Comparison

DeductiBee vs Deductible Duck

Deductible Duck is the closest thing to a like-for-like ItsDeductible successor, right down to valuing items from eBay and thrift-store data and covering the same four donation types. The single biggest practical difference is that there is no Deductible Duck iPhone app: their own documentation states it is not installed through the App Store or Google Play, and their mobile install guide warns it needs an internet connection and cannot produce TXF exports or Form 8283 worksheets. DeductiBee is a native iPhone app that works with no signal. Everything below was read from their own pages on August 8, 2026.

DeductiBee on the App Store
The short answer

Is there a Deductible Duck app for iPhone?

No, not one you can download from the App Store. Deductible Duck's own documentation states it is not installed through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. It is a progressive web app: you open the site in Safari, tap Share, and choose Add to Home Screen. You end up with an icon that behaves like an app and is still a web page underneath.

That distinction is not pedantry, and their own install guide is where the consequences are written down. It says the mobile version requires an internet connection, warns that you may lose data in an area with flaky or no mobile data, and notes that the mobile version cannot generate downloads, TXF exports, or Form 8283 worksheets. Those need a desktop browser.

Deductible Duck
A website saved to your home screen. Needs a connection, and the phone version cannot produce your tax exports.
DeductiBee
A native iPhone app from the App Store. Works with no signal, and every export is available on the phone.

DeductiBee is not on the App Store yet, so this is a comparison of what each product is rather than of two things you can install today. Their side of it was read from their iOS install guide on August 8, 2026. If you want the rest of the differences, the full table is below.

Cost

Pricing at a glance

DeductiBee
$19.99/year

Free tier is permanent: 20 new item entries a year, unlimited donation events, and unlimited import and viewing of your own history. Pro is $19.99 a year, $2.99 a month, or $59.99 once. Exporting your raw data is free on every tier.

Deductible Duck
$29.99/year

A single $29.99 annual tier after a free trial capped by how much you have tracked. Their FAQ describes the trial as up to $500 of donations; their home page describes it as up to $1,000. One year is the shortest subscription they sell, their FAQ says you can cancel anytime, and their terms state that payments are non-refundable with no refunds or credits for partial periods.

Side by side

Feature comparison

Written to be checkable. Where a plain "no" would misrepresent Deductible Duck, the cell says what it actually does instead.

