Comparison

Pocketvelope vs Stash | Envelope Budget

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

Head to head
About

Pocketvelope

Features
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Give every dollar a job. Pocketvelope brings the classic cash-stuffing method to your phone: split each paycheck into envelopes, spend from them, and always know exactly what's left. Instead of one blurry balance, you divide your income into envelopes like Groceries, Gas, Rent and Fun. Every dollar has a place. When you spend, you subtract it from the right envelope and watch what remains in real time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Fill your envelopes on payday. Split your income across your envelopes with quick sliders, or reuse last period's plan with a single tap. 2. Spend in seconds. Enter an amount, pick the envelope, add an optional note. A satisfying rubber-stamp confirms it. That's it. 3. Watch each envelope's health. A color bar shows green, amber or red so you can see at a glance which envelopes are healthy and which are running low. 4. Reset automatically. Choose weekly, biweekly or monthly periods and Pocketvelope starts fresh each time. Leftover cash can roll over to your savings total. 5. Learn from Insights. See spending by envelope, which envelopes always run short, and how much you've saved over time from unspent cash. WHY POCKETVELOPE - Real envelope budgeting, not a generic expense tracker. The whole flow is built around assign, spend, and see what's left. - Fast by design. Logging a spend takes under five seconds. - Fully offline. Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no bank connections. - Warm, tactile design inspired by paper envelopes, rubber stamps and receipt-style numbers. - Weekly, biweekly or monthly periods, multiple currencies, light and dark themes. Make a plan you can actually stick to. Stuff your envelopes each paycheck and spend with confidence, knowing every dollar already has a job.

About

Stash | Envelope Budget

Features
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Cash stuffing, without the cash. Stash is a simple envelope budget. When you get paid, stuff envelopes. When you spend, tap an envelope and enter the amount. That’s it β€” no bank login, no account, no monthly subscription. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Add your paycheck β€’ Stuff envelopes (groceries, gas, fun, bills) β€’ Spend from the right envelope in seconds β€’ Move money between envelopes anytime SINKING FUNDS Car insurance, Christmas, the vet β€” bills you already know are coming. Give them a target and a date so they sit tucked away, not mixed into β€œsafe to spend.” WHY STASH β€’ No bank connection. You enter the numbers. β€’ Your checking balance stops lying β€’ Big, readable amounts β€’ Optional iCloud backup (Pro) if you get a new phone β€’ One-time Pro. Not a subscription.

Screenshots

Pocketvelope4 screens
Stash | Envelope Budget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocketvelope at none against Stash | Envelope Budget's 1. Stash | Envelope Budget'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. Stash | Envelope Budget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocketvelope asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pocketvelope versus Stash | Envelope Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketvelopeStash | Envelope Budget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPEDRO ALEXANDER SUSA REYESXentech LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pocketvelope

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stash | Envelope Budget

One-time1
  • Pro lifetime$49.99

Questions

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

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