What Receipt Hog does

Receipt Hog is a free mobile application, founded in 2011 and operated by Chicago-based market research firm Numerator, LLC, that pays US and Canadian consumers to upload receipts from everyday in-person and online shopping. The app accepts paper receipts via smartphone camera and digital receipts via connected email inboxes, linked loyalty program accounts, and Amazon integration, with computer vision extracting store, item, price, and transaction-date data. Users accumulate coins, Hog Slots spins, and monthly sweepstakes entries that can be redeemed for PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards, or Visa gift cards once they cross a 1,000-coin (~$5) threshold; an in-app survey platform pays an additional 50–1,000 coins per completed survey. The product is distributed exclusively through self-serve digital channels — the Apple App Store, Google Play, and QR-code-driven website downloads — and is localized into English, French, and Spanish.

The underlying technology is a receipt ingestion pipeline combining on-device image capture, computer-vision OCR for paper receipts, and inbox/account scanning for digital receipts, with most receipts processing within minutes and all within 24 hours. The platform stores structured transaction data that flows into Numerator's broader consumer panel.

Receipt Hog's business model is consumer-facing freemium (free to the user) with revenue generated on the back end through data monetization: the privacy policy explicitly states that client companies may purchase market research reports based on personal information collected in the app. The company serves a horizontal consumer segment (general shoppers in the US and Canada) with no retailer or brand restrictions on the input side, while the commercial buyer side consists of consumer brands, retailers, and advertisers purchasing aggregated market research from Numerator. Reported scale signals include ~200 app downloads per hour, 6 receipts uploaded per second, 350,000 coins earned daily, and 250,000+ five-star reviews across Apple and Google stores.

Name

Receipt Hog

Legal name

Numerator, LLC

Website

https://receipthog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Receipt Hog is a free mobile app, operated by Numerator, LLC, that pays US and Canadian consumers in coins (redeemable for PayPal, Amazon, or Visa rewards) to scan paper and digital receipts from any retailer, feeding consumer purchase data into Numerator's market research business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Rewards Apps

akta.pro primary industry

Bot Management & Credential Stuffing Protection (FSAMALAG)

Keywords

• Receipt rewards app
• Consumer purchase data
• Cash back rewards
• Market research platform
• Mobile receipt scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Consumer Purchase Data / Market Research: Receipt Hog collects detailed consumer purchase data (items bought, prices, retailers, dates, locations) and aggregates it into market research reports sold to consumer brands, retailers, and advertisers. The privacy policy explicitly states: 'Provide market research reports and similar services to our clients' and 'Clients may purchase market research reports based on personal information provided in the App.'

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Receipt Hog is a free mobile application (iOS and Android) that pays consumers real cash and rewards for uploading paper and digital receipts from any retailer or restaurant. Users accumulate coins redeemable for PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards, or Visa gift cards, and can earn additional rewards through in-app surveys, Hog Slots spins, and monthly sweepstakes. The consumer purchase data collected is aggregated and sold as market research reports to brands, retailers, and advertisers by parent company Numerator, LLC.

Product overview

Receipt Hog is a single mobile rewards application that allows consumers to earn cash rewards by scanning and uploading receipts from everyday shopping. The product consists of the core Receipt Hog Mobile App (iOS/Android), which integrates paper receipt scanning, digital receipt processing via email and loyalty account connections, and an in-app survey platform. Users earn coins through the Coin-Based Reward System, which can be redeemed for PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards, or Visa gift cards. The app includes gamification elements (Piggy Slots, monthly sweepstakes) to drive engagement. The company operates primarily in the US and Canada, with localized versions in French and Spanish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Receipt Hog Mobile App A free mobile application for iOS and Android that rewards users with coins for uploading paper and digital receipts from any retailer. Coins are redeemable for PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards, or Visa gift cards, with a minimum redemption threshold of 1,000 coins ($5). The app supports paper receipt scanning, digital receipt capture via email and loyalty account integration, in-app surveys, Hog Slots spins, and monthly sweepstakes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 receipts uploaded every second across all users
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Numerator, LLCcoreOthers · 1 January 2011Receipt Hog is owned and operated by Numerator, LLC, a market research and data analytics company headquartered in Chicago. Numerator uses the consumer purchase data collected through Receipt Hog to provide market research reports to brands and retailers. Receipt Hog's parent company relationship is the primary business driver, as the app functions as a data collection mechanism for Numerator's broader market intelligence business.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rakuten: Rakuten is a major cashback and rewards platform offering rebates for online and in-store shopping. It competes with Receipt Hog for consumer mindshare in the receipt/cashback rewards category, with a more affiliate-driven model.
• CoinOut: CoinOut is a mobile app that rewards users with coins for every receipt scanned, redeemable for cash via PayPal or gift cards. It is a smaller, more directly overlapping receipt-rewards competitor to Receipt Hog.
• ReceiptPal: ReceiptPal is a direct receipt-rewards competitor that pays users for uploading paper and digital receipts. Owned by The NPD Group (now Circana), it monetizes consumer panel data for market research — closely mirroring Receipt Hog's data-driven business model.
• Shopkick: Shopkick rewards consumers for in-store visits, scans, and purchases across retail partners. Its receipt- and purchase-based rewards mechanic and consumer data monetization overlap closely with Receipt Hog.
• Upside: Upside is a cashback app focused on gas, grocery, and restaurant purchases, paying consumers for uploading receipts tied to specific retailers. It competes with Receipt Hog for in-store receipt-driven rewards users.
• Ibotta: Ibotta is a leading cashback rewards app that pays consumers for receipts and qualifying purchases. It is the closest direct competitor to Receipt Hog with a much larger user base and capital base, both monetizing consumer purchase data for CPG brands.
• Fetch Rewards: Fetch is a mobile receipt-scanning rewards app that pays consumers in points redeemable for gift cards. It uses computer vision to process paper and digital receipts and sells aggregated purchase insights to brands — directly overlapping Receipt Hog's model.

Others

• Numerator: Numerator is the parent company of Receipt Hog and the entity that monetizes the consumer purchase data the app collects. It is included as a peer only because it represents the actual commercial enterprise into which Receipt Hog's product feeds — not a competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Circana (NPD Group): Circana is a major consumer intelligence firm that owns ReceiptPal and operates consumer panels. As Numerator's principal competitor in panel-based market research, Circana is the closest enterprise-level analog to Receipt Hog's parent-side business.
• Swagbucks: Swagbucks (Prodege) is a broader rewards platform offering cashback, surveys, and shopping rewards. While receipt scanning is only part of its offering, it overlaps with Receipt Hog in the consumer surveys-and-rewards space and aggregates similar purchase-behavior data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/receipthog
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReceiptHog
• Instagraminstagram.com/receipthog
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/receipt-hog

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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