FeatureDeductiBeeDeductible Duck
Status todayDeductiBee is not on the App Store yet. Everything in the DeductiBee column describes v1.0 as scoped, not a shipping product.In development for iPhoneShipping, with a mobile version added in January 2026
Is there an iPhone appThis is the question most people arrive on, so it goes at the top rather than buried in a feature list.Yes, a native app downloaded from the App StoreNo. Their own docs state Deductible Duck is not installed through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Searching the App Store for it will not find it.
What the mobile version can doEverything the app does. There is no reduced phone edition, because the phone is the whole product.Their install guide states the mobile version cannot generate downloads, TXF exports, or Form 8283 worksheets. Those need a desktop browser.
PriceFree for 20 new item entries a year, then $19.99 a year, $2.99 a month, or $59.99 once$29.99 a year, single tier. One year is the shortest subscription they sell, and their FAQ says you are never locked into a long term contract and can cancel anytime.
Free tierTheir FAQ says the trial covers up to $500 of donations; their home page says $1,000.A permanent free tier, not a trialA free trial capped by the dollar value of donations tracked, then the annual subscription
How you install itA native iPhone app from the App StoreA progressive web app. Their docs state it is not installed through the Apple App Store or Google Play: you open it in the browser and add it to your home screen.
Working offlineFully offline. Records live on the device, so logging at a drop-off needs no signal.Their mobile install guide says the app requires internet and warns you may lose data in an area with flaky or no mobile data, and that the mobile version cannot generate downloads, TXF exports, or Form 8283 worksheets.
PlatformsiPhoneAny modern browser, including Android and desktop
Where records liveOn your iPhone, syncing only through your own private iCloud databaseCloud-hosted behind an account. They describe it as running on secure cloud infrastructure with encrypted access.
Where the values come fromOf everything we looked at, that is the closest method to the feed ItsDeductible licensed.Ranges from published thrift-store valuation guides and the methodology in IRS Publication 561, with the source shown next to every rangeTheir FAQ describes a database built from eBay auctions and thrift-store valuations, and notes that you are responsible for the accuracy of what you claim
Photo evidencePhotos on items and on the drop-off receipt, on the free tierReceipt attachments are a paid-tier feature, documented for item donations only (not money, mileage, or stock). Their FAQ also says uploaded files are not stored on their servers and are deleted immediately after use.
Donation typesStock donations are planned for a later DeductiBee release, not v1.Items, cash, mileage, and volunteer out-of-pocket expensesItems, money, mileage, and stock
Charity lookupNot in v1. Organizations are a saved list you manage yourself.IRS charity search included
ExportsForm 8283 worksheet PDF, CSV, TXF, a receipt PDF with signature lines, and a manual-entry summary for TurboTax OnlineCSV, PDF and HTML reports, Form 8283 worksheets for a CPA, and a TXF export that works with TurboTax Desktop only. Their docs note the TXF format cannot carry stock or mileage donations, which are re-entered by hand.
Form 8283A worksheet PDF in the form's own layout, carrying the acquisition date, how-acquired, and cost fields the form asks forTheir knowledge base has a page titled 'Why can't you fill out Form 8283 for me?' explaining that their export format cannot carry acquisition date, how acquired, or cost basis, so users copy figures from a worksheet into the form column by column.
TurboTax OnlineA manual-entry summary grouped the way the online donation screens ask, typed in normallyTheir own guide describes entering placeholder summary donations and then printing and mailing the return with PDF statements enclosed, adding that neither option is attractive.
Deleting a charityDeleting an organization never silently deletes its donationsTheir docs warn that deleting a charity deletes all donations associated with it across all tax years
History retainedEvery year you have entered or imported, kept on your device for as long as you keep itTheir pricing page says five years of report tracking; their tax-reports documentation says seven
ItsDeductible importBoth the pre-shutdown CSVs and the spreadsheet from an Intuit data request, free on every tierTheir site describes importing ItsDeductible CSV data
If you stop payingRecords stay on your device, and raw CSV export stays free on every tierA hosted subscription, cancellable anytime per their FAQ, with a download-my-data option described in their docs. What a lapsed account can still see is not something their public pages state.

Competitor details above were read from their own pages on August 8, 2026: deductibleduck.com, their pricing page, their FAQ, their terms, why they cannot fill out Form 8283, their TurboTax Online guide, attaching receipts to item donations, their install guide, managing charities. Products change. If something here is out of date, tell us and it gets fixed.

The honest part

Where Deductible Duck is genuinely ahead

It runs everywhere a browser does, which covers Android and desktop that DeductiBee simply does not reach at v1. It tracks stock donations and includes IRS charity search, neither of which is in DeductiBee v1. And its valuation approach, a database built from eBay auction and thrift-store data, is the closest thing we have found to the licensed feed that made ItsDeductible's values feel generous. If those numbers are what you miss, that is a real point in their favor.

DeductiBee's counter is not that those things do not matter. It is that a hosted subscription is the same shape as the thing that just went away: an account, on someone's servers, that stops when the company does. DeductiBee keeps the records on your phone, keeps raw export free on every tier including after a lapse, and shows you where each value came from instead of asking you to trust the database.

Which one

Which is right for you

DeductiBee is the better fit if

  • You want a native iPhone app rather than a web page saved to your home screen.
  • You want the records to exist on your device, not in an account you sign into.
  • You want to log a bag on the spot with no signal and no sign-in.
  • You want a free tier that is a tier, not a trial that expires by dollar value.
  • You want the source shown next to every suggested value.

Deductible Duck is the better fit if

  • You want it on Android, or on a desktop browser, or on all three.
  • You want values built the way the old tool built them, from auction and thrift data.
  • You track stock donations, which DeductiBee does not at v1.
  • You want IRS charity search built in.
  • You do not want to think about tiers at all, and $29.99 for everything suits you.

Bottom line: If you want the old product back in a browser, on any device, with familiar values and everything in one $29.99 tier, Deductible Duck is a reasonable answer. If what unsettled you about the shutdown was the architecture rather than the interface, DeductiBee is the one that keeps your records where nobody can turn them off, for ten dollars a year less, with a free tier that never expires.

