Comparison

Weekly Spend vs Envelope Budget by DOTNULL

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

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Weekly Spend

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Weekly Spend answers one question: how much is left to spend this week? Work out what you have after the bills that never change — rent, insurance, subscriptions — split it across the weeks in the month, and that is your weekly target. Add expenses as you go and watch the number come down. That is the whole idea. Not sure what that target should be? The app works it out with you: answer as many of the prompts as you know — pay, rent, insurance, groceries — and it does the arithmetic. WHAT IT DELIBERATELY DOES NOT DO There is nowhere to enter your salary, your rent, or any other recurring amount. Those numbers are already decided, and putting them in an app does not change them. Leaving them out is what keeps this on the one figure that actually moves day to day. If money arrives mid-week — a refund, a gift, cash back — add it as an expense with a minus sign. No budgets to rebalance every month. No charts to interpret. No lectures. SHARED, PROPERLY One budget can live on as many devices as you like. Copy the budget ID, enter it on your partner's phone, and you both see the same running total within seconds — add a coffee on the way home and it is there before you are. The same budget opens on other phones and at budget.andrewovens.com, so a household running a mix of phones is not a problem, and neither is checking it from a laptop. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL Everything lives on the device and syncs when it can. Add an expense in a basement car park and it is saved; it reaches the other devices when you surface. Nothing is lost waiting for a connection. WHAT YOU GET • One clear number: what is left this week • Expenses grouped by day, with a running total for each • Categories, and a breakdown by week or month • A month view showing every week against your target • Carry an unspent balance forward into next week • Copy a repeating expense to next week in one tap NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADVERTISING, NO TRACKING There is nothing to sign up for and no password to forget. No advertising, no analytics SDKs, no third-party services of any kind. There is no name, email address or phone number collected, because there is nowhere to enter one — a budget is identified by a random ID that only you and the people you share it with have. Built and run by one person, not a company with an exit strategy.

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Envelope Budget by DOTNULL

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How much is left for groceries? How much can you spend on fun? Budget Pockets is a simple envelope budget and expense tracker. Create your own wallets for groceries, fun, essentials or any purpose, set a budget for each, and see what you can still spend. CREATE WALLETS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE Choose each wallet's name and budget. Organize your monthly household spending, personal allowance or hobbies your way. The initial period is this month, and you can set your own start and end dates. CHOOSE A WALLET AND RECORD AN EXPENSE Select the wallet you used, enter an amount and record it. Only that wallet's remaining budget decreases. Add a date or an optional note when you need more detail. SEE WHAT IS LEFT Check the remaining budget, today's spending, end date and daily spending guide for each wallet. An overspent wallet is shown separately, so another wallet's balance does not hide it. REVIEW YOUR HISTORY View, edit or delete expense records and add refunds. Start the next budget when you choose; earlier periods and records stay in History. Archive wallets you no longer use and restore them later. 10 LANGUAGES AND 10 CURRENCIES Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Choose JPY, USD, EUR, KRW, CNY, TWD, BRL, GBP, CAD or AUD for a wallet. Currency conversion is not automatic. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Budgets and records are stored in this app's database on your device. You do not need an account or a bank connection. The remaining budget is a guide based on the expenses and refunds you enter, rather than your bank or cash balance. OS backups or device transfers may include your records, but restoration is not guaranteed. Deleting the app may also delete records on your device. Support: budgetpockets@dotnull.co.jp

Screenshots

Weekly Spend3 screens
Envelope Budget by DOTNULL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Envelope Budget by DOTNULL at 15.0 against Weekly Spend's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Weekly Spend versus Envelope Budget by DOTNULL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly SpendEnvelope Budget by DOTNULL
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew OvensDOTNULL Co.,Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Weekly Spend

No in-app purchases

None

Envelope Budget by DOTNULL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekly Spend free?
Weekly Spend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Envelope Budget by DOTNULL free?
Envelope Budget by DOTNULL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weekly Spend or Envelope Budget by DOTNULL have ads?
Neither Weekly Spend nor Envelope Budget by DOTNULL shows ads.

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