TheBudget - Envelope Budgeting

AI Financial Guru for Families

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Back-to-school adds up fast: backpacks, shoes, supplies. TheBudget gives it one envelope: fund it each paycheck, shop from the envelope, and September stays calm. TheBudget is an AI-first personal finance app built around envelope budgeting. Connect your bank accounts, and your personal financial guru takes it from there — categorizing every transaction, learning your spending patterns, and giving you a clear picture of where your money goes. No spreadsheets. No manual entry. Just connect and go. YOUR FINANCIAL GURU Chat with your AI financial advisor by text or voice. Ask anything — "How much did we spend on food this month?", "Are we on track?", "What should I do with extra cash?" Your guru knows your accounts, your envelopes, your goals, and your history. It gets smarter the more you use it. ENVELOPE BUDGETING MADE SIMPLE Every dollar gets assigned to an envelope. Groceries, mortgage, kids activities, date night — you decide the categories, set the targets, and the app tracks spending automatically. Start with a template that fits your household (single, couple, or family) and customize from there. SMART TRANSACTION CLASSIFICATION The AI agent categorizes your transactions automatically using merchant rules it learns over time. When it's not sure, it flags the transaction for your review — one tap to confirm or reassign. Amazon grocery deliveries? It detects the tip pattern and routes them correctly. DAILY BRIEFINGS Wake up to a personalized financial briefing. What hit your accounts today, how you're tracking against your budget this week, which envelopes are running hot, and what's coming up. Action items tell you exactly what needs attention. SPECIALIST ADVISORS Your guru consults four specialist AI advisors when you need deeper analysis — investment strategy, tax optimization, debt payoff planning, and retirement projections. Ask a question in any of these areas and get thoughtful, personalized guidance. SHARE EXTENSION See an Amazon order confirmation or a receipt? Share it directly to TheBudget from any app. The AI processes it automatically — matches it to a transaction, assigns the right envelope, and creates a rule for next time. HOUSEHOLD SHARING Invite your partner to share the same budget. Both of you see the same accounts, envelopes, and spending. Generate an invite code in Settings and they're in. BANK-LEVEL SECURITY Bank connections powered by Plaid — the same infrastructure used by Venmo, Robinhood, and Coinbase. Your credentials never touch our servers. All data encrypted at rest and in transit. WHAT YOU GET • Unlimited bank & investment account connections • AI chat agent (text & voice) • Envelope budgeting with smart templates • Automatic transaction categorization • Daily, weekly, monthly & yearly briefings • Receipt & document scanning • Specialist financial advisors • Household sharing with partner • Share extension for quick capture

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Meet Crabby, your new (grumpy) CFO. - A personality with teeth: Crabby watches your envelopes and tells it to you straight, always grounded in your real numbers - Leaner home screen: one focused briefing that matters, not four competing for attention - Spend nudges: a heads-up push the moment a purchase puts an envelope under pressure - Smarter budget insights and faster, cleaner briefings throughout

Version 1.1

The developer, Tycen McCann, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Financial Info
    • Contact Info
    • User Content
    • Identifiers

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Information

Seller
  • Tycen McCann
Size
  • 28.9 MB
Category
  • Finance
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
Copyright
  • © 2026 TJM Apps
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