# Simple Self Budget — Calm monthly budget tracker

> Calm, private monthly budget tracker for iOS with optional advanced features. (iPhone/iPad app by Andre Havasi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-self-budget/id6758739138 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andre Havasi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1785545529)
- Category: Finance, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-07
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-self-budget/id6758739138/reviews.md

## What is Simple Self Budget?

SimpleSelfBudget is a calm, native budget tracker for people who just want to know where their month stands — without bank logins, ads, or judgment.

Set a monthly budget for each category, log expenses in seconds, and see what's left at a glance. The numbers state the facts. Nothing nags, nothing throws confetti — it stays honest and out of your way.

FREE, FOREVER
• A monthly budget per category, with a clear spent, remaining, and percentage view
• Over budget is shown plainly — a red number and an icon, never shame or alarm
• Log an expense in seconds with description autocomplete and the right keyboard
• Tap a past expense while typing to reuse its amount and category, and pick in Settings what gets filled
• Log hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, and the Action Button — "Log $12 for lunch in Food"
• Recurring subscriptions and bills added automatically each month
• Schedule a payment ahead — log next month's rent now and it counts toward next month's budget
• This month's category breakdown, plus your recent months of history
• CSV import and export, whenever you want

GO FURTHER WITH PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOR GOOD
• Spending analysis in plain words: a recap of any period, an unusually large charge, a subscription you never marked. Ask it a question and it answers from your own numbers. Needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence
• Scan receipts to auto-fill the amount, date, and merchant — or attach a photo to any expense
• Spending trends across week, month, quarter, or year
• Compare any two periods side by side
• Your full monthly history, as far back as your data goes
• A calm yearly review: totals, category shifts, highest and lowest months
• Budget status on your Home and Lock Screen with widgets, plus a quick-log widget
• Roll leftover budget into next month
• Lock the app with Face ID
Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring charges.

YOURS, AND PRIVATE
• Your data lives on your devices and syncs through your own private iCloud — not a third-party server
• Spending analysis runs on your device with Apple Intelligence. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is sent to an AI company
• No bank account linking, no ads, no tracking
• Your data is never behind the paywall — logging, budgets, and CSV export stay free

MADE FOR iOS
• SF Symbols, Dynamic Type, system colors, and full light and dark mode
• VoiceOver labels and Reduce Motion support throughout
• Choose your own category colors and currency

SimpleSelfBudget does one job — monthly, per-category budgeting — and does it well.

Privacy Policy: https://simpleselfbudget.w8bs4cpzx2.workers.dev/privacy

## Key features

- Monthly budget per category
- Quick expense logging
- Recurring bill management
- CSV import/export
- Spending analysis (Pro)
- Receipt scanning (Pro)
- Home/Lock Screen widgets (Pro)


## Frequently asked questions about Simple Self Budget

### Does Simple Self Budget have ads?

No, Simple Self Budget is completely ad-free. The app emphasizes a calm and judgment-free experience, which includes the absence of advertisements.

### What is the price of Simple Self Budget?

The core features of Simple Self Budget are free to use forever. An optional 'Pro' version is available as a one-time purchase for advanced features, with no subscription required.

### Is Simple Self Budget available on Android?

Simple Self Budget is made for iOS and is available on iPhone and iPad. There is no information currently available regarding an Android version.

### How secure is my data with Simple Self Budget?

Your data lives on your devices and syncs through your private iCloud. Spending analysis runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, meaning nothing is uploaded or sent to third-party AI companies.

### Can I import my existing budget data into Simple Self Budget?

Yes, Simple Self Budget supports CSV import, allowing you to bring your existing financial data into the app. This feature is available in the free version.

### How often is Simple Self Budget updated?

The latest version is 1.4.0, last updated on August 27, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support for the application.

### What are the benefits of the Pro version of Simple Self Budget?

The Pro version offers advanced features like spending analysis in plain words, receipt scanning, spending trends, period comparisons, full monthly history access, yearly reviews, and Home/Lock Screen widgets.

### Does Simple Self Budget require linking bank accounts?

No, Simple Self Budget is designed specifically to avoid bank logins. It focuses on manual logging and private data management, offering a secure alternative to bank-linked apps.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-27

Spending analysis, on your device.

Pro now reads back your month or year in plain words: where the money went, what changed, an unusually large charge, a subscription you never marked as recurring. Ask it a question and it answers from your own numbers. It runs on Apple Intelligence on your device, so nothing is uploaded and nothing goes to an AI company.

Also in this release:
• Choose what a tapped suggestion fills in. Category and amount now come along with the description, and Settings decides which.
• Cards have real contrast in Dark Mode.
• The trend chart counts every expense again. Longer ranges used to drop most of them, so the line never added up to the total above it.
• All Time now means all time, instead of quietly stopping at three years.
• Chart labels no longer overlap, at any text size.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-03

Schedule payments ahead.

Paying next month's rent early? Pick a future date when you log the expense and SimpleSelfBudget counts it toward next month's budget — not this one. Upcoming payments wait in their own section on the All Expenses screen until their month arrives.

Everything you already use stays free.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-26

Two ways to log faster.

Scan a receipt and SimpleSelfBudget fills in the amount, date, and merchant for you — or attach a photo to any expense, like a warranty card or the thing you bought. Receipts sync privately through your own iCloud. (Pro)

You can also log hands-free now: tell Siri "Log $12 for lunch in Food" from the Action Button, Lock Screen, or Shortcuts. Everything you already use stays free.

Also in this release:
- A gentle App Store rating prompt, after you've logged a handful of expenses
- Fixed a layout glitch that could show the title behind the navigation bar after using the + sheet
- Saving and deleting an expense are now safer — if a write fails you're told, and your data is kept, instead of it going missing

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-21

SimpleSelfBudget Pro is now available to purchase. This small update completes the Pro rollout from 1.1 — everything you already use stays free.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-17

This update introduces SimpleSelfBudget Pro — a single one-time purchase, no subscription. Everything you already use stays free: logging, budgets, recurring costs, CSV import and export, and iCloud sync.

Pro adds:
- Widgets: budget status on your Home and Lock Screen, plus a quick-log widget
- Budget rollover: leftover budget carries into next month
- Yearly Review: a calm annual summary of your spending
- App Lock: require Face ID to open the app
- Spending trends, period comparison, and your full monthly history

If you downloaded SimpleSelfBudget 1.0, the insights features you already had remain free for you.

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