Okane vs Payday Buckets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Okane
This app offers a flexible budgeting system that connects to Google Sheets. It allows users to create monthly budgets, track spending by category, and review transactions within a familiar spreadsheet-driven workflow. Designed for those seeking greater control and transparency in managing their finances.
- Connects to Google Sheets
- Envelope budgeting system
- Monthly budget creation
- Spending tracking by category
- Transaction review
- Flexible financial workflow
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Okane Budgeting helps you plan your money with clarity and flexibility. Built around a spreadsheet-connected workflow, Okane combines the structure of zero-based budgeting with the customization of Google Sheets. With Okane, you can: Create and manage monthly budgets Track spending across categories Review transactions in one place Stay aligned with your personal budgeting system Use a familiar spreadsheet-driven workflow with more convenience on mobile Okane is designed for people who want more control than a typical budgeting app, while keeping their financial workflow flexible and transparent. Whether you’re assigning every dollar, reviewing spending trends, or keeping your budget organized month to month, Okane helps you stay intentional with your money. Terms of Use: https://okane.finance/terms/
Payday Buckets
This app helps you manage your finances by calculating exactly how much to set aside from each paycheck for bills, savings, and irregular expenses. It simplifies budgeting by focusing on 'buckets' rather than detailed transaction tracking, ensuring you know your financial plan each payday.
- Paycheck-based financial planning
- Bucket and sinking fund management
- Customizable pay schedules
- Bill and savings goal tracking
- Local data storage
- iCloud sync for iPhone and iPad
- CSV export and JSON backup
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Tired of spreadsheets, sticky notes and paycheck guesswork? Payday Buckets answers one simple question: “What do I move this payday?” Set up the bills, savings goals and irregular expenses you want to plan for. Tell Payday Buckets when you get paid, and it calculates what to set aside in each bucket every payday. Use it for sinking funds, envelope budgeting, sub-savings accounts, bill planning, subscriptions, yearly expenses, savings goals and everyday categories. WHY PAYDAY BUCKETS • Plan around your real pay cycle — weekly, biweekly, monthly, twice monthly, or a custom interval. • Built for buckets and sinking funds, not endless transaction tracking. • Know what to move each payday before the money disappears. • No bank login required. • Your data is stored locally on your device. • iCloud sync keeps your iPhone and iPad up to date using your private iCloud account. • Designed for people who already use separate accounts, buckets or savings spaces and want a simple way to manage them. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create the buckets that matter — bills, savings goals, subscriptions, irregular expenses and everyday categories. 2. Choose how each bucket should be funded — by due date, fixed amount, top-up to target, or manual. 3. On payday, run your payday plan. 4. Payday Buckets shows exactly what to move into each bucket. 5. Mark bills as paid and keep your bucket balances up to date. FEATURES • Guided Simple Mode for quick bucket setup • Advanced editor for detailed bucket planning • Weekly, biweekly, monthly, twice-monthly and custom pay schedules • Smart payday plans for bills, savings goals, subscriptions and irregular expenses • Scheduled transactions for recurring bills, income and transfers • Upcoming bills view with overdue, 7-day, 30-day and later sections • Insights for bucket forecasts, monthly outlook and budget balancing • Payday plan history • Local reminders for payday, bills, transfers and underfunded buckets • Rename, recolor and organize categories • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • Light, Dark and System themes • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • CSV export and JSON backup PREMIUM Payday Buckets is free to try with up to 5 active buckets. Upgrade to Premium for: • Unlimited active buckets • Unlimited scheduled transactions PRIVACY Payday Buckets does not require bank access. Your budgeting data is stored locally on your device. If you turn on iCloud sync, your data syncs through your private iCloud account, not through a Payday Buckets budgeting server. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Get in touch from Settings → About inside the app. Stop guessing what to set aside. Start every payday with a clear plan. What’s New 1.0 First release of Payday Buckets! Plan each payday around your bills, savings goals, subscriptions and sinking funds. • Create buckets for the things you need to fund • Set your pay schedule • Run a payday plan to see what to move into each bucket • Track scheduled bills and recurring transactions • View upcoming bills and bucket forecasts • Sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync • Export your data with CSV and JSON backup Thanks for trying Payday Buckets — your feedback will help shape what comes next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Okane at 5.0 against Payday Buckets's 4.0. Okane also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Okane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Payday Buckets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Okane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Okane ships an update every 6 days, Payday Buckets fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Okane | Payday Buckets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OKANE SOFTWARE LLC | Nathan Booth |
Customer experience
Okane
Payday Buckets
In-app purchases
Okane
- Okane Budgeting Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
Payday Buckets
- Payday Buckets Pro$12.99









