Comparison

Allot vs PennyPlan Budget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

PennyPlan Budget

Features
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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

Screenshots

Allot4 screens
PennyPlan Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Allot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PennyPlan Budget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Allot versus PennyPlan Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllotPennyPlan Budget
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size40 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStive HassanKIM TAEHOON

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Allot

One-time1
  • Allot Pro$11.99
None

PennyPlan Budget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Allot free?
Allot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PennyPlan Budget free?
PennyPlan Budget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Allot or PennyPlan Budget have ads?
PennyPlan Budget shows ads; Allot does not.

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