Comparison

iMargin vs Simple Envelope Budgeting

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iMargin

This business calculator helps users quickly determine profit margins, markups, and gross margins. It also allows for the inclusion of tax rates and reverse percentage calculations, simplifying complex financial computations for entrepreneurs.

Highlights
  • Profit margin calculation
  • Markup percentage calculation
  • Gross margin calculation
  • Reverse tax percentage calculation
  • Add tax (GST/VAT) to calculations
  • Modern and stylish design
Features
Currently charting
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iMargin - The Ultimate Business Trading Calculator The most comprehensive margin calculator on the Apple App store, not only does it calculate margins, markups, and profits, but you are able to enter tax rates and calculate reverse percentages if required. Calculate your - profit margin, - markup % - gross margin - reverse tax percentages Be able to preform quick and accurate calculations without having to remember any formulas. Also has the option of adding tax (GST / VAT) to calculations. Easy, Stylish and Modern App Design, an essential too for all business people and entrepreneurs.

About

Simple Envelope Budgeting

Digitize your financial efforts with this straightforward budgeting app. It uses a color-coded envelope system to help you track spending, set savings goals, and avoid going over budget. Syncs across devices without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • iCloud Sync
  • Savings Goals
  • Color-Coded Envelopes
  • Budget Overspend Indicator
  • Search Function
  • Ad-Free Experience
Features
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All The Features You Want: - Syncs Via iCloud to All of Your Devices - Goals for Savings - Color-Coded Envelopes - Supports iPhone and iPad - Search Function to Quickly Find Envelopes - Filters for Viewing Specific Transactions and Expenses - Indicates When You Are Over Budget None of the Features You Don't: - No Ads - No In-App Purchases to Unlock Full Functionality - No Syncing with Your Bank Account (I've never found an app that does this in a useful manner anyways) Creating a budget is a crucial element of financial success. Without tracking your spending, even the fanciest of excel sheets are deemed useless. Simple Envelope is the easiest, quickest, and most efficient way to monitor and execute your budgets. Based on the physical envelope method, Simple Envelope is here to help you digitize your financial efforts so you can easily track your spending habits. Tracking family allowances? Instead of making trips to the bank, leave everyone's allowance in the bank and keep it all in digital envelopes instead! Simple envelope strives to make tracking your budgets as easy as 1,2,3! Simply create new “envelopes” with your budget's desired name and monetary amount. As you spend, add in your expenditures to see where and how you spend your money - Simple in and Simple out.

Screenshots

iMargin4 screens
Simple Envelope Budgeting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Envelope Budgeting at 3.7 against iMargin's 1.0. Simple Envelope Budgeting also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). iMargin's advantage is chart position (#164 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iMargin costs $1.99 and Simple Envelope Budgeting $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Envelope Budgeting holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Envelope Budgeting has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iMargin's written reviews are positive against 38% of Simple Envelope Budgeting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMargin ships an update every 2 months, Simple Envelope Budgeting monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
iMargin versus Simple Envelope Budgeting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMarginSimple Envelope Budgeting
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNLR Pastoral LtdFrank Herring

Customer experience

iMargin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Simple Envelope Budgeting

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

iMargin

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Envelope Budgeting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMargin free?
iMargin costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Envelope Budgeting free?
Simple Envelope Budgeting costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iMargin or Simple Envelope Budgeting?
Simple Envelope Budgeting is rated higher. iMargin averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Simple Envelope Budgeting averages 3.7 from 11 ratings.
Do iMargin or Simple Envelope Budgeting have ads?
Neither iMargin nor Simple Envelope Budgeting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMargin or Simple Envelope Budgeting?
iMargin ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Envelope Budgeting monthly. Most recently, iMargin was updated on October 10, 2026 and Simple Envelope Budgeting on October 15, 2026.

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