# Budget Planner - Mellow — Expenses, Budgeting, Spending

> Simple expense tracker and budgeting app with envelope system. (iPhone/iPad app by Barton Cone.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-planner-mellow/id1332401340 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Barton Cone](https://appshunter.io/developer/1332401339)
- Category: Finance, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 24 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-01-17
- Data updated: 2026-07-24
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-planner-mellow/id1332401340/reviews.md

## What is Budget Planner?

Mellow is an easy to use budgeting or expense tracking app for those who like to keep things simple. It can be used for biweekly budgets, monthly budgets, expense tracking, envelopes and whatever else you can dream up.

Plan.
Titles for your individual budgets. 

Line Items.
Anything added to your budget - transaction, allocation, or income.

Income.
Money you received. Always grouped in the income category.

Transaction.
An expense that’s deducted from your total income.

Allocation.
An allotment of money set aside for a specific purpose. Transactions can be added to allocations and the remaining amount is shown on the main budgeting screen. Allocations can be thought of as envelopes.

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## Key features

- Customizable budget titles
- Track income and transactions
- Envelope budgeting system
- Biweekly and monthly budget options
- Simple expense tracking

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mellow Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| Mellow Pro | $14.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mellow Pro | $2.99 | one-time |
| Mellow Pro | $24.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-planner-mellow/id1332401340/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Love this app

*2024-12-07*

Revise- Hoping and praying they fix the pro thing cause I can only make 2 budgets before it takes me to the pro thing that gives me an error… 
Starting to not like this app… 

I love this app all but the pro it says upgrade to pro but when you click on it it doesn’t work or go anywhere… But other than that, I love the simplicity of the app…

**Developer response:** UPDATE: Everything should be fixed now.

Thank you for the feedback. So sorry about this. I needed to accept an updated document from Apple. This should resolve in the next 24 hours. I will update my reply when I notice it’s fixed.

Thanks for leaving a review!

### 5/5 — Finally!!

*2024-02-19*

I’ve been looking for a bunch of app for a while now, and haven’t been able to find one that I resonated with in terms of it simplicity and ease of use. Luckily I stumbled upon mellow and found exactly what I was looking for! Being able to set up a budget around varying goals and utilizing the envelop type system to allocate funds. Very happy I found it.

### 2/5 — No longer have access

*2021-10-21*

Please make necessary updates for this app so I can continue to use it. I would hate to know I spent money to upgrade and now the app is useless to me😡😡😡

### 5/5 — Simple and efficient

*2019-12-14*

This app is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I budget biweekly which is preferable for me, and too many of the envelope style apps were too complicated. I just wanted something no frills to make two budgets a month, and track spending in each category. This lets me just do that, and allows me to see at a glance how much I’ve spent. So far, so good.

### 4/5 — Great App

*2019-06-30*

Simple and easy to use. I follow the Dave Ramsey Program and I these app is great if for zero based budget.  The only thing I would recommend is being able to choose what order I want to have my allocated expense In. I organize my bills by the date they are due so I would have to delete the entire  just to get it in a specific order.

### 5/5 — Helping me budget for school

*2018-01-19*

A very simple and easy app to you. Takes a couple of minutes to set up and gives you a great guideline to success. Definitely gonna keep this app handy!

## Frequently asked questions about Budget Planner

### What is Mellow?

Mellow is a free budgeting and expense tracking app designed for simplicity. It helps users manage their money through customizable budgets and an envelope system.

### What devices does Mellow support?

Mellow is currently supported on iPhone devices.

### How much does Mellow cost?

Mellow is free to download and use. It offers optional 'Mellow Pro' subscriptions for $2.99 per month or $14.99 per year for enhanced features.

### Does Mellow have ads?

No, Mellow does not contain advertisements, providing an ad-free experience for users.

### What is the age rating for Mellow?

Mellow has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### How often is Mellow updated?

The latest version of Mellow is 1.5.0, last updated on July 22, 2024, indicating regular updates.

### What are the Mellow Pro subscription options?

Mellow Pro offers two subscription plans: a monthly plan for $2.99 and an annual plan for $14.99.

### What is the user sentiment for Mellow?

Mellow is highly regarded by its users, holding an average rating of 4.6 stars from 23 ratings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2024-07-22

- Freshened up the UI on the Plans and Settings screen

### 1.4.0 — 2024-03-27

New subscription tiers and a lifetime purchase option!

### 1.3.0 — 2023-10-06

Added the ability to copy a plan. This can be useful for creating budget templates.

Budget away!

### 1.2.1 — 2023-09-29

Updated app store screenshots

### 1.2.0 — 2023-09-29

- Light and Dark themes fully supported now
- Refreshed app icon

This update also moves to a subscription based model so I can continue to bring new features/improvements. If you have already purchased Mellow with the one time purchase, you are grandfathered in :).

Please send all feature requests and feedback to bartcone@outlook.com

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