Comparison

Envelope 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

Envelope Budget

Effortlessly manage your finances with an envelope budgeting system. Link accounts, track spending, and fund categories with ease. Gain clarity on your financial standing with insightful reports and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting system
  • Unlimited spending categories
  • Track expenses, income, debt, and bills
  • Automatic bank syncing via Plaid
  • Net worth tracking
  • Spending trend reports
Features
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Kualia makes envelope budgeting effortless. Whether you're just getting started or switching from another app, you can set up your budget, link your accounts, and start tracking spending in minutes. Every dollar gets a purpose. Fund your categories with a single tap, review imported transactions with a swipe, and always know exactly where you stand financially. =============== What Users Are Saying "For those familiar with an envelope budget, or zero-based budget, this app really nails it. For a fraction of the price of competitors, it offers pretty much the same functionality, it's being actively developed, and the developers are super friendly and really prioritize user feedback." "I've spent a long time and numerous app downloads to find a budget app that meets all my needs and this is the one! This app is so easy to use and covers every single aspect that I am looking for." =============== Why Kualia? Budget With Confidence Built around the envelope method, Kualia turns budgeting from a chore into a daily habit you can actually keep up with. Create unlimited categories to organize your spending Set weekly, monthly, or yearly targets for each category Track expenses, income, debt, and recurring bills in one place Fund your entire budget with a single tap Bank Syncing Through Plaid Link your accounts and let transactions flow in automatically. Connect to thousands of financial institutions Review and categorize imported transactions one by one Enter transactions manually whenever you prefer Reports That Actually Help See the full picture of your finances without digging through spreadsheets. Track your net worth over time View monthly spending trends and top categories Reports classify transactions as inflows or outflows based on their net effect Spending breakdowns across savings, checking, and credit accounts Designed to Be Fast Kualia is built for speed. Budgeting a full list of categories, reviewing transactions, swiping through your day -- it all feels snappy and responsive. No lag, no waiting. Built by an Indie Developer Kualia is built and maintained by a solo developer who reads every piece of feedback. This isn't a faceless corporation. If you have a question, you'll hear back from the person who actually builds the app. =============== Subscription Kualia runs on a simple subscription with no ads, ever. 7-day free trial to explore everything No free tier with locked features. Everyone gets the full app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing cycle. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited upon subscribing. Take control of your money with Kualia. Terms of Use: https://kualia.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://kualia.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

Envelope Budget4 screens
Allot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Envelope Budget at 90% against Allot's 33%. Envelope Budget also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Allot's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Envelope Budget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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

Envelope Budget holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Envelope Budget has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Envelope Budget's written reviews are positive against 33% of Allot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Envelope Budget ships an update every 4 days, Allot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Envelope Budget versus Allot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnvelope BudgetAllot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKualia, Inc.Stive Hassan

Customer experience

Envelope Budget

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.3%

Allot

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Envelope Budget

Subscriptions4
  • Kualia Pro Month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Kualia Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Kualia Pro Year7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Kualia Pro Year$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kualia Pro Lifetime$199.99
1 purchases

Allot

One-time1
  • Allot Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Envelope Budget free?
Envelope 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, Envelope Budget or Allot?
Envelope Budget is rated higher. Envelope Budget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Allot averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Envelope Budget or Allot have ads?
Neither Envelope Budget nor Allot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Envelope Budget or Allot?
Envelope Budget ships an update every 4 days, and Allot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Envelope Budget was updated on October 27, 2026 and Allot on October 24, 2026.

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