TheBudget - Envelope Budgeting
Tycen McCann Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
TheBudget - Envelope Budgeting is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Tycen McCann. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated July 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 28 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 16
- 2026 · v1.1
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About TheBudget - Envelope Budgeting
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
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated July 16, 2026
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
App privacy
The developer, Tycen McCann, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Other User Contact Info
- User Content: Audio Data, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
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