RealBudget vs EnvelopeBudgeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealBudget
Manage your money effectively with a digital envelope budgeting system. This app allows you to create custom envelopes, track expenses, and gain full control over your finances. It offers features like bank syncing and budget sharing to simplify your financial management.
- Digital envelope budgeting
- Custom budget periods
- Budget sharing
- Bank transaction syncing
- Flexible rollover options
- Persistent savings envelopes
- Cross-device access
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RealBudget helps you organize your money with envelope budgeting in a clean, modern, and intuitive way. Create digital envelopes for your spending categories, track expenses, and always know what’s available to spend. Whether you prefer manual budgeting or automatic bank imports, RealBudget makes it simple to stay organized and in control. Key Features: • Create envelopes for groceries, dining, bills, savings, and more • Know exactly what’s left to spend in each category • Flexible budget periods — monthly, weekly, bi-weekly, quarterly, yearly, and more • Automatic bank transaction imports* • Helpful spending estimates based on past transactions* • Share budgets with family or partners in real time* • Carry over leftover funds between budget periods • Savings envelopes for long-term goals • Export budget data to CSV • Access your budget across mobile devices and the web* • Clean, simple, and distraction-free design RealBudget is free to use on a single mobile device and on the web. Upgrade anytime with RealBudget Premium: Share Tier — $3/month USD • Share budgets in real time • Access budgets across multiple mobile devices Sync Tier — $10/month USD • Everything included in Share • Automatic bank transaction imports • Spending estimates based on past transactions • 30-day free trial for first-time subscribers *Bank sync currently available in the US & Canada. Start envelope budgeting with RealBudget today. See the following link for the end user license agreement (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
EnvelopeBudgeter
Track your spending with a simple budgeting tool. Set limits for specific categories and share your budget with a partner to monitor expenses collaboratively.
- Create category-specific budgets
- Track spending against budget
- Share budgets with partners
- Collaborative expense tracking
- Simple expense logging
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Simple expense tracker. Create a set budget for a category like "Boba" or "Eating out". Add your partner to the budget, then track your spending together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EnvelopeBudgeter at none against RealBudget's 12. EnvelopeBudgeter also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. RealBudget sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EnvelopeBudgeter asks for nothing beyond the download.
RealBudget ships an update fortnightly, EnvelopeBudgeter daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealBudget | EnvelopeBudgeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (138 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limitless Innovative Technologies | ButterApps LLC |
Customer experience
RealBudget
EnvelopeBudgeter
Bugs and requests
RealBudget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Too many glitches to deal with
- Cannot budget for future budgets
- Savings budget messes up monthly budget
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to see notes at a glance
- Duplicate budget button or master budget option
- Ability to share budget
- Ability to split transactions
- Option to approve money withdrawal visualization
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- Visual deposit animation
EnvelopeBudgeter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RealBudget
- Premium1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Sync1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$1.99
- Tip$3.99
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- Tip$4.99
- Tip$5.99
- Tip$6.99
- Tip$7.99
- Tip$8.99
- Tip$9.99
EnvelopeBudgeter
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RealBudget free?
Is EnvelopeBudgeter free?
Do RealBudget or EnvelopeBudgeter have ads?
Which is updated more often, RealBudget or EnvelopeBudgeter?
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