“False Advertising — Ridiculous that this “free” app lets you go through the entire process of making your envelopes (took me like an hour or more), just to smack a pop up that says it’s a subscription. Why would you let me go through the…”
Public review signal · 155 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.7 ★3,153 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
127 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
hey bestie, ready to make budgeting effortless? with budget bestie, you can take full control of your money on your own terms—whether you get paid weekly, biweekly, twice a month, or monthly, we’ve got you covered. using the cash stuffing method, you’ll say goodbye to stress and hello to a budgeting approach that fits your life perfectly.
okay but what’s cash stuffing?
1. create envelopes – create an envelope for each expense category like food, eating out, rent 2. stuff your envelopes – put all of your cash into envelopes based on how much you’ll spend before you get paid again 3. spend your money – this is the fun part - don’t feel guilty for spending your hard earned money. when you buy something, use the cash from the corresponding envelope 4. get paid, repeat - record your income (cha-ching) and go back to step 2, stuff your envelopes
how budget bestie works…
Preview
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
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Cancelling, in the store description
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Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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Paywall blocks the basics7 reviews · user report
Misleading advertising5 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“End of setting up app, request for payment — Standard bait and switch app. Go through all the steps to get going and then blindsided with a pay wall.”
“Misleading Advertisement — I had to spend over an hour setting up all the envelopes and then it makes me have to purchase a subscription to be able to actually use the stupid app. This just seems now like it’s gathering the information…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 1.7.1.
What this app sells
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Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.