Your spreadsheet is costing you money.
Spreadsheets are free, until you factor in the hours of manual data entry, the formula errors, the missed deductions, and the tax season scramble. Lodgic gives you everything your spreadsheet can’t, starting at $0.
| Date | Vendor | Amount | Category | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/14 | Home Depot | $284.50 | Repairs?? | Cabin 1 |
| 1/22 | Turno | $165.00 | Cleaning | Cabin 1 |
| 2/3 | #REF! | |||
| 2/11 | CMP Electric | $112.40 | Utilities? | Which one? |
| 3/2 | Receipt in glove box | ??? | ||
| 3/15 | Amazon | $89.00 | Supplies? | Cabin 1 |
Free to use. Expensive to run.
Spreadsheets have no subscription fee, but every minute you spend on manual data entry, re-categorizing, and fixing formula errors is time you’re not spending on your business.
The things your spreadsheet will never be able to do.
No matter how good you are with formulas, there are things a spreadsheet simply can’t do for your STR business.
Scan a receipt and auto-categorize it
Spreadsheets require you to type every expense manually. Lodgic’s AI reads any receipt from your phone camera in seconds: vendor, amount, date, and IRS category all extracted automatically.
Know which IRS line each expense belongs on
Spreadsheets have no idea what Schedule E is. At tax time you manually figure out which of your expense categories maps to which IRS line. Lodgic has this built in from day one.
Track contractors, maintenance, and documents
Your spreadsheet can log expenses but it can’t store your contractor’s phone number, track when your HVAC was last serviced, or alert you when your insurance expires.
Generate a per-property P&L instantly
Building a per-property profit and loss statement in a spreadsheet requires careful setup, formula maintenance, and is never more than one accidental cell edit away from being wrong.
Snap a photo. It’s logged. No typing required.
The biggest time sink in your spreadsheet workflow is manual data entry. Lodgic’s AI receipt scanner eliminates it entirely. Point your phone at any receipt, and the vendor, amount, date, and IRS category are extracted and logged automatically. Confirm with one tap.
- ✓AI extracts all receipt details in under 10 seconds
- ✓Automatic IRS Schedule E category suggestion
- ✓Digital archive, every receipt searchable forever
- ✓No more receipts lost in pockets, glove boxes, or shoeboxes
Your books are already in the format your CPA needs.
With a spreadsheet, tax season means translating your categories into IRS Schedule E format, manually figuring out which of your “miscellaneous” rows goes on which line. With Lodgic, every transaction is already mapped. Tax prep goes from a weekend project to a 15-minute export.
- ✓IRS Schedule E line items pre-loaded from day one
- ✓Per-property P&L reports generated automatically
- ✓Schedule E worksheet with PDF and CSV export
- ✓Monthly book closing keeps you current year-round
Lodgic vs. Spreadsheets.
Everything a spreadsheet can’t do for your STR business.
| Feature | ✦ Lodgic | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | ||
| IRS Schedule E categories | ✓ Built in | ✕ Manual setup |
| AI receipt scanning | ✓ Full AI | ✕ |
| Per-property P&L reports | ✓ Automatic | Manual formulas |
| Monthly book closing | ✓ Guided | ✕ |
| OTA CSV import | ✓ | ✕ |
| CPA-ready reports | ✓ | Manual formatting |
| Formula errors | ✓ Impossible | ✕ Common |
| Audit trail | ✓ | ✕ |
| Property Operations | ||
| Service & maintenance tracking | ✓ | ✕ |
| Contractor management | ✓ | ✕ |
| Document storage with alerts | ✓ | ✕ |
| Knowledge base per property | ✓ | ✕ |
| Inventory tracking | ✓ | ✕ |
| Access & Price | ||
| Free plan | ✓ Forever | ✓ |
| Mobile receipt scanning | ✓ | ✕ |
| Works across multiple properties | ✓ | Gets messy fast |
| Scales as you grow | ✓ | ✕ Breaks down |
See how Lodgic compares to others.
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