Comparison

Our Envelope Budget vs Nvelopes

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

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About

Our Envelope Budget

Manage your finances with a modern envelope budgeting system. Connect bank accounts, automatically categorize spending, and visualize your budget on a calendar. Track bills, savings goals, and income with flexible envelope types and smart fill schedules.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting method
  • Bank account linking (Premium)
  • Automatic transaction categorization
  • Calendar-based budget visualization
  • Multiple envelope types
  • Scheduled envelope fills
  • Transfer funds between envelopes
  • Split transactions
Features
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Our Envelope Budget is the modern way to manage your money using the proven envelope budgeting method. Connect your bank accounts, automatically categorize your spending, and see exactly where every dollar goes — all from one beautifully designed app. ENVELOPE BUDGETING MADE SIMPLE The envelope method is one of the most effective ways to budget. Instead of guessing where your money went, you assign every dollar a purpose by placing it into virtual envelopes — like Groceries, Rent, Entertainment, or Savings. When an envelope runs out, you know it's time to stop spending in that category. Our Envelope Budget makes this process effortless. LINK YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS* (With Premium Subscription) Securely connect your bank accounts and credit cards through Plaid. Your transactions sync automatically so you always have an up-to-date picture of your finances. No more manual entry or guessing — your spending shows up in real time, ready to be categorized. AUTO-CATEGORIZE TRANSACTIONS Tired of sorting transactions one by one? Create rules that automatically assign transactions to the right envelope based on the merchant name. Once you set up a rule, every future matching transaction is categorized instantly. Spend less time organizing and more time living. BUDGET ON A CALENDAR See your financial future laid out on a calendar. Our Envelope Budget shows you upcoming bills, scheduled envelope fills, and projected balances day by day. Know exactly what's coming before it arrives so you're never caught off guard by a bill or an empty envelope. FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE TYPES Not all expenses are the same, and your envelopes shouldn't be either. Choose from four envelope types to match how you actually spend: • Expense envelopes for everyday spending like groceries and dining out • Bill envelopes for recurring payments with due dates and amounts • Savings envelopes with goal tracking and progress bars • Income envelopes to track money coming in SMART FILL SCHEDULES Set your envelopes to automatically fill on a schedule — weekly, monthly, or yearly. Choose the exact day, and decide whether leftover money rolls over to the next period or resets to zero. Your budget stays current without you lifting a finger. MOVE MONEY BETWEEN ENVELOPES Life happens. When you overspend in one category, easily transfer money between envelopes to stay balanced. Move funds from any envelope to another, or pull from your unallocated funds — all in just a few taps. SPLIT TRANSACTIONS Sometimes one purchase spans multiple categories. Split a single transaction across as many envelopes as you need, assigning the exact amount to each. Perfect for trips to stores where you buy groceries and household items in the same cart. SHARE YOUR BUDGET Budgeting is better together. Invite your partner, spouse, or family members to share a workspace. Everyone sees the same envelopes, balances, and transactions in real time. Stay aligned on your financial goals without the awkward money conversations. CUSTOMIZE YOUR ENVELOPES Make your budget yours. Choose from dozens of icons and colors for each envelope, or pick a custom color to match your style. A personalized budget is one you'll actually use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nvelopes

Features
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Nvelopes takes the classic envelope-stuffing style of budgeting and puts it right at your fingertips. Instead of complicated categories and pie charts, you get simple visual envelopes that you create yourself. FEATURES — Envelope Budgeting Add money to envelopes for groceries, fun, pizza, movies, golf lessons, house plants — whatever your life actually needs. Spend from envelopes, move money between them, or send it back to your main balance. — Debt Snowball Pay off debt strategically with the built-in snowball method. Tackle your smallest balances first and build momentum as each payment gets added to the next. — Payment Tracking Track recurring payments, bills, and debts on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, or yearly schedule. Mark payments paid or unpaid and keep a running total of what's left for the month. — Funds Set savings goals as Funds and watch your progress build toward vacations, emergencies, or big purchases. Every payment toward a Fund shows exactly how much you still need to save. Nvelopes gives you real budgeting power without making your brain hurt.

Screenshots

Our Envelope Budget4 screens
Nvelopes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nvelopes at none against Our Envelope Budget's 2. Nvelopes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Our Envelope Budget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Nvelopes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Our Envelope Budget versus Nvelopes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOur Envelope BudgetNvelopes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoCodeMinute LLCLee Dyer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Our Envelope Budget

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$89.991 Year
None

Nvelopes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Our Envelope Budget free?
Our Envelope Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nvelopes free?
Nvelopes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Our Envelope Budget or Nvelopes have ads?
Neither Our Envelope Budget nor Nvelopes shows ads.

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