Zero Dollar Budget vs Allot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zero Dollar Budget
This app helps you manage your finances using a zero-based budgeting method. Plan every dollar, track your spending in real-time, and collaborate on a shared budget with your partner. Export your data and customize categories to fit your financial needs.
- Zero-based budgeting
- Real-time spending tracking
- Shared budget with partner
- Customizable categories
- Budget export (CSV/PDF)
- Offline functionality
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Free zero-based budgeting for you and your partner. Want it automatic? Bank Sync imports transactions straight from your bank. Terms of Use: https://www.zerodollarbudget.com/terms
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 update cadence: Zero Dollar Budget at every 4 days against Allot's every 3 weeks. Allot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zero Dollar Budget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Allot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zero Dollar Budget ships an update every 4 days, Allot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zero Dollar Budget | Allot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Deutz | Stive Hassan |
Customer experience
Zero Dollar Budget
Allot
In-app purchases
Zero Dollar Budget
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium Annual$39.991 Year
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- Premium (Annual)$149.991 Year
Allot
- Allot Pro$11.99








