OCRganise

Scan . Split . Supervise.

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Inspiration

The idea for OCRganise came from personal experience living with friends and constantly needing to split grocery bills. Manually entering expenses into different apps was frustrating and time-consuming. I wanted a single solution that could handle it all: scan receipts, split costs, and track expenses intelligently. That’s where the idea for a smart, unified expense management app came from.

What it does

OCRganise is a smart expense tracker, bill scanner, and cost splitter all rolled into one. -Users can upload or take a photo of their receipts. -The app uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to extract items and prices. -You can then split the total (or individual items) with friends. -It also tracks your personal and shared expenses over time. -It’s designed to be intuitive, fast, and accurate, making group expenses hassle-free.

How we built it

OCRganise is a Progressive Web App (PWA), so it works seamlessly on both phones and browsers.

Frontend: Built with Next.js for responsiveness and ease of use. Backend: Powered by Gemini AI to categorize and process scanned items intelligently. OCR: Uses TabScanner OCR for extracting text from receipts. Database: MongoDB stores user data, receipt details, and expense tracking information.

Challenges we ran into

-Handling item splitting dynamically across multiple users was trickier than expected. -Making it work smoothly as a PWA involved debugging service worker issues for offline caching and performance.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Successfully integrated OCR with receipt scanning and expense tracking in one flow. -Built a full-stack PWA that works across devices. -Created a user-friendly interface for splitting expenses—no calculator required! -Used AI to make the categorization process smart and scalable.

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