Tuckle vs CustomBudget

Money gone before payday — again? Tuckle helps you give every dollar a job, so you always know what's safe to spend. Tuckle turns the viral “cash stuffing” method into a beautiful, private budgeting app. Instead of one confusing balance, you create colorful pockets (digital envelopes) — Groceries, Eating out, Gas, Fun — and “stuff” each paycheck across them. Then you spend only what’s in each pocket. That’s the whole method. No spreadsheets. No bank login. No guilt. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your pockets — one for each thing you spend on. 2. Stuff your paycheck — drop your income into each pocket and watch “left to stuff” hit $0. 3. Spend from the pocket — log it in a tap and see exactly what’s left. 4. Stay in the green — celebrate every pay period you don’t overspend. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT • Give every dollar a pocket — the satisfying envelope method, made digital. • No bank login, ever — your data stays on your phone. Real privacy. • Set up in 2 minutes — simple by design, not another finance chore. • Any payday — weekly, biweekly, twice a month, monthly, even irregular/freelance. • Sinking funds & goals — save for vacations, an emergency fund, the big stuff, a little each payday. • Insights & no-spend streaks — see what you saved and keep the momentum going. • Calm and beautiful — a budget you’ll actually want to open. MADE FOR THE CASH-STUFFING METHOD Seen cash stuffing on TikTok and loved the idea but not the literal envelopes of cash? Tuckle gives you all the control and the ritual — none of the bills under your mattress. TUCKLE PREMIUM Unlock unlimited pockets, sinking funds & goals, insights, and themes. Start with a 3-day free trial, then pick the plan that fits. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY FIRST Tuckle never asks to connect your bank. Your budget lives on your device. No ads. No data selling. Ever. Give every dollar a pocket — and take back control before your next payday. Download Tuckle today. Subscriptions: 3-day free trial, then Annual $39.99/yr, Monthly $5.99/mo, or Weekly $2.99/wk. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless turned off at least 24h before the period ends; manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arafat-apps.netlify.app/tuckle/privacy

Every other budget app wants your bank password. This one just wants five seconds a day. CustomBudget is envelope budgeting with no bank linking, no account, and no cloud. You give each category an amount at the start of the month, record what you spend as you go, and always know what is left. Everything stays on your phone. WHY CUSTOMBUDGET Most budget apps start by asking for read access to your bank. CustomBudget never asks, because it never needs to. There is no sign-up, no password, no sync, and no server. Open it, budget, close it. ENVELOPES THAT MATCH YOUR REAL MONTH * Give every category an amount and watch it draw down as you spend * Money left in an envelope rolls into next month; overspending does not follow you * Set your month to start on any day from the 1st to the 28th, so your budget matches your payday instead of the calendar * Starts with 16 spending envelopes and an income category, or build your own from 29 icons and 12 colours * Retire an envelope without losing its history FAST ENTRY, HONEST MATH * A big keypad built for one-handed entry in a checkout queue * Payee, note, account and date when you want them, none of them required * Cash, checking, savings and credit accounts * Transfers between your own accounts are tracked but never counted as spending * Every amount is exact to the cent, with no floating point drift REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE * Bill reminders 1, 3 or 7 days ahead of a recurring payment, at 9am * An alert when an envelope reaches 80% and again at 100%, while you can still do something about it * A month-end nudge the day before your budget month rolls over * Every reminder is scheduled by your phone. Nothing is sent anywhere RECURRING BILLS ON AUTOPILOT * Weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly or yearly * Post automatically on the due date, or hold it for you to confirm * Catches up correctly after you have been away from the app SEE WHERE IT WENT * A spending ring that adds up to exactly what you spent, including retired envelopes * Budgeted against actual, worst overspend first * Uncategorised spending is shown, never quietly hidden PRIVACY FIRST BY DESIGN * No account and no login * No bank linking and no email scanning * No cloud, no sync, no server * No ads, no trackers, no analytics * Works completely offline, always YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS * Export a full backup to Files, iCloud Drive, email or AirDrop * Restore in one tap, with a seven-day undo if you change your mind * Delete everything permanently whenever you want * Backup and export are free forever, because it is your data BUILT TO READ WELL * Light and dark themes * 30 currencies * Money columns that line up properly instead of jittering PERFECT FOR * Anyone who wants a budget without handing over bank credentials * People paid on the 15th, or the last Friday, whose month is not the calendar month * Envelope and zero-based budgeters * Anyone who has tried a budgeting app and quit because it took too long YOUR MONEY. YOUR PHONE. NOBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS. Download it and set up your first envelope in under a minute.