Primary sources for the tax claims on this page

  1. Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated PropertyIRS, IRS publication
  2. Instructions for Form 8283IRS, IRS form
FAQ

Questions people actually ask

How much does Deductible Duck cost?
$29.99 a year for a single tier with everything included, after a free trial capped by the value of donations tracked. Their FAQ describes the trial as up to $500 and states a one-year minimum commitment; their home page describes the trial as up to $1,000. Their terms state payments are non-refundable. Checked August 8, 2026.
Is there a Deductible Duck app for iPhone?
Not one you can download from the App Store. Their own documentation states Deductible Duck is not installed through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store: it is a progressive web app, which means you open the site in Safari, tap Share, and choose Add to Home Screen. You get an icon that looks like an app and opens like an app, and it is still a web page. Searching the App Store for "Deductible Duck" will not find it. Checked August 8, 2026.
What is the difference between a progressive web app and a real iPhone app?
In practice, three things you would notice. Offline: their install guide says the mobile version requires internet and warns you may lose data in an area with flaky or no mobile data, whereas a native app holds your records on the device. Capability: their guide also says the mobile version cannot generate downloads, TXF exports, or Form 8283 worksheets, so those need a desktop browser. And storage: a web app keeps your donation history on its own servers, while DeductiBee keeps it on your phone and syncs only through your private iCloud database. Checked August 8, 2026.
Can I use Deductible Duck offline, at the donation bin?
Their install guide says no: it requires an internet connection, and warns you may lose data in an area with flaky or no mobile data. That is the moment this matters most, because charity drop-off points and thrift-store loading bays are exactly where signal is worst. DeductiBee logs donations entirely on the device, so it works in a basement or a car park with no bars at all, and syncs later if you have turned sync on.
Is there a Deductible Duck Android app?
Not from Google Play. The same documentation covers both stores: Deductible Duck is not installed through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, and Android users add the site to their home screen from Chrome in the same way. Worth noting that DeductiBee has no Android version at all at v1, so if Android is what you use, their web app genuinely reaches you and we do not. Checked August 8, 2026.
Can Deductible Duck fill out Form 8283?
No, and to their credit they explain why: their knowledge base has a page titled 'Why can't you fill out Form 8283 for me?' describing how the TXF export format cannot carry the acquisition date, how-acquired, and cost-basis fields the form asks for, so users copy figures from a worksheet into the form column by column. DeductiBee captures those fields per item and produces a worksheet PDF in the form's own layout. Either way the taxpayer signs the form and remains responsible for what is on it.
Which is cheaper, DeductiBee or Deductible Duck?
DeductiBee, by $10 a year at the annual price ($19.99 against $29.99), and by more if you count the free tier, which allows 20 new item entries a year permanently rather than expiring once you have tracked a few hundred dollars of donations. DeductiBee also offers $59.99 once, which has no equivalent there.
Whose donation values are more accurate?
Neither of us can honestly claim to be more accurate, because fair market value is a range rather than a fact. What differs is the method and what you can show. Their FAQ describes a database built from eBay auctions and thrift-store valuations, which is closer to how ItsDeductible worked, so their figures may read higher than ours. DeductiBee builds ranges from published thrift-store valuation guides and the methodology in IRS Publication 561, and shows the source next to each one, which is the thing that helps if a number is ever questioned.
Can I move my data between them?
Yes, in both directions. Their pricing page lists CSV export, and DeductiBee imports a generic CSV with a column-mapping step, free on every tier. DeductiBee's own raw CSV export is free on every tier too, including after a subscription lapses.
Do I need an account for DeductiBee?
No. There is no DeductiBee account and no DeductiBee server holding your donations. Records live on your iPhone, and if you turn on sync it goes through your own private iCloud database, which means Apple's encryption and Apple's storage rather than ours. Nobody here can read your donation history, which is also why nobody here can restore it if you delete it and had sync switched off.
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Switching

Bring your history. Keep your deductions.

Import what you already have, value what you gave with a source attached, and export the paperwork when you file.

DeductiBee on the App StoreFree to start, with 20 new item entries a year. Pro is $19.99 a year. Importing and exporting your own raw data is free on every tier.