Goodbudget Budget Planner App Reviews

Works well on 6S Plus. Fantastic budgeting app. Love being able to personalize and see my expenses on reports. Would like to be able to see an "add all" when adding income to envelopes, similar to desktop. Also would like to remaining total of income when specifying $ to envelopes.

Outside of freezing every now and again, and not syncing until you open the app, this is a marvelous tool. Not only are you able to set your budget but you can watch the visuals to see how you are doing. In addition, it performs as a register for any and all accounts you may have. It also shows the exact totals left in each "envelope" as you work for your individual or family finances. I have also been extremely pleased with the support I have received using the paid version. Some may think it is not worth paying an annual subscription. As a former user of Quicken software, I feel this is a much more practical and user-friendly software. Any problems I have had, they have been very quick to respond, usually within 24 hours and solve any issues.

This app has been wonderful in helping my family watch what we are spending in order to save more for a home. We have the advanced option to allow for more envelopes and accounts and this has really helped us realize where we were overspending. The people at goodbudget were very friendly and quick to respond when we had questions regarding set up options. I think this app is a wonderful investment.

This app and online platform are so easy to use and did exactly what I was looking for. I was tired of apps that were trying to connect to my credit cards, etc. I just needed an easy way to allocate funds and see how much I was spending. It does exactly that and even has extra functionality that was a wonderful surprise. Absolutely recommend!

I was using another online budget tool for several years but it was pretty bare bones. I like the extra features Goodbudget includes. The charts and over view of income and expenses is very useful. I also like the sliding bar that gives me a quick visual on how my envelope totals are doing. It took me a bit of time to get comfortable with using the phone app. Some processes are a bit easier to enter on my laptop, such as entering income and moving funds out of the unallocated envelope. All in all I am very happy with Goodbudget.

Love this app! Its been a game changer with our family budget and money meetings. Such a helpful tool. I wish we found it sooner.

I couldnt be happier with this app. The features make planning out your monthly budget a breeze. My favorite feature is when it tells you you need to not spend in a certain category for X number of days to remain on budget. Excellence!!!

It is very convenient, but you are limited to 10 envelopes in the free version. It is a little confusing as well. When I add up how much I should have left over for savings the application says I will have less left for savings than what my math says I should have. In other words, the app makes money disappear. I have done my math multiple times and it keeps turning out the same. I have tried deleting all entries and starting from scratch, but the app says I am short the same amount every time. Not sure what to make of this.

I love Goodbudget - I just wish I could record my check numbers on the app like I can on the full package.

Its free and allows me and my spouse to both see what is budgeted and what has been spent / how much remains each month. I can use it on the go, its awesome.

Ive been using a few weeks and I am a big fan of this app. Much better than actual envelopes but provides similar psychological benefits. Easy to use but still full of features

This is a great tool for tracking a monthly budget. I dont sync my accounts, so I cannot rate that feature. The only reason I would not give it five stars is because I am not sure what is going on with the unallocated funds... its probably operator error so I cannot hold it against Goodbudget

Practical because its inexpensive, on all devices, can be used at point of purchase and can be used with as few or as many of its features as desired. We are using it to track day-to-day purchases to get a handle on discretionary expenses to help us rein them in. We can develop an overall budget later when were ready.

We struggled with credit card debt for years, until this app. Ive been using it forever and absolutely love it! We were paid off in a year once my husband and I downloaded it.

This is exactly what I was looking for! My wife and I can both enter expenses from our phones so no more worrying about losing receipts. We are now on the same page budget wise. We can easily track what money is available for certain items. The envelope system but without having to do everything in cash. Good budgeting software without having to fire up the computer and enter receipts at the end of a long day. For the first time ever I am consistently reconciling to my checking account with ease! One minor problem to mention: be sure not to unintentionally schedule recurring transactions for a date in the past. I tried to input a pending transaction to post in January and then on the same day of the month every month after. Its currently December and when I changed the date to January I forgot to move the year forward to next year. So it posted for January if this year and began to (slowly) post again for each month between then and now. I couldnt delete the initial transaction and cut off the monthly repeats. It took several hours for it to post the repeated transaction for every month from January through November of this year. But once it was finally done I was able to delete them one at a time. Took me a minute to figure out why my balance was off for that envelope but then I saw all the repeat transactions for the past year. Just a small issue to be aware of. If there was a warning saying "are you sure you want to post a recurring transaction in the past?" That would be cool. That small issue was mostly my own fault and was able to be fixed so I enthusiastically give it five stars! This app has given me great control of my budget and is helping our family be good stewards, live within our means, know where our money is going, and start to save for the future.

Ive used Quicken, Ive tried several other apps, there are definitely lots of good options out there. This app, though, has worked best for me for a couple years now. I love envelope budgeting--its the only way that really works for me. And this is the most affordable option without having to sacrifice ease of use. The desktop interface is great, the mobile app is great. Do I wish it incorporated auto download from my bank and credit card accounts? Sure--that would make reconciling easier...though Ive gotten so used to exporting and importing that its a breeze now. I wish I could deselect all transactions at the start of reconciling instead of having to go through and clicking on each one to clear transactions--its really the one thing that I dont like. Highly recommend!

Couldnt manage our finances without this.

Ive been using Goodbudget for a couple years now, and its been so helpful for keeping track of my money. Ive been able to notice trends in unnecessary spending and cut back to save for things like vacation and fun. With the new scheduled transactions feature, its even easier to use because Goodbudget takes care of my regular payments and fills so I dont have to. The plus subscription is totally worth it to have unlimited accounts and envelopes, because I really need help organizing everything.

The app is constantly crashing with 10.2.

Dont know what Id do without Goodbudget. Excellent budgeting system.