Personal finance

BudgetSafe

Know what you can spend before payday.

A budgeting app built around your pay cycle instead of the calendar month. No bank login and no account. Everything you enter stays on your phone, encrypted.

iPhone · coming soonApp StoreAndroid · coming soonGoogle Play
Pay cycle · four-weekly
Penny, the BudgetSafe mascot, waving.
Platforms
iPhone and Android
Price
Free, with optional Premium
Works offline
Yes, fully
Account needed
No
Region
UK, pounds sterling

What it does

Made for one job, and to do it well.

  1. Budgets that follow your payday

    Weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly, monthly or the last working day. Paydays that land on a weekend or bank holiday move the way your employer moves them.

  2. One number on the home screen

    How much you can spend today without eating into bills or savings. The rest of the period is a scroll away.

  3. Bills you won’t forget

    Rent, council tax, subscriptions and standing orders, with reminders that never show the name or amount on your lock screen.

  4. Two taps to add an expense

    Open the app, tap plus, type the amount. Categories and accounts remember what you used last.

  5. Bring in your bank statements

    Import the CSV or PDF statements your bank lets you download. They are read on your phone and never uploaded anywhere.

  6. Locked and encrypted

    The database is encrypted on the device. Add Face ID or fingerprint lock and block screenshots if you want an extra layer.

Privacy

Your money data never leaves your phone unless you turn on encrypted backup.

No account, no ads, no analytics. Here is everything that can go online, and when. The full policy has the details.

Read the privacy policy
FeatureWhat leaves your phoneWhen
UK bank holidaysNothing about you. Downloads the public list from GOV.UK.About once a month
PremiumLater updateA random ID and your store receipt, so the app knows you’ve paid.When you subscribe, then now and then
Encrypted backupLater updateA file locked with your passphrase, to your own iCloud or Google Drive.Only if you turn it on
Crash reportsLater updateTechnical details of the crash. Never amounts, names or notes.Only if you opt in

Help

Stuck, or found a bug?

Answers to common questions are on the support page. If yours isn’t there, email us and a person will reply. Please don’t include your budget, health or workout details: we don’t need them to help.