Budgetary vs Allot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budgetary
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Budgetary helps you see your money clearly — without subscriptions, accounts, or ads. See income, expenses, and notes directly on a simple calendar. Select any date range to instantly view totals and balances. Key features: • Calendar view of all your transactions • Easy recurring income & expenses (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, custom) • Edit single, future, or all occurrences • Color-coded notes & reminders on any day • Export to CSV for backups or spreadsheets Private by design: • No accounts needed • No cloud sync • No tracking • All data stays on your device Perfect for anyone who wants straightforward, visual budgeting without complexity or recurring fees. Pay once. Own it forever.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Allot at Free against Budgetary's $1.99. Allot also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). Budgetary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Allot is free to download; Budgetary costs $1.99 up front. Allot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Budgetary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Budgetary ships an update every 4 months, Allot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budgetary | Allot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Murphy | Stive Hassan |
In-app purchases
Budgetary
No in-app purchases
Allot
- Allot Pro$11.99









