Kempt
The short answer
Your accountant needs every invoice and receipt of the month with its amount, ideally matched to your bank statement. Kempt builds that pack for you: a merged PDF, a CSV of dates, suppliers and amounts, and a ZIP. In testing it picked 48 of 50 hand-checked documents and read 11 of 11 amounts right.
What your accountant asks for each month
- 01
Sales invoices
Everything you billed.
- 02
Purchase invoices and receipts
Software, travel, equipment, meals.
- 03
Bank statements
To tick every debit and credit.
- 04
A summary
Date, supplier and amount for each document.
- 05
What’s missing
The debits without a receipt.
How Kempt closes your month
The month, gathered
Every receipt and invoice of the month, wherever it was filed. Amounts read from each document; anything unsure is marked ⚠.
Matched to the bank
Each debit is matched to its document. On three real statements, 74 operations balanced to the cent with zero wrong matches.
One pack, one click
Merged PDF + CSV + ZIP for your accountant. E-invoices in Factur-X are read from their own embedded data.
$39 once, 14 days freeRuns on every Apple silicon MacA question? Ask a person
Proof, not promises
Measured on a real Mac (macOS 26) with about 1,600 real documents. Each test is re-run whenever the app changes.
- AccuracyAccountant pack, right documents
- 48 / 50Against 50 hand-verified labels over three months; amounts 11 / 11.
- AccuracyWrong bank matches
- 0Three real statements, 74 operations, each balancing to the cent.
- SpeedTo name a file
- 1.0–1.4 sWith Apple’s on-device model; 25 files in under 20 s in batches.
- PrivacyDocument uploads
- 0Reading, naming, search, answers and voice all run on your Mac with Apple’s on-device model. No analytics, no account.
How we compare: Kempt’s rows come from its own measured tests. Every other app’s row comes from that maker’s public pages on the date shown. When a page is silent or unclear, we say so instead of guessing.
Questions people ask
How should I organize receipts for taxes?
One folder per month, every receipt named with date, supplier and amount, and matched to your bank statement. Kempt does all three automatically.
How long should self-employed people keep receipts?
In the US, the IRS generally says to keep records for at least three years after you file, longer in some cases. Ask your accountant what applies to you.
What receipts do I need to keep as a self-employed person?
Anything you deduct: software, equipment, travel, home office, phone and internet bills, plus every invoice you send.
What’s the best app to organize receipts for taxes on a Mac?
For freelancers who want it done on their own Mac without uploads, Kempt: it reads amounts, matches the bank and builds the monthly pack.
Does Kempt replace my accounting software?
No. It prepares the documents and the CSV; your accountant or software does the bookkeeping.
Guides
- How to send your accountant a clean monthly pack from a MacA simple monthly routine for receipts, invoices and statements, and how Kempt builds the accountant pack (PDF + CSV) with amounts read from each one.
- How to rename PDFs and scans by their content on a MacTurn “scan_0042.pdf” into “2026-10 Electricity bill EDF.pdf”: Finder batch rename, Shortcuts, and Kempt’s on-device naming compared.
- How to scan documents on a Mac (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac)Three free ways to scan paper on a Mac (iPhone Continuity Camera, Preview, Image Capture) and how Kempt names, files and searches every scan.
Other comparisons
- Kempt vs Paperless-ngxPaperless-ngx is a free server you host and maintain; Kempt is a Mac app with nothing to install beyond the app itself. Choose Kempt for one person’s Mac; choose Paperless-ngx for a shared archive on a home server.
- Kempt vs HazelHazel runs the rules you write; Kempt reads each document and names and files it for you. Choose Kempt if you want your Downloads, scans and paperwork organized without writing rules, plus search with cited answers and ready-made dossiers. Choose Hazel for hand-built automation on older Macs.
For everyone else
- Your rental application, ready before anyone else’s.Paste the landlord’s email and Kempt lists every document, finds each one on your Mac, flags what’s missing or too old, and exports one clean PDF.
- Visa, residence permit, consulate: every paper ready when they ask.Schengen visa, residence permit renewal, consulate appointments: Kempt finds every paper on your Mac, flags what’s expired or too old, and exports one PDF.
- Your first Mac, organized from the very first download.New MacBook Air, Pro or MacBook Neo? The setup steps that matter, tips for Windows switchers, and the app that names and files every document from day one.