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The YNAB method for $39 a year. No bank passwords, no negotiation fee.

Give every dollar a job at the start of the month, enter what you spend, and watch each envelope. Budgetfold is the manual, envelope-style budget that works in any currency, shared with your household, and exports whenever you say so.

1 · AssignIncome lands in Ready to assign. Move it into categories until it reads zero.
2 · EnterType spending as it happens, or import your bank's CSV. Splits, transfers, reconciliation.
3 · WatchOverspent envelopes turn red, goals fill up, subscriptions get a renewal calendar and price alerts.

Start with this month

Free: this month's budget, 2 accounts, 100 transactions, unlimited categories. No card.

Bring your budget from: YNAB · Mint · Monarch · EveryDollar · Rocket Money · Goodbudget · PocketGuard · Simplifi · Copilot · Empower · Quicken · Tiller

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What it does, and what it deliberately doesn't

Budgeting apps got expensive by bolting on bank feeds, investment tracking and bill negotiation. The method that works is simpler than any of that.

Give every dollar a job

Zero-based, envelope-style. Ready to assign shows what is unassigned; overspending in one category comes out of next month, the way it should.

Goals that fund themselves

"$150 every month", "build up to $2,000", or "$1,200 by December". One button funds every goal from Ready to assign.

A register you control

Accounts, cleared and uncleared, transfers, split transactions, one-click reconciliation against your statement. Nothing connects to your bank.

Subscription tracker

Every recurring charge with its renewal date, yearly cost, trial end and a price-change log. Budgetfold finds them in your history for you.

Bring your history

YNAB register and plan files, Mint's old CSV, Monarch, Goodbudget, Rocket Money, Copilot, Tiller, or any bank CSV, OFX, QFX or QIF file. Accounts and categories are created to match. Re-importing never duplicates. Import guides →

Shared, in any currency

One person free, up to six on Plus. Pick your currency once. AI categorises imports and reviews your month in plain words, and counts as an assist, not a subscription.

Compared, honestly

Prices from each product's pricing page on 7 September 2026. All per year unless noted.

$109YNAB
$99.99Monarch
$84 to $168Rocket Money Premium, plus 35 to 60% of any negotiated saving
$39Budgetfold Plus

What they have that Budgetfold does not: automatic bank feeds, investment dashboards, bill negotiation, credit scores. What Budgetfold has that most of them do not: no bank credentials anywhere, any currency, a subscription tracker on the free plan (3 subscriptions; no cap on Plus), and export in the same shape you imported.

Pricing

Free
$0
  • Budget the current month
  • Unlimited categories, 2 accounts
  • 100 transactions, 3 tracked subscriptions
  • One person, 10 AI assists a month
  • Import and full export
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Best valuePlus
$39 / year
  • Budget months ahead, keep every month
  • Unlimited accounts, transactions and subscriptions
  • Up to six people
  • 200 AI assists a month
  • Priority support
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Plus monthly
$4.99 / month
  • Same as Plus
  • Cancel any month
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Questions

Why no bank sync?

Two reasons. It is the part of budgeting apps that costs the most and breaks the most, and typing a purchase is the moment you notice it. Import your bank's CSV whenever you like; most people do it weekly.

Is this the same method as YNAB?

Yes: zero-based, envelope-style, with overspending rolling into next month's Ready to assign. YNAB's own register and plan exports import directly. The method is not proprietary; the app is what you pay for.

Does it work outside the US?

Yes. Set your currency in Settings and everything follows. Dates and number formats use your device's locale.

Who makes it?

9GG LLC in Wyoming, who also make Mealfolder and Noteshik. About us.