Expense Minion vs Envelope Budget

Snap a receipt, get an expense, with no sign-up and nothing you record leaving your iPhone. Everything is free: no purchases, no ads. Expense Minion reads your receipts right on the phone, and Soot, a little puff of soot, cheers you on every time you log. QUICK TO USE • Scan: take a photo or pick receipts from your photos, and each one is read straight away • Add: type an amount, pick a category, save. Three taps. • Several at once: type "coffee 60 lunch 80" in Add and save both, or say it with the keyboard's dictation • Every photo gets a result, so nothing quietly disappears: saved, needs review, not a receipt, or couldn't read • Undo: delete, move or edit, then change your mind with one tap • Share a receipt from another app into Expense Minion • Learns as you go: the category is remembered for each shop, and a receipt format you correct once is read better next time PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Nothing you record is uploaded: your expenses, photos and chats stay on this iPhone • When you're online, the app updates exchange rates once a day without sending any of your data, and downloads the AI model only if you ask • Scan uses the iOS photo picker, so it needs no access to your photo library. Photos access is asked for only when you turn on a feature that needs it. • Lock the app with Face ID NEW IN 1.7.0 • One payment, many papers: the bank slip, the card-terminal slip and the tax invoice of one payment count once • A duplicate proven by its payment number (the slip's QR code, a transaction or reference number) is left out of your totals and hidden. Shown, it reads "Duplicate · not counted", and "Not a duplicate" counts it again. • Two payments at the same shop, even minutes apart, stay two expenses. • Import from a file: a CSV export from MeowJot, Money Lover or Money Manager, with a preview before anything is saved, and Undo • Month starts on: begin your month on payday (day 1 to 28, or the last day). Home's month total and budget follow it. • Better reading of totals, currencies, dates, times and shop names in every app language • More Thai bank slips read right: SCB, Krungthai, Bangkok Bank, ttb, GSB (MyMo) and MAKE • Photos are read the right way up, and Look in Photos skips photos already in the app ON-DEVICE AI (OPTIONAL) Without a download, Scan reads the text of each receipt to find the amount, date and shop. Download an AI model in Settings > AI models, or from the Soot tab, for smarter reading of the shop, amount, date and category. It also spots photos that aren't receipts and moves statements to Other papers. It's a one-time download of a few GB, then it runs offline. Soot's chat uses it too. ALSO • Soot's chat: ask about your spending, with starter questions to begin • No-spend days and daily check-ins, with a streak that gives you 3 days to fill in a missed day, and milestones up to gold Soot after a 30-day streak • Soot's Story: a monthly recap to share, with no amounts on it • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center, plus Shortcuts and Siri • Optional Thai bank-slip import: new slips in your bank app's album are read on the phone • Reads receipts in Thai, English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malay, French, German and more • 36 currencies, converted to your home currency • Calendar with daily totals and no-spend days • Optional monthly budget. Soot never judges an amount. • Possible duplicates stay counted, grouped for you to check • Custom categories with icons or emoji • Search and filter your expenses • One optional daily reminder, never with amounts • Export to CSV

Take control of your money with the envelope budgeting method — the proven system that helps you spend less and save more. Assign every dollar to an envelope before you spend it. Track your bills, groceries, dining, and savings goals in one place. When an envelope is empty, you stop spending. That simple. • Budget Tab — See all your envelopes at a glance. Know exactly how much is left in each category. • Tracking Tab — Watch your spending trends over time. Spot patterns and adjust before you overspend. • Goals Tab — Set savings goals and watch your progress grow. Visualize what you're saving for. No bank connection needed. Your data stays on your device.