Comparison

Today's Budget vs Allot

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

Head to head
About

Today's Budget

This app offers a simplified approach to personal finance management by focusing on a single daily spending number. It encourages mindful spending through manual tracking and flexible adjustments, helping users build better money habits and achieve savings goals.

Highlights
  • Daily budget calculator
  • Manual expense tracking
  • Savings goals
  • Shared wallets
  • Widgets and Apple Watch support
  • CSV export
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Take control of your money — one day at a time. Today’s Budget gives you a simpler, calmer way to manage your spending. Instead of complicated budgets, endless categories, and cluttered dashboards, it helps you focus on one clear number: how much you can safely spend today. Built around intentional manual tracking, Today’s Budget keeps you aware of your spending as it happens. Log what you spend, see the impact immediately, and build better money habits day by day. It’s a more thoughtful way to budget: focused, flexible, and designed for real life. [ Why Today’s Budget feels different ] One number — right when you need it: Add your income, bills, and savings goals, and the app calculates your available spending for today. Manual tracking that builds awareness: Logging expenses yourself helps you stay mindful and in control, without the friction of a complicated system. Flexible by nature: Spend less today, and you’ll have more tomorrow. Spend more, and the app adjusts. Clear, honest, and guilt-free. Save steadily over time: Create savings jars for future plans, bigger purchases, or your emergency fund. Focused design: No feature overload. No distracting dashboards. Just what matters most. Private by design: No ads. No tracking. No bank linking. Your data stays on your device and in iCloud. Made to fit everyday life: With widgets, Apple Watch support, shared wallets, CSV export, and multiple wallets, Today’s Budget works the way you do. [ A great fit for people who want ] • a simpler alternative to traditional budgeting apps • a more mindful, hands-on approach to spending • an ADHD-friendly way to stay aware of money • privacy without compromise [ Features ] • Daily budget calculator • Shared wallets • Expense tracking • Recurring income and bills • Savings goals • Emergency fund tracking • Various Widgets and Apple Watch support • Insights and charts • CSV export • iCloud sync • No ads, no bank linking, no tracking Start fresh, stay aware, and make budgeting feel beautifully simple. [ Stay Connected ] • Reddit: r/TodaysBudget • Instagram: @todaysbudget • Email: hello@todays-budget.com [ Terms of Use ] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ [ Privacy Policy ] https://www.todays-budget.com/privacy

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

Today's Budget4 screens
Allot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Today's Budget at 89% against Allot's 33%. Today's Budget also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (604 vs 1). Allot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Today's Budget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month 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

Today's Budget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Today's Budget has 604 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Today's Budget's written reviews are positive against 33% of Allot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today's Budget ships an update every 4 days, Allot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Today's Budget versus Allot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday's BudgetAllot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (604 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings604 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuttinger Software GmbHStive Hassan

Customer experience

Today's Budget

All ratings587 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.1%

Allot

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

Bugs and requests

Today's Budget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Duplicate transactions after import
  • Incorrect daily budget calculations
  • Issues with shared wallets and syncing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize categories
  • Option to view annual spending totals
  • Improved recurring expense management
  • Support for multiple payment cycles
  • Apple Watch app and widgets

Allot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Today's Budget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase$49.99
1 purchases

Allot

One-time1
  • Allot Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Today's Budget free?
Today's Budget 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, Today's Budget or Allot?
Today's Budget is rated higher. Today's Budget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 604 ratings, while Allot averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Today's Budget or Allot have ads?
Neither Today's Budget nor Allot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today's Budget or Allot?
Today's Budget ships an update every 4 days, and Allot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Today's Budget was updated on November 7, 2026 and Allot on November 5, 2026.

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