Comparison

Envy vs Simple Doris Envelope Budget

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

Head to head
About

Envy

Digitize your cash envelope budgeting system with this simple expense tracker. Organize your spending into unlimited digital envelopes, easily move transactions, and track your budget without linking bank accounts. Export your data and manage your money effectively.

Highlights
  • Unlimited digital envelopes
  • Quick deposit refills
  • Move transactions between envelopes
  • Start envelopes with negative balances
  • Export transactions as CSV
  • Manual transaction entry under 5 seconds
Features
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================== Recent 5-Star Reviews ================== "Love the simplicity of this app. We don't want to carry cash around but wanted to still utilize the envelope system. This is the best app so far." "I've gone through all the budgeting apps literally at least 30. All of them wanted my bank information, didn't offer digital envelopes, or was just over complicated! I needed an app that I could have 5-10 categories on that was easy to use and didn't require me to put in all my bills and total salary." "Good for people who want a simple way to track and control their spending. Very effective way of seeing what is left to spend. Clean and user-friendly interface." ================== Envy ================== After trying all the popular budgeting apps for years and running into the same issues over and over again.... • Ridiculous subscription models • Continually recategorizing transactions • Security concerns over linking cards and accounts • Complicated graphs and features • Long latency to update recent transactions • Creating login accounts over and over again • Verifying credentials repeatedly ...I created Envy. Simplistic budgeting that digitizes the cash envelope system and puts you back in the driver seat. Sure, it's manual but it's your money after all. • Create unlimited envelopes to organize your budget and manage your money easily* • Sync across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. No accounts, no passwords, no servers in the middle. • Share a budget with a partner. Both sides see the same envelopes update in real time. • Set savings goals with target amounts and deadlines. See how much to set aside per day to hit every goal on time. • Track debts and money set aside separately, so they don't muddle your spendable total. • Quick deposit refills all of your envelopes in one click (you can choose whether to exclude envelopes from this feature) • Rename envelopes and update their budget without losing transactions. • Move transactions easily from one envelope to another • Start envelopes with negative balances if you're carrying a debt or an overspend • See all your transactions in one place outside of each category • Enter and edit transactions in under 5 seconds • Editorial Insights show where your money goes, month over month • Export your transactions as a CSV • Custom sorting or sort by date, transaction, amount, name, deposit and color • Based on your local currency • Light and dark mode that follow your system • Dedicated solo developer that responds to emails :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ****TRY BEFORE YOU BUY • Free version provides limited envelopes and viewable transactions that demonstrate the functionality and ease of use.

About

Simple Doris Envelope Budget

This app helps you manage your finances using the envelope budgeting method. It allows you to plan monthly budgets, track spending, and review your financial performance privately on your device. Advanced features include natural language queries for budget insights and receipt photo storage.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting
  • Monthly financial planning
  • Expense tracking
  • Budget analysis
  • Natural language queries
  • Receipt photo storage
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Simple Doris Envelope Budget is the classic cash-envelope method, made simple and private. Give every dollar a job, track what you spend, and see at a glance how each month turned out. Everything stays on your iPhone or iPad: no account, no ads, and nothing is sent anywhere. PLAN EACH MONTH • Set a monthly budget for every envelope • Change it any time: past months keep the budget they had, so you can see what was really met • See planned vs. actual for the whole month, with progress bars that turn amber at 80% and red when you're over KNOW HOW YOU DID • Seven months of history for each envelope, as a chart and a month-by-month list • Mark one envelope as income to see income vs. spending and what's left over • Share a clean monthly summary as a PDF: budgeted, spent, difference and met or over for every envelope ASK YOUR BUDGET • Type a question in plain words: "Am I over budget this month?", "Compare this month to last month", "Show expenses over $50 at Green Market" • Answers come only from the data in the app, worked out on your device • On iPhones and iPads that support on-device AI (iOS 26 or later), you can turn on smarter, more flexible answers. Your data never leaves your device. TRACK SPENDING EASILY • Log an expense in seconds. Start typing a place or person and the list narrows as you type • Edit any past expense: amount, date, envelope, place or notes. Refunds can be negative • Expenses are always newest first. Select several to delete at once • Add cash to an envelope, or take it back out • Export your expenses to CSV KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER • Notes: a list of notes of any length, one tap away on every screen • Photos: keep pictures of receipts and anything else that matters to your budget PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking, no ads • Works offline. Your data lives on your device • A dark green-and-black look that's easy on the eyes Answers from the optional on-device AI are for general information only and are not financial advice. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://correlateencourage.com/privacy-policy Additional Terms of Use: https://correlateencourage.com/ce-app-terms-of-use

Screenshots

Envy4 screens
Simple Doris Envelope Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Envy at Free against Simple Doris Envelope Budget's $12.99. Envy also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (836 vs 1). Simple Doris Envelope Budget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads 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

Envy is free to download; Simple Doris Envelope Budget costs $12.99 up front. Envy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Doris Envelope Budget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Doris Envelope Budget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Envy has 836 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Envy ships an update every 6 days, Simple Doris Envelope Budget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Envy versus Simple Doris Envelope Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnvySimple Doris Envelope Budget
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating4.8 (836 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings836 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChimpanzee, LLCcorrelateencourage LLC

Customer experience

Envy

All ratings833 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative9.9%

Simple Doris Envelope Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Envy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/editing transactions
  • Screen size/layout issues on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort/reorder envelopes
  • Option to track cents/pennies
  • Multi-device sync and sharing
  • Recurring transaction scheduling
  • Envelope budgeting templates or presets

Simple Doris Envelope Budget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Envy

One-time1
  • Envy All Access$9.99
None

Simple Doris Envelope Budget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Envy free?
Envy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Doris Envelope Budget free?
Simple Doris Envelope Budget costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Envy or Simple Doris Envelope Budget?
Simple Doris Envelope Budget is rated higher. Envy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 836 ratings, while Simple Doris Envelope Budget averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Envy or Simple Doris Envelope Budget have ads?
Neither Envy nor Simple Doris Envelope Budget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Envy or Simple Doris Envelope Budget?
Envy ships an update every 6 days, and Simple Doris Envelope Budget every 3 months. Most recently, Envy was updated on November 7, 2026 and Simple Doris Envelope Budget on November 8, 2026.

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