ReceiptSnap

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  ReceiptSnap: Takes photos of receipts or invoices and organizes them in seconds. Built with Bolt.

Inspiration

In Nigeria, paper receipts fade, get lost, or are thrown away. People struggle to track expenses for business, warranty, or tax purposes. We wanted a zero-paper solution.

What it does

ReceiptSnap lets you snap/upload a receipt and instantly see the Store name + Amount saved as a digital card. Built in 48hrs with Bolt.new. Demo shows OCR flow with Humble Living ₦34000 cards.

How we built it

1. Frontend: React + Tailwind on Bolt.new
2. OCR: Tesseract.js for text extraction
3. Storage: localStorage for persistence
4. UI: Mobile-first, clean green theme

Challenges I ran into

1. Bolt’s mobile preview lagged on uploads during submission night
2. Getting OCR to reliably pull just Store + Amount, not all text
3. Building a working MVP in 48hrs while also juggling UPI Hackathon

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Shipped a live, working demo URL in 48hrs with clean UI and real persistence. No backend needed.

What I learned

Scope small, ship fast. A working demo beats a perfect idea. Bolt is insane for speed.

What's next for ReceiptSnap

1. Real OCR v2: Train it to auto-detect Store, Amount, Date, and Category with 99% accuracy instead of demo mode
2. Cloud Sync + Accounts: Let users sign in so receipts don’t disappear if they clear browser data
3. Search & Filters: "Show all Shoprite receipts from March" or "Total spent on Food > ₦50,000"
4. Export: One-tap PDF/CSV download for accountants, tax filing, or business records
5. WhatsApp Integration: Forward a receipt photo to our WhatsApp → get a saved digital card back instantly
6. Shared Wallets: Couples/small businesses can track expenses together.

Built With

• bolt.new
• javascript
• react
• tailwind-css
• tesseract.js