Yearly · Best value
$19.99
Auto-renewing subscription · Local bill scans, history, exports, and monthly re-checks
BillScout
Scan household bills, estimate savings from public rate tables
Scan household bills on-device. Estimate savings against bundled public rate tables for energy, water, internet, and phone. Verify current provider rates before switching; scanning runs entirely on your device.
Lifetime · Pay once
$49.99
One-time purchase, no subscription · Local bill scans, history, exports, and monthly re-checks
Weekly
$2.99
Short-term subscription · Local bill scans, history, exports, and monthly re-checks
Local-first
No scan credits. Scanning and comparison run on your iPhone.
What BillScout does and does not do
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does BillScout do? | It reads a utility bill image on-device, extracts the provider, plan, total, and usage, and compares it against bundled rate-plan tables to estimate possible savings. |
| Where does bill scanning happen? | Scanning, text extraction, and comparison run on your device. Your bill photo and the text read from it never leave your iPhone. |
| Do I need an account? | BillScout has no account or sign-in. |
| What does BillScout not do? | BillScout does not pay bills, link to your bank, switch providers, or cancel plans for you. |
| What are the purchase options? | Yearly is $19.99, Weekly is $2.99, and Lifetime is $49.99. Yearly and Weekly are subscriptions; Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no subscription. |
Common questions
Does BillScout scan bills on my iPhone?
BillScout reads your utility bill, runs OCR, and compares rate plans entirely on your iPhone. The bill photo and the extracted text never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server.
Do I need an account to use BillScout?
BillScout does not require sign-in and does not have a user account system. BillScout does not collect your name or email.
How much does BillScout cost?
BillScout offers a weekly Pro subscription at $2.99 and a yearly Pro subscription at $19.99. BillScout also offers an optional Lifetime one-time unlock for users who do not want a subscription, at $49.99.
What are BillScout's benefits and drawbacks?
BillScout estimates possible savings from the fields parsed from your bill and cached, bundled rate-plan data. Savings figures are estimates, not guarantees or financial advice, and may not match a provider's current rates. Parsing quality varies with the bill layout, image quality, lighting, language, and your device.
What this means for you
A local comparison tool
BillScout fits you if you want to photograph or import a utility bill, read the provider, plan, total, and usage on your device, and estimate whether a cheaper plan is available. Your parsed bills, savings comparisons, and scanned-bill library are stored locally on your device, with no cloud sync of your bill data. Do not buy BillScout if you need guaranteed savings, current provider rates, a financial advisor, a broker, a switching service, or a bank aggregator. Always confirm the current terms directly with the provider before you switch.