Envy: Envelope Budget Planner

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4.8of 5 · store
769ratings on the App Store
102reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A digital take on envelope budgeting: create category envelopes, fund them, and log expenses. No bank access required. Works locally. Key limitations are no cross-device sync and no automatic envelope refills.

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What people use it for

Those who want to run an envelope budget on a single device without a bank link, primarily individuals rather than couples.

What reviews praise

Simple envelope mechanics without extra screens.
Color coding is clear at a glance.
One-time purchase.

What reviews complain about

No sync between iPhone and Mac or a second device.
No automatic envelope funding at the start of the month.
Individual envelopes cannot be renamed or deleted.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I am looking for a budget app and came across Envy. It didn't have a lot of reviews, but I decided to try it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised. What I really liked: - privacy (no information collected!!) - price (one time purchase)

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Apply the Ramsey method digitally: allocate income to categories in advance and spend only from an envelope, without giving bank access.A follower of the cashless envelope method