Comparison

My Envelopes vs Pocketvelope

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

Head to head
About

My Envelopes

This app provides a practical budgeting system using the envelope method to set spending limits and track expenses. It helps users distribute income, manage savings goals, and gain clarity on their finances for greater peace of mind. A generous free plan is available, with optional subscriptions for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting for spending limits
  • Savings goals management
  • Income distribution tracking
  • Transaction tracking with notes
  • Bill and reminder management
  • Spending overview and balances
  • Advanced search and filters
Features
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A simple budgeting system that works in real life. Know where your money is, where it goes, and what’s available to spend. My Envelopes helps you set clear spending limits, save toward your goals, and adjust your plan as life changes. Get started with a straightforward method: 1. Create envelopes for spending limits and savings goals. 2. Allocate your income to your envelopes. 3. Record your spending and assign each expense to an envelope. 4. Review your balances and adjust your plan as needed. Clear limits, visible progress, and more peace of mind. Start with a free plan Get started with up to 2 accounts and 8 envelopes, with data stored locally on your device. Upgrade when you need more, including cloud sync with Personal or shared workspaces with Team. Main features: - Spending envelopes for everyday limits and goal envelopes with savings targets. - Income allocation with a history of past allocations. - Transactions with notes, status, and quick edits. - Transfers between accounts and between envelopes. - Tools to identify spending that hasn’t been assigned to an envelope. - Bill reminders with recurring schedules and a calendar view. - An overview of spending, balances, and upcoming reminders. - Transaction search and filters. - Restore deleted transactions from Trash and review change history. - Local storage, cloud sync, and shared workspaces, depending on your plan. Subscriptions: - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Support: - In-app user guide is available to all users. - Support: https://support.myenvelopes.app Privacy Policy: https://myenvelopes.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://myenvelopes.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pocketvelope

Features
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Give every dollar a job. Pocketvelope brings the classic cash-stuffing method to your phone: split each paycheck into envelopes, spend from them, and always know exactly what's left. Instead of one blurry balance, you divide your income into envelopes like Groceries, Gas, Rent and Fun. Every dollar has a place. When you spend, you subtract it from the right envelope and watch what remains in real time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Fill your envelopes on payday. Split your income across your envelopes with quick sliders, or reuse last period's plan with a single tap. 2. Spend in seconds. Enter an amount, pick the envelope, add an optional note. A satisfying rubber-stamp confirms it. That's it. 3. Watch each envelope's health. A color bar shows green, amber or red so you can see at a glance which envelopes are healthy and which are running low. 4. Reset automatically. Choose weekly, biweekly or monthly periods and Pocketvelope starts fresh each time. Leftover cash can roll over to your savings total. 5. Learn from Insights. See spending by envelope, which envelopes always run short, and how much you've saved over time from unspent cash. WHY POCKETVELOPE - Real envelope budgeting, not a generic expense tracker. The whole flow is built around assign, spend, and see what's left. - Fast by design. Logging a spend takes under five seconds. - Fully offline. Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no bank connections. - Warm, tactile design inspired by paper envelopes, rubber stamps and receipt-style numbers. - Weekly, biweekly or monthly periods, multiple currencies, light and dark themes. Make a plan you can actually stick to. Stuff your envelopes each paycheck and spend with confidence, knowing every dollar already has a job.

Screenshots

My Envelopes4 screens
Pocketvelope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocketvelope at none against My Envelopes's 4. Pocketvelope also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). My Envelopes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. My Envelopes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pocketvelope asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Envelopes ships an update weekly, Pocketvelope fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Envelopes versus Pocketvelope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy EnvelopesPocketvelope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVinicius LaraPEDRO ALEXANDER SUSA REYES

In-app purchases

4 purchases

My Envelopes

Subscriptions4
  • Personal$3.991 Month
  • Team$4.991 Month
  • Personal$39.991 Year
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  • Team$49.991 Year
None

Pocketvelope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Envelopes free?
My Envelopes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocketvelope free?
Pocketvelope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Envelopes or Pocketvelope have ads?
Pocketvelope shows ads; My Envelopes does not.
Which is updated more often, My Envelopes or Pocketvelope?
My Envelopes ships an update weekly, and Pocketvelope fortnightly. Most recently, My Envelopes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pocketvelope on October 28, 2026.

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