# Briven: Budget & Expenses — No Bank Link. 100% Private.

> No Bank Link. 100% Private. (iPhone/iPad app by Jaehoon Lee.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briven-budget-and-expenses/id6794951379 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jaehoon Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889076539)
- Category: Finance, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 17 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briven-budget-and-expenses/id6794951379/reviews.md

## What is Briven?

Briven is a manual budgeting app for people who want structure, not surveillance.

There's no bank connection. No CSV or OFX import. No account to sign up for. You enter your income, subscriptions, and expenses yourself — and Briven turns that into a clear, honest picture of where your money goes every month.

WHY MANUAL?
Every "smart" finance app promises to auto-categorize your spending by reading your bank transactions. That convenience comes at a cost: your bank credentials and full transaction history now live on someone else's server. Briven skips that trade entirely. Nothing you enter ever leaves your device unless you choose to sync it — and even then, it only goes to your own private iCloud, never to us.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Track multiple income sources — a full-time job, freelance work, anything else — each with its own schedule (weekly, monthly, yearly, or irregular)
• Log every subscription with its billing date; Briven detects price increases automatically and alerts you the moment they happen
• Record expenses in seconds, organized into categories and subcategories (or your own custom ones)
• Tag expenses by payment method — cash, or any card you add
• See your month at a glance: income vs. spending, category breakdowns, and a calendar you can tap or drag to inspect any day or range
• Set a monthly budget per category and watch a simple progress bar warn you before you go over

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no login, no bank linking — ever
• Your data lives on your device
• Free iCloud sync keeps your own devices in sync with each other — never shared with anyone else
• Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock, processed entirely on-device

FREE TO USE
Unlimited expense logging, income tracking, subscription tracking (up to 5), categories, payment methods, iCloud sync, and monthly reports — all free, no ads.

Briven doesn't guess what you spent money on from a bank feed. You tell it — and that's exactly the point.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-14

No release notes.

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