Allot vs PennyPlan Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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 β 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 β your spouse downloads, you pay $11.99 once for the household. WHY ALLOT? β Free download. $11.99 one-time unlocks every feature, forever. β No bank login. You categorize manually so your data stays on-device. β Zero-based budgeting β every dollar of income gets assigned a job. β Goals, debt-paydown plan, recurring-charges tracker built in. β Family Sharing β one purchase covers your whole household. WHAT YOU GET β Build a monthly budget where every dollar has a job β Track net worth and cash flow at a glance β Set goals (emergency fund, trip, anything) and watch progress β Plan debt-free dates with snowball/avalanche math β See every recurring charge in one place β Multiple budgets supported WHAT YOU DON'T GET β No subscription β No bank login required β No social features β No ads β No analytics β No Android (yet) Built solo. The pitch is simple β you should be able to budget without paying $109/year. $11.99 once unlocks everything. That's it.
PennyPlan Budget
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Money Manager Budget is a household budget app that helps you organize monthly income and expenses in a familiar spreadsheet-style view. You can review budget baselines, spending pace, and category changes to manage household spending more easily. Data is stored in a local database on your device, and monthly or yearly records can be exported to Excel when needed. With a familiar table-based interface, you can keep track of household spending, review category trends, compare spending pace against your budget, and export monthly or yearly records to Excel files for safekeeping. This app focuses on making user-entered information easy to review. It does not replace financial product recommendations or investment decisions, and it does not promise specific financial results. ## Key Features - Record monthly income and expenses - Review category-based spending flow - Compare budget baselines and spending pace - Expand records by year and month - Export monthly and yearly records to Excel - Store data locally on device with Realm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PennyPlan Budget at none against Allot's 1. Allot's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Allot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PennyPlan Budget asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Allot | PennyPlan Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | β |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stive Hassan | KIM TAEHOON |
In-app purchases
Allot
- Allot Pro$11.99
PennyPlan Budget
No in-app purchases









