Qube Money: Envelope Budgeting 4+

Amazing! Needs 6 things :)

I have wanted a bank to do this for so long, and now you guys have done it!!! This just makes sense, I can’t believe this is not banking standard. There are 6 things you guys need to become perfect: #1 you guys need a credit card! I want to use all these features, but I also like using my credit cards. #2 you guys need joint banking options. This is an amazing idea that I’d love to have my wife and I on an account together. #3 if you guys could add assets and stocks into the finance management overview, that would be amazing! #4 if you guys added subscription tracking, this would literally be gold! And lastly, #5 you guys should eventually add some APY’s and saving account returns. #6 finally, this needs to be free, or at least offer a free version with ads. Kinda odd that a budgeting app will cost you to use it when it holds your funds. You guys should be able to make money off of loans, credit cards, and adds if necessary. Just don’t collect our data or track us. If you guys did these 6 things, you would have the best of every app and bank out there with no competition. I would honestly transfer all my funds into this account and use it exclusively. **Update**: Your response to me said that there was a Lite plan for Qube that is free. The Lite plan that you offer as of right now is $8 and you guys don’t offer a free plan as you claim. Thanks for verifying that you do offer joint accounts though :)

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the feedback! Your requests have been shared with the team. We do currently offer joint accounts with a Premium membership. Our Lite membership is free and comes with a limited number of qubes. Thank you for using Qube!

Best budgeting & banking app

I have to give 5 stars here because this app changed the way my wife and I view money and has drastically improved our financial health. We have used Qube for about 2 and a half years now on a lifetime family membership. Before Qube we had very little sense of how much money we were spending and where, and would always overdraft because charges we would forget about would come out after we spent the money that was needed to cover them on something else. We had a budget, but no real way of knowing if we were actually sticking to it. With Qube we are able to see exactly how much money we are spending and on what because we can assign each dollar to specific categories. If one category runs out of funds we can easily shift money around from a different category as well without having to guess. We are also never late on any bills anymore because we fund the Qubes for those first and then never touch those Qubes and don’t have to worry about accidentally spending the money set aside for those expenses. The virtual card and account numbers for bill Qubes also makes it really easy for funds to automatically be withdrawn for bills. I would and have recommended Qube Money to everyone I know! The only caveat I would say is that they are still growing and refining the app so there can be some growing pains, but we have never had any major issues.

Great budgeting tool

The one draw back of this app is you have to open the app in order to spend money, but that’s also the biggest perk too. It makes you think about how much money you have before you buy something. It’s super easy to move money around which has been helpful. It does take a long time for money to transfer from our Bank of America account to Qube but we switched to having money directly deposit and that was a game changer! We get the money a day or two before the money we have directly deposited into BoA.

Going back ti having to open the app to spend money. Most of the time this isn’t that big of a deal. You can technically load the money on your card before you pull into a drive through or get to the check out, so it doesn’t slow you down while you’re trying to check out. Here are the few times I’ve struggled with the card. One time I was doing a little get away in a small town, and I was having trouble getting apps to work on my phone. I couldn’t open the app in order to load money on my card. I had to use a credit card in order to pay for things on that trip. And the second problem has been with gas but now that I’ve figured out the problem, it hasn’t been an issue. Essentially I couldn’t buy gas unless I have $60 in the Qube.