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Compare Budgeting Apps

Side-by-side comparison of 2 budgeting apps

Feature

EnvelopeBudget

★ 4.00
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PocketGuard

★ 4.00
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Basic Information
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Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Price Details Includes a 92-day free trial to test your budgeting chops. Post-trial, it’s $4/month or $40/year for premium features. Free basic plan with limited features; PocketGuard Plus costs $12.99/month or $74.99/year. Lifetime access offered selectively, pricing varies.
Monthly Price $4.00 $12.99
Annual Price $40.00
Save $8.00/year
$74.99
Save $80.89/year
Founded 2010 2015
Platform Support
Web ✓ ✓
Ios ✓ ✓
Android ✓ ✓
Windows ✓ ✓
Mac ✓ ✓
Linux ✓ ✓
Features
Automatic bank account syncing ✗ ✓
Bill and income automation ✗ ✓
Calendar view for transactions ✓ ✗
Cash account management ✗ ✓
Category-based budgeting ✗ ✓
Comprehensive transaction search ✓ ✗
Custom savings goals ✗ ✓
Dashboard with account balance trends ✓ ✗
Debt snowball method support ✓ ✗
Real-time expense tracking ✓ ✗
Receipt tracking (Plus only) ✗ ✓
Recurring payment tracking ✗ ✓
Spending alerts ✗ ✓
Transaction export to CSV ✗ ✓
Unlimited accounts (Plus only) ✗ ✓
Virtual envelope budgeting ✓ ✗
Visual spending reports ✓ ✗
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • + 92-day free trial offers plenty of time to rethink your spending habits
  • + Slick, user-friendly interface for envelope budgeting fans
  • + Debt tracking tools to tackle your financial baggage
  • + Slick interface that’s easy to navigate
  • + Real-time spending alerts keep you in check
  • + Automatic bill and income tracking
Cons
  • − Stuck on web-only until those mobile apps arrive
  • − Pricing details on their site are as clear as a foggy morning
  • − Mobile apps still in the oven—hope you like waiting
  • − Plus subscription is pricey for what you get
  • − Free plan feels like a teaser with limited features
  • − No desktop app, just web and mobile

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Quick Summary

EnvelopeBudget

Best for:

Users wanting to try before buying

Platform coverage:

6 platforms

Feature count:

7 features

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PocketGuard

Best for:

Users wanting to try before buying

Platform coverage:

6 platforms

Feature count:

10 features

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