Kiwipop vs Envelope Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiwipop
Transform credit card bill payments into an engaging game. Track progress, build financial habits, and compete with others while managing all your credit cards in one place.
- Gamified bill payments
- Financial habit building
- Progress tracking
- Leaderboard competition
- Consolidated card management
- Effortless payments
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Kiwipop puts all your credit cards in one place — every balance, due date, and interest rate at a glance — and lets you pay any of them straight from your bank in a couple of taps, with no fee. Switch on Round-Ups and your everyday purchases get rounded up to the next dollar, with the spare change sent automatically to the card you're trying to clear, so your debt shrinks on autopilot without you having to think about it. Watch your credit score move as it does and whenever you're unsure — which card to use, whether you can afford something, when you'll actually be debt-free — Kiwi is there to talk it through. Privacy Policy: https://www.kiwipop.co/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.kiwipop.co/tos EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Envelope Budget
This app helps you manage your money by assigning every dollar a specific purpose, such as bills, groceries, or savings. It provides a clear overview of your spending, ensuring you know exactly what you can afford and when your next payday is.
- Envelope budgeting
- Paycheck allocation
- Transaction sorting
- Bank synchronization
- Shared budgeting
- Bills calendar
- Spending reports
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Stop wondering if you can afford it. Envelope Budget gives every dollar a job, so you always know what you can spend, what's set aside for bills, and what's left until payday. HOW IT WORKS When you get paid, fill your envelopes: mortgage, groceries, gas, eating out, savings. Every purchase comes out of an envelope. When one runs low, you know before you overspend, not after. FEATURES • Envelopes at a glance: see what's funded, what's spent and what's left in every envelope • Payday in one tap: allocate a paycheck the moment it lands, or reuse a paycheck template • Overspent? Cover it from another envelope in one tap. No guilt, just a plan • Smart inbox: new transactions arrive sorted. Payee rules suggest the envelope, and you swipe to accept • Bank sync: connect your bank through Plaid or SimpleFIN (read-only), or enter everything by hand • Amazon orders split by item: each item lands in the right envelope, with the EnvelopeBudget browser extension • Budget Bootcamp: a guided start that walks you through your first weeks, step by step • Budget together: invite your partner or family to the same budget, in sync on phone and web • Bills calendar and savings goals, so nothing sneaks up on you • Reports: spending by category, income by source, and net worth over time • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Face ID or a PIN to keep your budget private PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. We never sell your data. Bank connections are read-only, and you can skip them entirely. FREE TRIAL, MEMBERSHIP AND SELF-HOSTING Envelope Budget can be used at no charge with your own self-hosted Envelope Budget server. The optional EnvelopeBudget.com hosted service includes a 34-day free trial; continued access to that hosted service requires a paid membership purchased through an in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Kiwipop and Envelope Budget both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Envelope Budget's written reviews are positive against 40% of Kiwipop's. Envelope Budget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). Kiwipop's advantage is ratings volume (529 vs 4) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kiwipop sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Envelope Budget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Kiwipop against 5.0 for Envelope Budget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kiwipop has 529 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Kiwipop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Envelope Budget's.
Kiwipop ships an update weekly, Envelope Budget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kiwipop | Envelope Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (529 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 529 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiwipop, Inc. | Red Seam, Inc |
Customer experience
Kiwipop
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Bugs and requests
Kiwipop
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to delete old credit cards
- Credit card numbers on the app don't match
- App not showing all attached cards (authorized user issue)
- Glitchy verification process (expiration dates not clickable)
- Unable to receive text message for account creation
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- App not loading, cards not showing
- App states 'information invalid' even with correct details
- Balances not updating accurately
- App resets after initial use, looks like never signed up
- Blank screen for cards tab
- Authentication code timeout too short (15 seconds)
- App freezes when trying to delete account
- Cannot see credit cards after download
- App keeps saying 'invalid' during setup
Requested features
2 requests- Manual option for adding cards
- Disclosure of unsupported banks on the app
Envelope Budget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kiwipop
- Kiwipop Membership (1 month)$5.991 Month
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial2 variants$12.991 Month
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- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial$35.996 Months
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial$41.996 Months
- Kiwipop Membership14 Days trial$59.991 Year
Envelope Budget
- Bank Sync Monthly$3.001 Month
- Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
- Bank Sync Yearly$30.001 Year
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- Annual Membership$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$59.99
Questions
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