Comparison

Settle vs Money Envelopes

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

Head to head
About

Settle

Features
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Track your money in seconds. Private, simple, and yours. Settle makes it easy to log expenses, set budgets, and see where your money goes. • Drag to log, or add in a couple of taps • Multiple accounts with multi-currency support • Transfers between your own accounts, and a spend can become one at any time • Budgets and monthly spending insights • Clean charts, light and dark themes • No sign-up, no ads, no tracking SETTLE PRO • Automation: pay with your phone and the expense lands in your budget on its own, with the phone locked and the app closed. A shop Settle knows goes straight to its category; anything new waits in Review, where one fix teaches it for good • Restore points: snapshots of your data you can roll back to, kept on the device and in your own iCloud Drive, so they survive a reinstall • Recurring rules: rent, subscriptions, and bills record themselves on schedule • monobank sync, for accounts in Ukraine: cards and jars import themselves, so the day is already logged WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES There is no Settle account and no Settle server. Your finances sit in a database on your phone. Bank data travels between your device and your own bank. Restore points go to your own iCloud Drive. We cannot see any of it. Available in English and Ukrainian. SUBSCRIPTION Settle Pro costs $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year, starting with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited if you subscribe before it ends. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://juisemad.github.io/settle-privacy/

About

Money Envelopes

Features
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Turn the things you want to save for into clear, manageable goals. Money Envelopes is a focused savings planner for trips, emergency funds, gifts, home projects, and every goal in between. It helps you organize your progress without connecting to a bank account or moving real money. PLAN YOUR GOALS • Create savings envelopes with custom names, icons, and colors • Set a target amount and due date • See the remaining amount and the pace needed to reach your target • Schedule local daily, weekly, or monthly reminders TRACK PROGRESS • Record deposits and withdrawals • Transfer amounts between envelopes that use the same currency • Search, pin, reorder, archive, and restore envelopes • Review recent progress in a six-month savings graph MAKE IT YOURS • Choose the currency for each envelope • Customize amount and date formats • Use light, dark, or system appearance • Keep your records synchronized across devices • Continue working with offline support • View goals in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Export your records as CSV FREE AND PREMIUM The free version supports up to two active envelopes, with unlimited transactions inside them. Archived envelopes do not count toward the limit. Premium unlocks: • Unlimited active envelopes • PDF reports Choose a monthly, yearly, or one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible purchases can be restored from inside the app. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account before renewal. Prices are shown by the App Store before purchase and may vary by country, currency, and tax. Money Envelopes is an organizational savings tool. It does not connect to bank accounts, hold or transfer real money, or provide financial, investment, tax, or banking advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Settle4 screens
Money Envelopes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Settle at every 5 days against Money Envelopes's fortnightly. Money Envelopes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Settle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Money Envelopes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Settle ships an update every 5 days, Money Envelopes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Settle versus Money Envelopes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettleMoney Envelopes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduard KovtunAntonio Budiselic

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Settle

Subscriptions2
  • Settle Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Settle Pro Annual14 Days trial$17.991 Year
3 purchases

Money Envelopes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Settle free?
Settle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Money Envelopes free?
Money Envelopes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Settle or Money Envelopes have ads?
Neither Settle nor Money Envelopes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Settle or Money Envelopes?
Settle ships an update every 5 days, and Money Envelopes fortnightly. Most recently, Settle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Money Envelopes on October 12, 2026.

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