Comparison

Jar vs Stuffed

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

Head to head
About

Jar

Features
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Jar helps you take control of your finances with simple, clear, and powerful budgeting tools. Track your daily expenses in seconds, organize spending by categories, and always know where your money goes. With clean visuals and smart insights, Jar makes budgeting easy and stress-free. Create budgets for different needs, monitor your progress in real time, and see detailed breakdowns of your spending. Add expenses quickly, customize categories, and keep everything neatly organized. Need to budget together? Share your budget with family or partners using a simple code and stay in sync with shared spending. Jar is available through an auto-renewable subscription, with monthly and yearly plans. A subscription is required to access the appโ€™s features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stuffed

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Budgeting apps tell you what you spent. Stuffed tells you what is left. It is the cash envelope method on your phone. On payday you open your pay and fill your envelopes: groceries, bills, fun, whatever you need. Then you spend from an envelope, and when it is empty, it is empty. That is the whole method. It has worked on paper for a hundred years because the limit is real, and Stuffed keeps it feeling that way. PAYDAY FILLS EVERY ENVELOPE Tear open your pay and watch each envelope fill, one by one. Your savings goals and debts get their share too, and you can change any amount first. SPEND FROM AN ENVELOPE Open an envelope and add a spend, or use the + button from anywhere. Every envelope shows what it holds right now, not what it should hold. NO PAYDAY? IT STILL WORKS Living on savings, an allowance or money now and then? Budget by the month instead, and top up your envelopes whenever money comes in. KNOW WHAT IS LEFT, AT A GLANCE Home answers one question before you scroll: how much is left to spend this pay period, and about how much a day that means until payday. GOALS, DEBTS AND NET WORTH Save for a trip, pay off a card, and see what you own minus what you owe, all in one place. IT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account. No sign up. No bank login, ever. You type what you spend, which takes seconds and means nothing about your money leaves your phone. FREE, AND PLUS WHEN YOU WANT MORE The method is free: payday, spending, up to 10 envelopes, a savings goal, your debts, today's net worth and the home screen widget. Stuffed Plus adds as many envelopes and goals as you need, your net worth over time, and a spreadsheet of everything. A$4.99 a month, A$34.99 a year with a free week to try it, or A$89.99 once. Stuffed is made by one person in Australia. If something is wrong or missing, write to support@dorosstudios.com. A human answers. Subscription terms: Stuffed Plus Monthly and Yearly renew automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Privacy policy: https://dorosstudios.com/stuffed/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jar4 screens
Stuffed4 screens

Verdict

The call

Jar and Stuffed are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Jar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Stuffed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Jar versus Stuffed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJarStuffed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEl-NaqahTHEODORE KOUTSANTONIS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Jar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Stuffed

Subscriptions2
  • Stuffed Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Stuffed Plus Annual7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stuffed Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Jar free?
Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stuffed free?
Stuffed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jar or Stuffed have ads?
Neither Jar nor Stuffed shows ads.

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