EnvelopePlus vs Simple Budget Envelopes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EnvelopePlus
This app provides tools to help you master your budget and take control of your money. It offers unlimited envelopes for financial flexibility and effortless income allocation.
- Unlimited envelopes
- Effortless income allocation
- Multi-envelope purchase management
- Enhanced financial accountability
- 2 free months of service
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Managing your finances can be tough—there’s no denying that. But mastering your budget? That’s a game-changer. With EnvelopePlus, you get the tools to take control of your money without the hassle. Is EnvelopePlus for everyone? Maybe not. But is it for you? Give it a test run for a couple of months and find out. Why choose EnvelopePlus? - Unlimited envelopes for complete financial flexibility. - Effortless income allocation across your envelopes. - Streamlined management of multi-envelope purchases. - Enhanced financial accountability and transparency. - A bonus of 2 free months of EnvelopePlus service.
Simple Budget Envelopes
Easily track your remaining budget with an unlimited number of digital envelopes. Add or subtract funds as you spend or receive money. This straightforward app requires no sign-in or in-app purchases.
- Unlimited digital envelopes
- Add/subtract funds easily
- Track remaining budget
- No sign-in required
- No in-app purchases
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An incredibly simple app, perfect for keeping track of how much money remains in your budget. Simple Budget Envelopes allows you to have as many envelopes as you need, then add or subtract as you receive or spend money. No in-app purchases. Yours to simply use as you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EnvelopePlus at Free against Simple Budget Envelopes's $0.99. EnvelopePlus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Simple Budget Envelopes's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 54%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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
EnvelopePlus is free to download; Simple Budget Envelopes costs $0.99 up front. EnvelopePlus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Budget Envelopes asks for nothing beyond the download.
EnvelopePlus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Budget Envelopes has 115 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of EnvelopePlus's written reviews are positive against 89% of Simple Budget Envelopes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EnvelopePlus ships an update monthly, Simple Budget Envelopes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EnvelopePlus | Simple Budget Envelopes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #154 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert E Carr Jr | Joseph Palmer |
Customer experience
EnvelopePlus
Simple Budget Envelopes
Bugs and requests
EnvelopePlus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Budget Envelopes
Reported bugs
3 issues- New update whites out numbers and envelopes are blank
- App crashes when trying to open envelopes after an update
- White on white text in dark mode, making text entry impossible
Requested features
26 requests- Add a tutorial within the app
- Add a button to reset all envelope balances at once
- More color options for envelopes
- Ability to sort envelopes
- Running balance for each envelope
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- Ability to put dates on transactions
- Form field in envelopes to note budget amount from each paycheck
- Ability to customize envelopes with pictures
- Make the app shareable with a spouse
- Make sub-envelopes within an envelope
- Support multi-device syncing
- Option to list transactions newest to oldest
- Create a way to have envelopes start from scratch each month
- Add a date next to input items
- Ability to edit a transaction
- Sync across devices
- Change the color of envelopes
- Add a memo feature for transactions
- Add a budget limit for envelopes
- Create a transaction statement
- Ability to sync with a husband's app for real-time updates
- Display total amount budgeted vs total spent at the top
- Option for making notes on transactions
- Standard 'delete and reorder' UI
- Way to rename accounts
- Add a budget limit so users know what number to stay under
In-app purchases
EnvelopePlus
- 1 month of EnvelopePlus Service$0.99
- 6 months of EnvelopePlus Service$4.99
- 1 year of EnvelopePlus Service$8.99
Simple Budget Envelopes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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