# Still Within review > Offline iPhone budgets for trips and projects, private by design Source: https://budgetingapps.org/apps/still-within (researched 2026-10-14). Research-based review, not hands-on testing. ## Summary Still Within is an iPhone/iPad app that lets you create a budget envelope for any timeframe (a trip, a season, a year, or no dates) and log expenses against it. Data stays on the device with no account, cloud or analytics. It is free for up to five active envelopes, with a one-time purchase to remove that cap. **Best for:** People who want simple, private, offline budgets for trips or one-off spending goals on iPhone ## Key facts - Website: https://stillwithin.app/ - Price: No subscription; No subscription (one-time 'Still Within Premium' $4.99 in App Store); lifetime: $4.99 - Rating: 3.1/5 - Free plan: yes - Free trial: n/a - Platforms: iOS - Budgeting method: Envelope, Expense tracking - Bank sync: No - Mobile apps: Yes: iPhone and iPad - Import: No import found; CSV export only - Multiple budgets: Yes: multiple envelopes (5 active on free tier) - Team: Solo developer (Nhu Phuong Nguyen per App Store) - Privacy: Data stays on device; no account, cloud or analytics; App Store: Data Not Collected (developer-declared) ## Features - Envelope budgeting: yes - Automatic bank sync: no - Manual transaction entry: yes - Goal tracking: not confirmed - Debt payoff tools: not confirmed - Investment tracking: not confirmed - Bill reminders: not confirmed - Reports & charts: not confirmed - Multi-currency: yes - Shared / household budgets: no - Separate logins for shared budgets: not confirmed ## Pros - Envelopes can span any date range, so trip costs paid months ahead are captured in one budget. - Fully local: no account, cloud, or analytics; App Store privacy label says no data collected. - Foreign-currency expenses are tracked alongside their home-currency cost. - Split-bill entries count only your share and track pending settlements. - Math can be typed into amount fields; all data exports to CSV. - Free for up to 5 active envelopes; one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited, no subscription. ## Cons - iOS/iPadOS only; no web, Android or desktop version. The App Store listing requires iOS/iPadOS 26.2 or later, so phones that cannot run it are out. - No sync between devices (a deliberate result of local-only storage), so a lost phone means lost data unless exported or backed up by the device. - No bank connection or statement import; every expense is entered by hand. - Free tier capped at 5 active envelopes (active and upcoming count; ended and archived do not). - Young app: first released 2026-07-08, one update (1.0.1, 2026-07-12) and no App Store ratings yet, so there is little track record. - Very little independent feedback found; the only public write-up located is the developer's own launch post. ## Our review ### Short version Still Within is an iPhone/iPad app that lets you create a budget envelope for any timeframe (a trip, a season, a year, or no dates) and log expenses against it. Data stays on the device with no account, cloud or analytics. It is free for up to five active envelopes, with a one-time purchase to remove that cap. **Research-based profile, not hands-on testing.** Refreshed on 2026-10-07 from the vendor site, privacy policy, support FAQ and App Store listing. I did not sign up, start a trial or connect a bank. ### What is distinct Most envelope tools assume a monthly cycle. Here each envelope has its own dates (or none), so a trip paid for months ahead lands in one budget instead of being split across calendar months. Expenses paid by card, bank transfer or cash all go to the same envelope. The developer's stated aim is to answer one question: am I still within the budget I set for this? ### Features seen in the vendor's own pages - Colour progress bars and over-budget warnings - Foreign-currency expenses shown next to their home-currency cost - Shared expenses: your envelope counts only your share, and pending settlements are tracked - Math typed into the amount field, refunds, notes, free-text categories - CSV export per envelope or for everything ### Cost - Free for up to 5 active envelopes (active and upcoming envelopes count; ended and archived ones do not, per the support FAQ). - One-time 'Still Within Premium' purchase for unlimited envelopes: $4.99 per the developer's launch post; the US App Store page lists an in-app purchase but the price was not shown in the page data I could read. No subscription. ### Privacy The privacy policy (effective 2026-07-02) says nothing is collected, there are no analytics or third-party SDKs, and the only network traffic is Apple's StoreKit for the purchase. The App Store label reads 'Data Not Collected'. Those are developer-declared claims; I could not audit the app. The flip side: no sync, and the data lives in device backups only. ### Maturity First released 2026-07-08 by a single developer, with one update (1.0.1, 2026-07-12: a share-link tweak and an occasional rating prompt). The App Store has no ratings yet and the listing requires iOS/iPadOS 26.2 or later. About three months without a further release is not worrying for an app this small, but there is no track record yet. ### Not confirmed Recurring budgets or rollover; charts or reports beyond quick stats; import of existing data; independent reviews (only the developer's own launch post turned up in search); an Android or web version (none announced on the pages I read). ### Notes Correct site is stillwithin.app. A Reddit launch post by the developer appeared in search but cannot be opened by my tools, so I only read its search excerpt. Ratings are set separately against a shared rubric. ## Sources - [Vendor home page (features and pricing)](https://stillwithin.app/) (retrieved 2026-10-14) - [Vendor privacy policy](https://stillwithin.app/privacy) (retrieved 2026-10-14) - [Vendor support FAQ](https://stillwithin.app/support) (retrieved 2026-10-14) - [US App Store listing (requirements, pricing claims, ratings availability)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/still-within-calm-budgeting/id6762869139) (retrieved 2026-10-14) - [Developer launch post (search excerpt only; not independently verifiable)](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1uqo8rl/after-months-of-evenings-my-budget-app-is-live/) (retrieved 2026-10-14)