Simple Budget Envelopes vs subsLexa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Budget Envelopes
Easily track your remaining budget with an unlimited number of digital envelopes. Add or subtract funds as you spend or receive money. This straightforward app requires no sign-in or in-app purchases.
- Unlimited digital envelopes
- Add/subtract funds easily
- Track remaining budget
- No sign-in required
- No in-app purchases
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An incredibly simple app, perfect for keeping track of how much money remains in your budget. Simple Budget Envelopes allows you to have as many envelopes as you need, then add or subtract as you receive or spend money. No in-app purchases. Yours to simply use as you like.
subsLexa
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Never Forget Another Subscription with SubsLexa SubsLexa is a simple, private, and powerful subscription tracker that helps you manage recurring payments, track bills, receive renewal reminders, and understand exactly where your money goes. Whether you're paying for streaming services, cloud storage, software, insurance, utilities, gym memberships, or other recurring expenses, SubsLexa keeps everything organized in one place. No account. No bank connection. Your data stays on your device. FEATURES • Track unlimited subscriptions and recurring bills • Support for weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and custom billing cycles • View daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly spending • See upcoming renewals at a glance • Smart bill reminders before every renewal • Filter subscriptions by Active, Upcoming, Cancelled, or Expired • Search subscriptions instantly • Organize with categories, colors, and icons SMART BILL REMINDERS Never miss another payment. • Renewal reminders 1, 3, 7, or 14 days before billing • Get notified before recurring charges • Mark subscriptions as renewed or cancelled • Restore cancelled subscriptions anytime UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING Know exactly how much your subscriptions cost. • Spending charts by category • Monthly and yearly expense summaries • Find your most expensive subscriptions • Track savings after cancelling subscriptions • Set monthly spending budgets • Budget alerts to help control expenses PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Make SubsLexa your own. • 5 beautiful app themes • 5 elegant font styles • Light and Dark Mode • Modern, clean, and intuitive design SUPPORTS 28+ CURRENCIES Track subscriptions in your preferred currency, including: USD, EUR, GBP, MYR, SGD, AUD, CAD, JPY, INR, and many more. TRACK ANY RECURRING PAYMENT Perfect for: • Netflix • Spotify • Disney+ • YouTube Premium • Amazon Prime • ChatGPT • Microsoft 365 • Adobe Creative Cloud • Google One • iCloud+ • Dropbox • Apple Music • Gym memberships • Internet and mobile plans • Insurance • Utilities • Rent • Online courses • Cloud services • And any recurring subscription or bill PRIVACY FIRST Your privacy matters. • 100% offline data storage • No bank or credit card connection • No account or signup required • Export and back up your data anytime Take control of your subscriptions, avoid unexpected charges, and never miss another renewal with SubsLexa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: subsLexa at Free against Simple Budget Envelopes's $0.99. subsLexa also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). Simple Budget Envelopes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
subsLexa is free to download; Simple Budget Envelopes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Budget Envelopes ships an update every 5 months, subsLexa every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Budget Envelopes | subsLexa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (115 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Palmer | Rostam Sadiqi |
Bugs and requests
Simple Budget Envelopes
Reported bugs
3 issues- New update whites out numbers and envelopes are blank
- App crashes when trying to open envelopes after an update
- White on white text in dark mode, making text entry impossible
Requested features
26 requests- Add a tutorial within the app
- Add a button to reset all envelope balances at once
- More color options for envelopes
- Ability to sort envelopes
- Running balance for each envelope
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- Ability to put dates on transactions
- Form field in envelopes to note budget amount from each paycheck
- Ability to customize envelopes with pictures
- Make the app shareable with a spouse
- Make sub-envelopes within an envelope
- Support multi-device syncing
- Option to list transactions newest to oldest
- Create a way to have envelopes start from scratch each month
- Add a date next to input items
- Ability to edit a transaction
- Sync across devices
- Change the color of envelopes
- Add a memo feature for transactions
- Add a budget limit for envelopes
- Create a transaction statement
- Ability to sync with a husband's app for real-time updates
- Display total amount budgeted vs total spent at the top
- Option for making notes on transactions
- Standard 'delete and reorder' UI
- Way to rename accounts
- Add a budget limit so users know what number to stay under
subsLexa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Budget Envelopes
No in-app purchases
subsLexa
No in-app purchases
Questions
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