Truly Simple Envelopes
Colin Wright Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Truly Simple Envelopes is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Colin Wright. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated May 27, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 27
- 2026 · v1.0.2
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About Truly Simple Envelopes
Managing money is stressful, and modern budgeting apps usually make it worse. They connect to your bank, download hundreds of transactions you don't recognize, bombard you with confusing pie charts, and charge you a hefty monthly subscription for the privilege. Truly Simple Envelopes is the opposite. It’s a digital version of the classic "cash stuffing" envelope method, built to be visually calm, completely manual, and intentionally friction-free. It never links to your bank accounts or automatically pulls in data. Instead, it asks you to mindfully put money into digital envelopes, and manually subtract it when you spend. By stripping away the bloat and focusing entirely on how much money you have left for different priorities, it brings peace of mind back to your finances while helping you develop healthy and sustainable financial habits. The core app, including iCloud syncing between your devices, is entirely free. If you find it useful, a one-time, lifetime $4.99 fee unlocks unlimited envelopes. Features: • The Main Wallet: A central holding bucket for all unallocated income. Add your paycheck here, then distribute the cash to your categories. • Custom Envelopes: Create dedicated folders for Groceries, Rent, Vacation, etc. Customize them with tactile, earthy colors and native Apple icons. • iCloud Sync: Built natively for Apple devices. Your balances and transactions sync instantly and privately across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. • Accessible: Designed strictly to WCAG AA accessibility standards. Enjoy high-contrast text, large touch targets, and full support for Apple's Dynamic Type text scaling. • Complete Control: Swipe to delete a mistaken transaction, use the built-in Reconcile tool to clean up duplicate sync records, or hit the "Reset App Data" button to completely wipe your slate clean at any time. • Proudly Subscription-Free: We hate recurring billing as much as you do. Stick with the free version, or pay once and use the software forever. No ads, no trackers, no hidden fees.
What’s new
Version 1.0.2 · Updated May 27, 2026
What's New & Improved: • Syncing: Fixed a bug where syncing across devices could sometimes create duplicate envelopes. • Clean Slate Option: Added a "Reset App Data" option in Settings. Sometimes you just want to start completely fresh, and now you can wipe your data instantly. • Better Contrast: Boosted text colors across the app to ensure everything is incredibly easy to read, meeting stricter accessibility standards (did that in some other areas, too). • Friction Reduction: Prevented the "Edit Envelope" screen from accidentally closing if you swipe down while typing out a name. • Replaced the Reset All button with Reset Envs (Envelopes) and Reset All, the former of which moves all money from all envelopes back to the wallet, the latter of which resets both envelopes and wallet to zero • Fixed a couple of lingering accessibility details
App privacy
The developer, Colin Wright, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Simple Envelopes | – | Free | May 27, 2026 |
| My Envelopes | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Budget Envelopes | 5.0 / 5 (5) | Free | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Envelope Budget App - Tuck | 4.7 / 5 (27) | Free | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Expense Keep: Envelope Budget | 4.4 / 5 (1,686) | Free | Sep 8, 2026 |
| RealBudget: Envelope Budgeting | 4.9 / 5 (138) | Free | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Envy: Envelope Budget Planner | 4.8 / 5 (822) | Free | Sep 30, 2026 |