Comparison

uBudget vs Envelope Tracker

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

Head to head
About

uBudget

Track your monthly income and expenses with this minimalist budget app. It allows you to set budgets for different spending categories and monitors your spending against those limits. All your budget values are visible on the main screen for quick access.

Highlights
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Budget reports
  • Dark mode
  • Biometric security
  • Data backup and restore
  • Currency selection
  • Data export
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uBudget is a simple, minimalist budget app that will allow you to track your spending each month. It has a simple user interface that will allow you to quickly and easily track your monthly income and expenses. Each entry in a month is allocated a budget. Example - Clothing $100. The program will keep track of the maximum budget for clothing ($100), how much was spent and the remaining balance for the entry. No need to go through countless menu options all the budget values can be seen on the main screen. uBudget features: * Income and expense tracking * Reports per budget entry * Dark mode * Touch and Face ID enabled * Backup and restore data * Select different currencies * Import previous month budget * Export data to an external program * Full history log for each month * Savings mode Advertisement video required to continue access. We take privacy very important and therefore none of your data is stored externally. Only you have access to your budget data. Privacy settings: * Touch/Face ID required if app is locked * Data connection is required to backup and restore data

About

Envelope Tracker

Manage your weekly budget with a simple, private system. Set spending limits, categorize purchases, and track your remaining funds. Visualize your spending pace and review past weeks.

Highlights
  • Weekly spending envelopes
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Log purchases with details
  • Vendor memory for quick entries
  • Split purchases across categories
  • Review past spending history
  • CSV export of transactions
  • iCloud sync for Apple devices
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Envelope Tracker is a simple, private way to stay aware of what you have left this week. Set one weekly spending envelope, add the categories that make sense for you, and log purchases as they happen. Your dashboard shows what is left, what you have spent, and how your pace compares with the week so far. Features: - Log spending with a vendor, amount, category, date, and optional note - Remember vendors to speed up repeated entries - Split one purchase across multiple categories - Review past weeks and filter spending history - Carry money forward at the start of a new week, or start fresh - See your current envelope in small and medium widgets - Export your transaction history as a CSV file - Keep your data in your private iCloud account so it can sync between your own Apple devices Envelope Tracker does not require bank linking, receipt scanning, social sharing, advertising, or third-party behavioral analytics.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Envelope Tracker at none against uBudget's shown. Envelope Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). uBudget's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Envelope Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBudget has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
uBudget versus Envelope Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruBudgetEnvelope Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiveshen GovenderRob Lynch

In-app purchases

None

uBudget

No in-app purchases

None

Envelope Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uBudget free?
uBudget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Envelope Tracker free?
Envelope Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, uBudget or Envelope Tracker?
Envelope Tracker is rated higher. uBudget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Envelope Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do uBudget or Envelope Tracker have ads?
uBudget shows ads; Envelope Tracker does not.

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