Receipts
How to categorize purchases from the same store
Use receipt line items to separate food, household supplies, and other purchases from a single shopping trip.
By Reign ·
A supermarket purchase can include food, shampoo, and a phone charger. The store name and total on your statement do not tell you how much went to each.
Purchase categories and item tags answer different questions
A transaction category describes the purchase as a whole. It is useful for purchases such as a train ticket or a restaurant meal.
A mixed shopping basket needs more detail. Reign suggests a tag for each receipt item, such as Fruits, Hair care, or Cleaning. Item tags group similar products in Insights; they do not split the purchase into separate transaction categories.
How Reign reads the detail
Snap the receipt or upload its image. Reign reads the line items and suggests tags for them, alongside a category for the whole purchase. You can review the original receipt alongside the result and correct the merchant, amounts, items, tags, or purchase category.
The suggestions can be wrong, especially when a store uses shortened product names. Check unfamiliar items before relying on the breakdown.
Look beyond the category total
In Insights, open a category or store to explore the purchases behind its total. The item groups show what you bought across those purchases, using the receipt items and their tags.
Some receipt breakdowns and comparisons require Plus. The plan comparison shows which views are included.
Imported history has the detail in its source
An imported transaction can include its date, amount, merchant, and category. If the source contains only a total, importing it cannot recover the missing products.
You can import existing records and add receipts for new purchases. Both appear in your transaction history.
Try a receipt from your next shopping trip and check its purchase category and item tags.
Related reading: how receipt scanning works and reviewing grocery spending.
