which job. You bill a round number. The rest is just margin you never see again.
Multiply that across every supply run and you're giving away real money every single week.
Why we built it
Every dollar you buy needs to end up on a job or it becomes a loss. We built Read-a-Receipt so the step between "paid at the register" and "on the invoice" is as short as possible.
How it works
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After a supply run, tap the receipt icon and take a photo — or read the total out loud.
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DIRT extracts line items, or you confirm the total. Assign it to the open job.
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Costs land on the job record. They'll appear on the invoice when you bill.
What changes for your business
Before
Pocket the receipt. Guess at materials cost when you invoice. Lose the difference.
After
Snap or speak the receipt. Materials hit the job in real time. Nothing gets left out.
Common questions
What is the best receipt scanner app for a contractor?
DIRT's Read-a-Receipt lets you photograph a supply house receipt or read the total aloud, then assigns the costs directly to the job they belong to. Unlike general receipt scanners, DIRT connects each receipt to a specific job so the costs flow into the invoice and profit calculation — not just a ledger.
Can I scan a receipt with my phone camera instead of typing in the total?
Yes. Take a photo of the receipt and DIRT extracts the line items or confirms the total. Assign it to the open job. Costs land on the job record and appear on the invoice when you bill.
Is there a receipt scanner app that works for business expenses, not just personal?
DIRT is built for job-related materials costs. You assign each receipt to a specific job, the cost hits the job's expense breakdown, and it flows to the invoice. General expense trackers log costs to a ledger — DIRT logs them to a job.
Does a scanned receipt automatically go to the right job?
Not automatically — you assign it with one tap. DIRT can't know which job a receipt belongs to without you confirming it. The step is fast, but the assignment is yours to make.
What if I just want to log a total, not individual line items from the receipt?
Say the total out loud. DIRT logs it as a materials cost on the job without requiring line-item detail. You can be precise or you can be quick — both work.
What is the difference between this and a general receipt scanner like Expensify?
General receipt scanners categorize expenses in a ledger. DIRT connects the receipt to a specific job. That means the cost shows up in the job's profit calculation and on the invoice — not just in your expense report.
What if I lose or forget the receipt before I can log it?
That's the problem this solves. Snap the receipt in the supply house parking lot right after you pay — before it goes in your pocket and disappears. The whole point is to log it in the moment, not later.
Does this work for any store, or only trade supply houses?
Any receipt you can photograph or read aloud. Home Depot, Ferguson, local suppliers, hardware stores. If you bought materials for a job and have a receipt, DIRT can log it.
Start free
Try it free.
Every DIRT plan includes this feature — Solo included. No credit card, no trial that expires. Set up in minutes and use it on your next job from the truck.