Comparison

Envy vs Allot

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

Allot

This app helps you manage your finances with a zero-based budgeting approach. It allows you to assign every dollar a job, track your net worth, and plan for financial goals without requiring bank logins or a recurring subscription.

Highlights
  • Zero-based budgeting
  • No bank login required
  • One-time purchase for all features
  • Family Sharing included
  • Goal setting and tracking
  • Debt-paydown planner
  • Recurring charge tracker
Features
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Every dollar gets a job. Allot is a zero-based budgeting app with no subscription — free to download, $11.99 unlocks every feature forever. Built for people who left YNAB when it went to $109/year, want envelope-style budgeting without a monthly bill, and don't want to hand their bank logins to a third party. Family Sharing is included — your spouse downloads, you pay $11.99 once for the household. WHY ALLOT? — Free download. $11.99 one-time unlocks every feature, forever. — No bank login. You categorize manually so your data stays on-device. — Zero-based budgeting — every dollar of income gets assigned a job. — Goals, debt-paydown plan, recurring-charges tracker built in. — Family Sharing — one purchase covers your whole household. WHAT YOU GET — Build a monthly budget where every dollar has a job — Track net worth and cash flow at a glance — Set goals (emergency fund, trip, anything) and watch progress — Plan debt-free dates with snowball/avalanche math — See every recurring charge in one place — Multiple budgets supported WHAT YOU DON'T GET — No subscription — No bank login required — No social features — No ads — No analytics — No Android (yet) Built solo. The pitch is simple — you should be able to budget without paying $109/year. $11.99 once unlocks everything. That's it.

Screenshots

Envy4 screens
Allot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Envy at 77% against Allot's 33%. Envy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (835 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Envy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Allot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Envy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Envy has 835 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Envy's written reviews are positive against 33% of Allot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Envy ships an update every 6 days, Allot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Envy versus Allot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnvyAllot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (835 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings835 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChimpanzee, LLCStive Hassan

Customer experience

Envy

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

Allot

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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

Allot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Envy

One-time1
  • Envy All Access$9.99
1 purchases

Allot

One-time1
  • Allot Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Envy free?
Envy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Allot free?
Allot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Envy or Allot?
Envy is rated higher. Envy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 835 ratings, while Allot averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Envy or Allot have ads?
Neither Envy nor Allot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Envy or Allot?
Envy ships an update every 6 days, and Allot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Envy was updated on November 4, 2026 and Allot on October 31, 2026.

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