Bow vs Marble Budget

Bow is an envelope budgeting app that helps you aim every dollar before you spend it. Plan your spending, stay ready for every bill, get ahead on credit cards and always know what you can safely spend. Your budget stays private, on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. HOW BOW WORKS 1. Add your checking, savings and credit card accounts. 2. Your money lands in Ready to Assign. 3. Assign it to envelopes for bills, groceries, savings goals and fun. 4. Spend from your envelopes, and watch each one count down. 5. Overspent? Cover it from another envelope in a tap. Zero-based budgeting isn't about spending everything. It's about deciding what every dollar is for, so nothing surprises you. ENVELOPES AND TARGETS • Set a target for any envelope: a monthly amount, a bill due on a date, or a savings goal by a deadline. • Bow shows how much to set aside this month to stay on track. • Snooze a target for a month when plans change. • Group envelopes your way and save custom budget views. • Changed your mind? Undo a money move or an edit. BILLS AND PAYCHECKS • Schedule rent, subscriptions, paychecks and every-other-week bills once. • See what's due next, and get a reminder before it's due. • Bills you schedule can fill in their envelope targets for you. • Share a payment plan screenshot and Bow schedules each payment, ending after the last one. • See what your subscriptions and other recurring charges cost a month and a year. CREDIT CARDS, MADE SIMPLE • When you spend on a card, Bow sets that amount aside in the card's payment envelope in your budget, automatically. • You'll always know you've budgeted enough for the bill. • Paying down debt? Set a payoff goal and track your progress. BANK SYNC, OPTIONAL • Connect your bank with SimpleFIN to bring in transactions for review. A SimpleFIN Bridge account is required. • Or log purchases by hand. Bow can also add purchases from your bank's notifications using Shortcuts. • Reconcile accounts to make sure Bow matches your bank. FASTER ENTRY • Scan a receipt, or share a screenshot of a purchase to Bow. • Speak or type a purchase in your own words, and Bow fills in the details. • Ask Siri to log a transaction or check an envelope. • Ask Bow questions like "How much did I spend on dining out this month?" Receipt scanning, speaking or describing a purchase and asking questions use Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones. SPENDING INSIGHTS • See spending by envelope, month by month. • Track income against spending and search every transaction. • Keep Ready to Assign, an envelope or what's due next on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No Bow account to create. Your budget syncs between your devices through your own iCloud. • Your data is never sold or shared for advertising. • Export a backup anytime. MOVING FROM YNAB? Import your YNAB budget, with your accounts, envelopes and history, and pick up right where you left off. TRY BOW FREE FOR 2 WEEKS Start Bow Annual or Bow Monthly with a 2-week free trial, or buy Bow Lifetime once. Bow reminds you before your trial ends. Without a subscription or Lifetime, your budget stays readable but can't be changed. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase, or when a free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://bowbudget.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bowbudget.com/privacy

A free, no ads budget app that is actually good. Whether you're building your first budget, replacing a spreadsheet, tracking shared spending, or just trying to keep tabs on your money, Marble Budget is the best place to do it. Some budgeting apps make you link your bank account, bury you in bloat, or sell your data. Marble Budget does none of that. You create your budget, you enter what you spend, and you stay in control - we couldn't access your data even if we wanted to. When you want to automate and simplify, Marble Budget Premium gives you those tools too. FREE • Monthly budgeting with unlimited categories and groups. • Envelopes to split your money by purpose — and move it between them anytime. • Fast transaction entry. • Spending tracking by category. • iCloud sync across your Apple devices. • Share a budget with a partner, family, or anyone you trust. • No ads. • No required bank sync. • No selling of your personal finance data. MARBLE PREMIUM • Unlimited recurring transactions for bills, income, and planned spending. • Receipt scanning — snap a photo, skip the typing. • Budget Assistant — private, on-device AI that answers questions about your money. • Calculators — see how a big decision plays out before you make it: debt payoff, a new loan, a raise, savings goals, and more. Make your first budget in a few minutes — for free. Terms of Use: https://www.marblebudget.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.marblebudget.com/privacy